Geography
What is it called when seasonal wind patterns bring over 250 inches of rain in a season?
Monsoons
Who founded the, potentially mythical, Xia Dynasty?
Yu the Great
Which Religion believes in a universal spirit, reincarnation, karma, and dharma
Hinduism
Which religion features Yin and Yang?
Daoism
What is an alloy?
A mixture of two metals
What was India's first civilization AND what river was it on the banks of?
Harappan and India
Who was Confucius?
The leader great teacher/ Kungfuzi who created Confucianism after believing that China needed to return to ethics and order
What is Moksha
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
Which religion helped to create the Chinese Civil Service
Confucianism
What is the Mandate of Heaven
Which river is known as Chinas Sorrow and WHY is it named that?
the Huang He/ Yellow River and because of its deadly floods
Who long did the Buddha sit under the Tree of Wisdom?
Which religion practices nonviolence, believes in a cycle of rebirth, and the four basic principles .
Jainism
Founded by the Kongfuzi, which religion believes in ethics (government and families) and order. The Analects are its primary text.
Confucianism
Why did China keep silk a secret?
To control and limit its production - thus making China a lot of money.
What is a subcontinent?
Who founded the Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta
Founded by Guru Naka, which religion is monotheistic, practices meditation, believes in treating all people equally, and is always wearing the five items.
Sikhism
Which religion believed people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
Legalism
What are Three Indian Advancements?
Inoculation, Hindu-Arabic Numerals, 0, alloys, etc.
What is Cultural Diffusion and what is a great example of something that helped to cause it.
Cultural diffusion is the transfer of language, religion, technology, and ideas. The Silk Road helped to spread it because it brought many cultures together and allowed for the faster transfer of goods and ideas.
What Empire did Shi Huangdi found and in what way did he rule his Empire
Qin Dynasty and with an iron fist (force).
What are the 8 parts of the eightfold path? (Name at least 4)
Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Consciousness , Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Living, Right Intention
Which religion stresses living in harmony , believes people shouldn't interfere with nature, wanted government to stay out of peoples lives.
Daoism
What are three Chinese Advancements
Sundial, Seismograph, Acupuncture, silk, Iron Plow, paper, ect..