Religion
The oldest still-practiced religion in the world is?
Hindusim
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Channdragupta Maurya
The first empire of China was called?
The Qin Empire
The most influential philosophy for Chinese government is which?
Confucian
The lowest caste in India was called?
The untouchables (dalit)
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What empire is considered the "golden age" of India?
The Gupta Empire
What government philosophy was the main force of the Qin Empire?
Legalism
To become a government official under confucian ways what did you have to do?
Pass a Civil Service Exam
How did Ashoka spread his ideas in India?
He built pillars inscribed with buddhist teachings (Ashoka's pillars)
The social structure of Hinduism is called
The caste system
Which ruler converted to Buddhism and spread its influence all throughout India?
Ashoka
What famous structure was started under the Qin empire, to be added to by future dynasties?
The Great Wall
What problem was Confucius trying to solve with his ideas i.e. what was he trying to accomplish?
End the chaos in society/ government, teacher people the proper way to act, restore a harmonious society from the warring states period.
Which philosophy supported rewarding those loyal to you, and harshly punishing those who disobeyed?
Legalism
The ultimate goal hinduism moksha, when your soul rejoins the ultimate being. Who is this?
Brahmin
What is dharma?
One's duty they are assigned to depending on their caste that a Hindu must fulfill throughout their life to result in good karma in their afterlife and eventually achieve moksha.
The Emperor was fascinated and obsessed with achieving immortality. When he was dying, what did he build for his next life?
Tomb of the Terracota Warriors
Name 3 of the 5 relationships laid out by Confucius for a harmonious society
Father-Son, Older Brother-Younger Brother, Ruler-Subject, Husband- Wife, Friend-Friend
What dual idea said that everyone has good and evil, light and dark, and those two things must be balanced?
Ying and Yang
Name 2 of the four noble truths
Life is suffering, all suffering is cased by desire, to end desire is to end suffering, the way to achieve this is to follow the eight-fold path
List 3 advancements made by the Gupta empire
Decimal System, Negative Numbers, Close approximation to Pi, advancements in medicine (plasti surgery, c-sections), architecture (iron pillar), Literature, art, and strong military.
What is the name of the 1st Chinese emperor?
Shi HuangDi
Who is considered the founder of Daoism?
Lao Zi
What was the type of Buddhism that spread to China and the rest of East Asia called?
Mahayana Buddhism (The larger vehicle)