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Dynasty that unified China

What is the Qin Dynasty?

100

Social class system of India

What is the caste system?

100

The unifying religion of the Gupta Empire

What is Hinduism?

100

Trade route that connected China to the West

What is the Silk Road?

100

Chinese belief about the right to rule

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

200

The period before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty

What is the Warring States Period?

200

The "Golden Age of India"

What is the Gupta Empire?

200

Emperor Ashoka is known for spreading this religion throughout the Mauryan Empire

What is Buddism?

200

Thousands of clay soldiers guarding Qin Shi Huang's tomb

What is the Terracotta Army/Warriors?

200

spread of Buddhism to China and Japan

What is cultural diffusion?

300

Dynasty that had a Golden Age of Chinese technology

What is the Han Dynasty?

300

The oldest sacred text of Hinduism

What is the Vedas?

300

The core beliefs of this ancient philosophy include harmony between humans, justice, respect for one's elders, and loyalty to one's family and friends

What is Confucianism?

300

Creation of this number evolved from the placeholder dot in the Gupta Empire

What is zero?

300

the idea that a person's actions have consequences, both in the present and in future lives

What is karma?

400

This ancient Chinese title referred to the head of state, believed to be the mediator between the Heaven and the Earth

What is the Emperor?

400

The name of the lowest tier of the Indian caste system

Who are the Dalits/Untouchables?

400

This Chinese philosopher emphasized the teachings of Confucianism

Who is Confucius?

400

Construction of this structure started in the Qin Dynasty to protect their civilization from invaders, and it is a historical landmark in modern China

What is The Great Wall of China?

400

A system of government with structured roles

What is a bureaucracy?

500

The Chinese export that became one of the most prominent goods traded along the Silk Road

What is silk?

500

The first empire to cover most of the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 321 BCE to 185 BCE

What is the Mauryan Empire?

500

Strict laws and harsh punishments make a peaceful society

What is Legalism?

500

Built during the Gupta Empire, it is the oldest remaining terracotta Hindu shrine

What is the Bhitargaon Temple?

500

Ideal government based on Hindu principles

What is Ramarajya?

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