India
The primary feature of the South Asian continent's climate are ______.
Monsoons
In Hinduism the four tiered social hierarchy is referred to as the _______. It is directly linked to the reincarnation cycle.
Caste System
What faith was Siddhartha Gautama trying to reform?
Hinduism
Th rulers of the Zhou dynasty claimed they had a divine right to rule through a concept called_____
Mandate of Heaven
The landowning ________ was second in power to the royal family.
Aristocracy or nobility
The Vedas were written in what language?
Sanskrit
In Hinduism, it is believed that a person's actions in this lifetime determine their status in the next life through a concept called_____.
Karma
Buddhism teaches that the way to end desire is to follow the _____
Eightfold Path
What Chinese marvel originated during the Qin dynasty?
The Great Wall of China
_______ is the rebirth of a person's soul in a different body after death
Reincarnation
“‘What is the best of all things that are praised?’
‘Skill.’
‘What is the most valuable possession?’
‘Knowledge.’
‘What is not thought of until it departs?’
‘Health.’
‘What is the best happiness?’
‘Contentment.’”
—from the Mahabharata
What does this poem reveal about Indian culture?
Doing your duty (dharma) would bring you fulfillment.
This religious poem describes the principles of Hinduism.
The Bhagavad Gita.
The Buddha emphasized the importance of ______ to reach Enlightenment.
meditation
The Chinese concept of filial piety reflected the high value society placed on what institution?
_______is a person of faith who travels to a shrine or holy place.
pilgrim
Quoted in Buddhist Records of the Western World
“The people are very well off, without poll-tax or official restrictions. Only those who till the royal lands return a portion of profit of the land [to the king]. If they desire to go, they go; if they like to stop, they stop.”
—quoted in Buddhist Records of the Western World
This quote describes what 5th Century empire that respects Buddhism?
The Gupta Empire
What is the purpose of yoga in Hinduism?
To aid in achieving Enlightenment
Why did Siddhārtha Gautama give up his life of luxury?
To discover the cause of suffering.
How did Legalism differ from other religious and philosophical beliefs?
It is based on the idea that humans are inherently evil
The primary purpose of the Silk Road was to_____
Aid in trade
“Then a person who is not human—he leads them to brahman. This is the path to the gods, the path to brahman. Those who proceed along this path do not return to this human condition.”
—from the Chandogya Upanishad
This quote reflects the religious beliefs of what faith?
Hinduism
“When I see all my kinsmen, Krishna, who have come here on this field of battle, Life goes from my limbs and they sink, and my mouth is sear and dry; a trembling overcomes my body, and my hair shudders in horror’ . . . [Krishna responded,] ‘Prepare for war with peace in thy soul. Be in peace in pleasure and pain, in gain and in loss, in victory or in the loss of a battle. In this peace there is no sin.”
—from the Bhagavad Gita
This excerpt reflects what religious cause in Hinduism?
Dharma - you must do the duty of your cast.
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.” —Dhammapada
This quote reflects what value of Buddhism?
Nonviolence
“You do not have to go out the door
In order to know the world.
You do not have to look out the window
In order to know the Way of heaven.”
—Laozi
What Chinese beliefs are focused on Laozi's principles?
Confucianism and Daoism
______ a buildings originally used to house relics of the Buddha.
Stupas