Classical Religions
The belief system of the Qin Dynasty
Legalism
Ashoka (273-232 BCE) was a Buddhist convert of this South Asian dynasty
Mauryan Dynasty
FROM QUARTER 1 - What type of geographic region did early civilization settle?
River Valleys / Protected Areas
The permanent employees of a government, who carry out policy
Bureaucrats
Maritime trade route that connects Southeast Asia to South Asia and East Africa
Indian Ocean Trade Route
The belief system of the Roman Empire
Christianity
This dynasty educated Confucian scholars to serve as bureaucrats using an Imperial Academy
Han Dynasty
Latin phrase which translates roughly as "Roman Peace"
Pax Romana
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, aqueducts, etc.) needed for the operation of a society
Infrastructure
A series of vast road networks that were constructed between 50 BCE and 250 CE, and used to transport goods between China, India, and the Mediterranean
Silk Road
The Chinese belief system intended to create and maintain order, establish ethics, morality, and family values.
Confucianism
This dynasty ruled Northern India from 330-550 CE, developed mathematics (including the discovery of the number pi)
Gupta Dynasty
Chinese concept that the Emperor had the authority to rule so long as China was socially stable and economically prosperous
Mandate of Heaven
A person whom rents/own a small portion of land for cultivation
Seasonal storms in the Indian Ocean, causing wet and dry seasons.
Monsoon Winds
From a social perspective, what do Buddhism and Daoism have in common?
Equality / Egalitarianism / No Gender Roles
This family developed strict laws, and killed thousands of intellectuals to maintain power and control in China from 221-206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
(184 CE) This agricultural crisis, famine, and floods caused thousands of peasants to take up arms against the Han Dynasty
Yellow Turban Rebellion
Indian (unique) social hierarchy in which occupation and class are determined by birth.
Caste / Varna / Caste System
Buddhism and Christianity, which spread along trade routes in the Classical Era, appealed to what kind of people?
Poor / Peasantry / Anybody suffering from harship
Name the TWO belief systems that hold reincarnation as an essential tenet
Buddhism and Hinduism
Containing Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero; This dynasty is the first of many Roman emperors.
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
(246-146 BCE) A series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage. Led to Roman expansion in North Africa
Punic Wars
Filial Piety
What three major diseases found their way across the known world thanks to the Silk Road and Indian Ocean Trade Routes?
Smallpox, Measles, "Black Death" (bubonic plague)