Zhou Dynasty
This concept gave rulers the right to rule as long as they were just (fair) and effective
What is the mandate of heaven?
What is legalism?
This road connected China to the Mediterranean world for trade.
What is the silk road?
This leader of the Maurya Empire converted to Buddhism and spread it across Asia.
Who is Ashoka?
In Hinduism, this is the cycle of rebirth.
What is reincarnation or samsara?
This period of chaos at the end of the Zhou Dynasty led to many new philosophies.
What is the Warring states period?
Qin Shi Huangdi was buried with thousands of those soldiers who were designed to protect them in the afterlife.
What are Terracotta warriors?
Inventions during the Han included paper, the compass, and this instrument for measuring earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
The Maurya Empire was known for uniting most of this region.
What is India?
This is the ultimate goal of Buddhism, a state of enlightenment and freedom from suffering.
What is nirvana?
The Zhou used this system of land ownership and loyalty to control their empire.
What is feudalism?
The Qin began building this structure to protect against northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The Han used this system to hire officials based on merit
What are civil service exams?
The Gupta Empire is known as this because of its advances in math, science, and art.
What is the Golden Age of India?
order, truth, duty, law; the most important concept in Hindu teachings that establishes and defines duty and right behavior
What is dharma?
The 3 philosophies that emerged during the Zhou dynasty as people tried to figure out "how society should be governed".
What is Confucianism, Daoism, and legalism?
The principle of "Inaction is the way to follow the will of Heaven" is based on this Chinese philosophy.
What is Daoism?
This philosophy became the foundation of Han government and education.
What is confucianism?
The Gupta Empire was established in 320 AD?
Who is Candra Gupta II?
This Hindu social system divided people into rigid categories.
What is the caste system?
The Chinese concept that describes the rise and fall of dynasties beginning with a strong ruler establishing a period of peace and prosperity then declining due to corruption and neglect eventually leading to rebellion and the rise of a new dynasty.
What is the dynastic cycle?
The Qin Dynasty's first emperor, famous for uniting China and is characterized as ambitious and ferocious.
Who is Qin Chi Huangdi?
The Han Dynasty was characterized by remarkable achievements in technology, art, literature, science, and governance.
What is the Golden Age of Ancient China?
This Indian empire is associated with the decimal system, the concept of zero, the Earth being round, and pi (3.1416)?
What is the Gupta Empire?
The Buddha’s teachings are summarized in this set of guidelines.
What is the Four Noble Truths (or the Eightfold Path)?