Countries/Locations
What mountain chain is just north of India?
Himalayas
Name TWO religions that grew out of India.
Buddhism and Hinduism
What was the first emperor of China?
Shi Huangdi
Define irrigation
Moving water a distance over land
What state was I born in?
Connecticut
What river did the Harappan people depend on?
The Indus River
What is the first name of the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha
What caste level was Buddha born into?
Kshatriyas
Use oracle and ritual in one sentence.
Answers will vary.
What's the name of the short poems about how common people are doing in ancient China?
Book of Songs
How many warring states was China originally divided into?
Seven
"Suffering is inevitable" is part of the ______. ____, ____ (3 words)
Four Noble Truths
Kautilya coached the Mauryans to overthrow the ______.
Nandas
What do you call someone that is very wise in many topics?
Polymath
Name an Ideology that believed in a patriarchy.
Confucianism
The __________________ people migrated south into India after the Harappans had already moved away.
Indo-Aryan
What is the term for the endless cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism? Hint: it is not reincarnation
Samsara
List one ruthless and one kind thing that Ashoka did for his people.
Answers will vary.
The opposite of powerful and wealthy would be ____
Dalit
What's the difference between Brahmin and Brahman?
Brahmin is a person, a priest. Brahman is a god.
In what country would the Mauryan Empire be found today?
India
What ancient group that we studied appears to have NO religion yet are still considered a civilization?
the Harappans
What wealthy man was buried during the Shang dynasty but was NOT a ruler?
Marquis Yi
All powerful leader issue _______, that way everyone knows the rules and expectations of the ruler.
Edicts
Why did the Harappan civilization crumble?
The Indus River moved due to climate change.