Key Figures & Empires
Geography & Landforms
Hinduism & Buddhism
Philosophies & Governments
Civ. & Society
Final Jeopardy
100

The first emperor of India who founded the Maurya Empire.

Who is Chandragupta Maurya

100

A large landmass that juts out from a continent.

What is a subcontinent

100

The Hindu belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form.

What is reincarnation

100

This philosophy in China focused on ensuring social order and creating a good government

What is Confucianism

100

Respect for parents, considered the most important virtue in Confucianism.

What is filial piety

100

India's greatest epic that dealt with warfare and religion.

What is the Mahabharata

200

The most famous emperor of China who expanded the size of the empire and built the Great Wall.

Who is Qin Shi Huang

200

This fine, windblown yellow soil is found in China.

What is loess

200

The religious and moral duties of an individual in Hinduism.

What is dharma

200

This title was given to the elected chief of Indian tribes.

What is a rajah

200

The blending of two or more cultures.

What is acculturation

300

This emperor is most well known for spreading Buddhism through the use of missionaries after converting.

Who is Ashoka

300

A major river that flows through northern India, considered sacred in Hinduism.

What is the Ganges River

300

This term in Buddhism refers to union with the universe and release from the cycle of death and rebirth.

What is nirvana

300

A belief in China that the emperor had a divine right to rule given by the gods.

What is the Mandate of Heaven

300

This is the name of the social group into which people are born in India and can rarely be changed.

What is a caste
400

This empire in India is considered the golden age of Indian history.

What is the Gupta Dynasty

400

This raised area of level land is a defining feature of Indian geography.

What is a plateau

400

This is the Hindu principle of nonviolence.

What is ahimsa

400

This was the form of government in ancient China in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to the ruler.

What is feudalism

400

This written language developed by Aryan priests was used to record sacred texts in India.

What is Sanskrit

500

This sect of Buddhism spread to China and Eastern Asia.

What is Mahayana Buddhism

500

This major river flows through China.

What is the Yellow River (Huang He River)

500

The single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods in Hinduism.

What is Brahman

500

Officials in the Chinese government who got their positions based on merit.

What are civil servants

500

This directs people in achieving their goals for a moral life and is a 'cheat sheet' for gaining enlightenment

What is the Eightfold Path

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