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3 points of Persuasion
Logos, Pathos, Ethos
Philosophy during Han Dynasty...
(Built on Meritocracy, family values, and how to behave)
What is Confucianism?
The largest Ancient Indian Empire...
What is the Indus River and Ganges River?
What is the Mauryan Empire?
Geography of Greece
What is Rocky, hilly, mountainous, and full of islands
221-206 BCE China
What is the Qin Dynasty?
the act of freeing someone or something
What is liberation?
Two famous deserts we need to know about in China
What are the Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts?
Two major rivers we need to know in India
What is the Indus River and Ganges River?
In ancient times, Greece was not one unified country. Instead, each city in Greece (think Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes etc.) was its own independent state. These are called ___________, the Ancient Greek word was “poleis” which is where we get words like politics, policy and politician from
Whare are City-States?
The Great Wall of China was first being built during the...
What is the Qin Dynasty?
These are seasonal winds that bring both essential rainfall and the potential for severe hardship.
What are monsoons?
A philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest and require strict laws to control their impulses
What is Legalism?
This _____________ monastic organization and religion and appeal to lower classes, as well as support from merchants and the Mauryan Empire gained popularity in India.
What is Buddhism?
No one is above the law
What is Rule of Law?
the act of consolidating power under a single authority
What is centralization?
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
What is Reverant?
At least two new accomplishments of the Han Dynasty?
- Invention of Paper
- Massive building projects like canals
-Trade began with Ancient Rome (Silk Road)
-Seismographic for earthquakes
Two or three contributions to the world from the Gupta Empire within the fields of Math and Science
What are...
-introduced the concept of zero
-calculated the circumference of the earth
-explained solar and lunar eclipses
-Decimal System
The notion that political power resides with the people...
What is popular sovereignty?
A nonelective government official
What is a Bureaucrat?
The Han Dynasty reflected Confucian principles in its government in this way...(2 ways)
-Meritocracy (Civil-Service examinations)
-The Han Dynasty incorporated Confucian values, such as filial piety, respect for hierarchy, and social harmony, into laws and governance. This reinforced social stability and emphasized loyalty to both the family and the state
Confucius also taught the principle of __________ (Confucius himself translated it as ‘love mankind’). This word stresses the importance of showing courtesy and loyalty to others and rejects violence.
And/or...
_____________ is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors
What is Jen?
What is Filiel Piety
Central to Hinduism are the concepts of ________ and __________. ___________ refers to the moral and ethical duties that govern an individual's life, varying according to one's age, caste, and gender. ___________, on the other hand, refers to the law of cause and effect. It is believed that all actions, whether good or bad, produce consequences that affect future rebirths
What is Dharma?
What is Karma?
The empire of Alexander the Great and the successor Hellenistic empires were built upon
______________ political structures and spread Greek cultural and administrative practices to West,
Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
What is Persian?
The idea of the Rule of Law connects to which Ancient Dynasty and in what way?
What is the Qin Dynasty in that no one was above the law?