India
This Religion was started in India and is still popular in India today
Hinduism
This is a type of ceramic invented in China, used to make fancy dishes and cups. Think Grandmas China Cabinet.
Porcelain
This civilization had the biggest influence on the development of Japan.
China
This religion is only found in Japan and includes worship of Kami, or nature spirits, ancestors, and the Emperor of Japan.
Shinto
A family that rules for a long time
Dynasty
Emperor of the Mauryan Empire. Built roads, free hospitals, and spread Buddhism throughout Asia.
Asoka
This Emperor was the first to unify China and began construction on the Great Wall
Qin Shi Huangdi
Japan has very little of this type of land due to its very mountainous terrain.
Arable
This religion emphasizes harmony with nature, living a simple life, and going with the flow.
Taoism
These are trade routes over water
Maritime Routes
Invaders from the north of India that brought the Caste System and the Vedas
Aryans
This is a system of regular people taking an exam to qualify for government jobs.
Civil Service System
This is a country that is made up of many Islands, like Japan.
Archipelago
This religion from China encourages people to follow a code of politeness, values knowledge over creativity, and includes ancestor worship.
Confucianism
Social hierarchy based on birth. Brahmins are at the top, with untouchables at the bottom. System also tied to Hinduism. You can only move up the hierarchy through reincarnation.
Caste System
This Indian Empire was the golden age of classical India, and invented things like the number 0, how to heal bones correctly, and cultivated cotton, spices, and sugar.
Gupta Empire
This mountain range separates India from China, and left China isolated for much of its early history.
Himalayan Mountains
Japan adapted Chinese script to create their own written language. This means that both Japanese and Chinese are what kind of written language?
Pictographic
This is the term that refers to the ultimate goal of Buddhism, when you are released from the cycle of reincarnation.
Nirvana
Chinese Emperors are chosen by the gods to rule as long as they are fair and just.
Mandate of Heaven
Indian Civilization began along this river.
Indus River
Trade route that connected China to the rest of the world.
Silk Road
Shinto blended with what other religion that spread to Japan?
Buddhism
This was the name of the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Name of the Indian epic poem.
Mahabharata