Ancient India
What do both Hindus and Buddhists believe happens to people in the afterlife?
reincarnation (rebirth)
What belief system was named after China's most famous philosopher? (pp. 482, 483)
Confucianism
What was the name of the network of trade routes that linked China with the West? (pp. 474, 475)
The Silk Road
What did the Chinese grow in the Chang Jiang Valley as early as 7000 BC? (pp. 464 EH)
rice
What mountain located between China and Nepal is the tallest in the world? (pp. 395)
Mount Everest
In what country is the The Indus River Valley located? (map on pp. 407)
Pakistan
To what religion did Indian emperor Asoka convert? (pp. 452)
Buddhism
What tiny animal gorges on mulberry leaves before producing silk?
silk worm
What dynasty ruled until the 1100's BC and introduced the Chinese writing system? (pp. 465)
The Shang Dynasty
What is China's largest city? (pp. 539)
Shanghai
What is the sacred Ganges? (pp. 440)
a river
What are the effects of a person's good and bad actions on their soul called? (pp. 440)
karma
What Chinese invention was used for fireworks? (pp. 480)
gunpowder
What's the name of the barrier built across the northern Chinese frontier? (map on pp. 477)
The Great Wall of China
What is the most populated country in Asia since 2023?
India
What civilization's ancient writing system has not been deciphered yet? (pp. 432)
Harappan, or Indus Valley
What Daoist symbol represents the inseparable opposites of life?
Yin & Yang
What was buried alongside Emperor Shi Huangdi to serve him in the afterlife? (pp. 466)
The Terracotta Warriors
What is the practice of inserting thin needles through the skin to treat illness or relieve pain? (pp. 473)
acupuncture
What catastrophes does the slow moving Indian Plate trigger on the subcontinent?
earthquakes
What is the name of India's ancient social pyramid? (pp. 437)
The caste
As stated in his first Noble Truth, what did Buddha think was unavoidable? (page 444, EH)
suffering, unhappiness, and sorrow
What dynasty ended the Warring States Period and formed China's first national dynasty? (pp. 467)
The Qin (pronounced Chin)
What was the name of the idea that "heaven" chose China's ruler? (pp. 466)
The Mandate of Heaven
What Asian geographic region includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka? (*check the poster above the smart board)
The Subcontinent