Ancient China Dynasties
The first dynasty in China
What is Shang Dynasty (1700 BCE)?
This early civilization started in the Indian Peninsula started in this valley called
What is Indus Valley?
They kept the recipe secret to make this material for 2000 years.
Silk
The economy of the Indus Valley relied on crops such as rice, melons, dates, and this type of animal
what is cattle?
Based on the teachings of Buddah
What is Buddhism?
The second dynasty in China
What is the Zhou Dynasty (1050 BCE)?
The caste system started under this age/empire in Ancient India
What is the Vedic Age/Empire?
The single form of currency under the Qin Dynasty
What is Banliang?
The season of heavy rains that helped grow crops
What is the monsoon season?
Great philosopher and teacher under the Zhou Dynasty
Who is Confucius?
Dynasty that started in 206 BCE
What is the Han Dynasty?
The last empire from Ancient India from 320-335 CE
What is the Gupta Empire?
Stone tools, pottery, silk cloth, and farming were key to the economy of this early dynasty
Reincarnation and karma are two main beliefs from this religion
What is Hinduism?
Writing characters appeared in carved bones and shells during this Ancient China dynasty.
What is the Shang dynasty?
The dynasty that united China
What is the Qin Dynasty (221 BCE)?
This empire helped spread Buddhism outside of India through its last ruler, Ashoka the Great
What is the Maurya Empire?
This government system allowed people to serve based on their skills and knowledge during the Han Dynasty
What is Civil Service?
The caste system was divided into two main characteristics
What are skills and occupations?
Under the Qin Dynasty, great things were built, like the Terracotta Soldiers and this structure that can be seen from space...
What is the Great Wall of China?
The Zhou Dynasty used this concept to rule
What is Mandate of Heaven?
All 5 major hypotheses about the end of the Indus Valley civilization is related to
What is climate change?
system of trade routes across Asia that allowed for goods and ideas to travel
What is the Silk Road?
Oldest religion from Ancient India
What is Hinduism?
Sacred hymns that allowed historians to learn about the daily lives in Ancient India
What are Vedas?