Early Civilization in South Asia
________ was based on the teachings of the author of this quotation.
"The nature of man is evil. His goodness is acquired."
What is Legalism?
A lengthy poem known as ________ reflects important Indian religious beliefs about the immortality of the soul and the value of performing one's duty.
What is the Bhagavad-Gita?
Who founded the first Indian empire?
What is Chandragupta Maurya?
The supreme god, _______, was among the many gods and nature spirits to whom the early Chinese prayed.
What is Shang Di?
Han emperors made ________ the official belief system of the state.
What is Confucianism?
Which term refers to seasonal winds that regularly blow across the Indian subcontinent?
What is Monsoons?
Which term refers to the Buddhist belief of union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth?
What is Nirvana?
Which reason correctly explains increased Tamil trade with China?
What is "the decline of the Roman empire"?
Deserts also create barriers within China. Across the north and northwest lie dry wastelands. The greatest of China's deserts is the ________.
What is Gobi?
Who was the found of the Han dynasty?
Who is Gao Zu?
The Gangetic Plain, which lies south of the Himalayas, is watered by the ________ rivers.
What is Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra?
The founder of which religion said these words as he lay dying?
"Decay is inherent in all things. Work out your own salvation with diligence."
What is Buddhism?
How did Chandragupta’s and Asoka’s approaches to ruling differ?
What is "Chandragupta relied on force while Asoka ruled by example."
A dynasty enjoyed the Mandate of Heaven as long as the dynasty _______.
What is provided good government?
To impose unity, Shi Huangdi abolished _______.
What is feudalism?
What is one of the values revealed through the Indian epics?
What is "the importance of duty over personal desires"?
The Buddha stressed that each person should seek enlightenment through _______.
What is Meditation?
Which of the following was NOT an achievement under the Guptas during the golden age in India?
What is "creation of a uniform system of writing used throughout India".
Loess, or fine windblown soil that settles on the river bottom and raises the water level, has earned this river the nickname, "River of Sorrows."
What is the the Huang?
The network of trade routes later called the Silk Road was opened up by the emperor _______.
What is Wudu?
How do cattle link the Indus and Aryan civilizations, and modern India?
What is "All three populations held a special regard for cattle."?
In Hinduism, ________ refers to all the actions of a person's life that affect his or her fate in the next life.
What is Karma?
Which characteristic of family and village life shaped Indian society?
What is "Each person in society had specific duties based on their caste."
Which river is also known as the Yellow River?
What is The Huang?
This excerpt is from a book that contains the sayings of _______.
"The Master said, Yu, shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to recognize that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to recognize that you do not know it. That is knowledge." —Analects
What is Confucius?