Hinduism
Who brought Hinduism to India?
The Aryans
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha
Name of the mountain range we learned about and the 2 countries it bordered?
Himalayan, India and China
What was the name of the first dynasty in China?
Shang dynasty
What was the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was a series of trade routes across Eurasia
What was the main goal of Hinduism?
To reunite with Brahman, the Universal spirit
What was the main goal of Buddhism?
To reach enlightenment or Nirvana
Name one good thing natural barriers did
They protected civilizations
What was the name of the dynasty that started building the Great Wall and TerraCotta Warriors?
Qin dynasty
Got richer from exports and from taxes, as well as paper currency
What was the Caste System?
It was a social class structure based on race that put native Indus people at the bottom and Aryans at the top
What did Buddhists have to follow in order to reach Enlightenment?
The Eightfold Path
Name of the two rivers in India that early Indians settled along?
What is a dynasty?
A family of rulers who pass down power from one generation to the next
Name 2 social impacts of the Silk Road
Disease spread, cultural diffusion occurred, Buddhism spread
What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods
Do Buddhists believe in gods?
No, they are non-theistic
Name of the two rivers in China that early Chinese settled along?
Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The idea that the Gods picked the dynasty leaders and could change dynasties when they began to disapprove of another.
Europe+Asia
Did Hinduism spread far out of India? Why or why not?
No, because the caste system made it unpopular and oppressive
Yes, it spread along the silk road because it did not support the Caste System
Name two negative impacts natural barriers had on civilizations
They stopped civilizations from trading and expanding territory
Name the four dynasties we have learned about in chronological order
Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han
Why might a person from Rome travel all the way across the Silk Road to India?
To buy something not available in their own country.