Religions and Philosophies
Focused on finding harmony in nature and focusing on bettering oneself.
What is Daoism?
Who is Shi Huangdi?
Placing people into specific jobs and parts of society at birth.
What is the Caste System?
All major civilizations in the ancient world are built around these.
What are rivers?
River valley where ancient India got its start
Featured the eightfold path and four noble truths as a guide to reach Nirvana. Does not have a specific god.
What is Buddhism?
Founder of Confucianism
Who is Confucius?
First empire of India
What is the Mauryan Empire?
DAILY DOUBLE: The two mountain ranges that isolate India from the rest of Asia
What are the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush?
What are the Vedas?
What is Confucianism?
Ruler of the Mauryan Empire who shifted to Buddhism after a bloody battle at Kalinga
Who is Asoka?
When stuff is going good, the gods bless the government. When stuff is going bad, the gods give their blessing to a new dynasty.
China's government and economic centers that are protected by buffer zones
What is the core?
Youngest male Emmy winner who won for Adolescence at this year's Emmys
Who is Owen Cooper?
Brahma is the central spiritual force that reveals itself in many different forms. Both polytheistic and monotheistic.
What is Hinduism?
Thinker who may or may not exist.
Who is Laozi?
Longest reigning dynasty in China. Created the Mandate of Heaven.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
Buffer zones that protect the economic and government centers of China
What are the borderlands?
Known as "The Boss", I have played this musician almost every day of this unit in celebration of the new version of his 1982 album Nebraska and film starring Jeremy Allen White of The Bear fame.
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
Official philosophy of the Qin Dynasty
What is legalism?
Founder of the Han Dynasty. Illiterate peasant who conquered.
Who is Liu Bang?
Sewage Systems, City Quadrants, Flood Management, etc.
DAILY DOUBLE: The two river valleys where Ancient China grew around
What are the Yangtze and the Yellow River Valleys?
Director of Ordinary People and actor in All The President's Men who just passed away at 89
Who is Robert Redford?