India 1
This is the most popular religion in India
Hinduism
India is a country located on this continent
Asia
Early Indian settlements had this technology which wouldn’t be seen until the 19th century
.
Plumbing
This is series of defenses that were built across the northern borders of ancient China to protect against different groups that would try to invade China.
The Great Wall of China
Taoists believe that people should live happily with _________.
This is the name for how Indian society is structured. It is based on Hinduism and the god Brahma.
The Caste System
This group is at the bottom of the Caste System of India.
Dalit or Untouchables
This belief stated that a highly efficient and powerful government was the key to restoring order in society.
Legalism
Siddhartha Gautama was a former prince who gave up his riches and created what religion?
Buddhism
This was a network of trade routes that through China and Europe.
The Silk Road
This is the Hindu idea that when a person dies their soul is reborn as another person.
True or False: Those born as Dalits were believed to be being punished for bad they had done in a previous life.
True
A family of rulers where power over a country is passed from one family member to the next is called a ____________.
This name means "enlightened one" or "smart one"
Buddha
This was a material that was widely traded on the Silk Road
Silk
Olives
Olive Oil
Wine
Jade
Silver
Spices
Incense
Ivory
The idea that how good you are in your current life will determine how good your next (reincarnated) life will be describes _____________.
True or False: Dalits are often allowed to choose from the best jobs available in India.
False
This is one of China's famous inventions
Gun powder
Paper
Fireworks
Silk
True or False: Buddha taught that self-indulgence (getting everything you want) was the key to eliminate suffering.
False
People traded many goods along the Silk Road but they also helped spread ________ (like religion and social customs) from one country to another.
Cultural Diffusion
True or False: It is nearly impossible to switch castes.
True
About _____% of people in India practice Hinduism.
80%
Around 1500 B.C.E. just as Indus culture was winding down, the _________ crossed the ___________ and migrated into India
Aryans, Hindu Kush
Confucius' idea of Government was that jobs and positions were achieved by __________________.
Merit
In contrast to both Confucianism and Taoism, there was a group of practical political thinkers called _____
Legalists