Physical Features
Which mountain range is shared by China and India?
The Himalayas
What type of government is ruled by an Emperor or Empress?
Monarchy
The worship of many gods is called?
Polytheism
What was the Qin and Han Great Wall made of?
The two rivers we studied in China are the?
Yellow and Yangtze
The two main rivers in India are the ________ and the _______.
Ganges and the Indus
What gave the Chinese emperors the right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?
Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
What was the primary trade good traded on the Silk Road?
Silk
What were the two religions that began in ancient India?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Which river is known as China’s Sorrow?
Yellow River
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To keep out foreign invaders
Which philosophy taught that relationships are an important foundation when creating order in a society?
Confucianism
Why was travel on the Silk Road dangerous?
Who were the invaders from the north that prompted the construction of the Great Wall of China?
The Xiongnu
Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia ● India ● Egypt ● China
in river valleys
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
Priests
Which philosophy did NOT begin in China?
Buddhism
What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?
sanskrit
Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in what?
Reincarnation or Nirvana
How did the Himalaya Mountains, the Taklimakan Desert and the Gobi Desert impact ancient China?
They made travel, farming, and trade difficult.
What was the name of the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
The sum of a person’s actions in this life and previous lives that decide their fate in future existences is known as __________.
Karma
The Chinese zodiac is made up of what?
Animals
What were the names of the outsiders who invaded ancient India?
The Aryans