India
India gets its name from this river.
What is the Indus river?
This is the first dynasty in ancient China.
What is the Shang dynasty?
Hindus believe that all things, living and inanimate, are connected by a universal spiritual force called this.
What is brahman?
The concept of Yin and Yang comes from this philosophy.
What is Daoism?
This Chinese medical treatment involves placing needles into the skin at specific locations to relieve pain to treat illness.
What is acupuncture?
These are the two "twin capitals" of the ancient Indus civilization.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Zheng took on this name, meaning "first emperor".
What is Shi Huangdi?
The Hindu concept that all deeds, good and bad, have an effect on the next life within the cycle of reincarnation is known as this term.
What is Karma?
This Chinese civil servant's teachings and sayings were turned into a philosophical system focused on societal relationships.
Who is Confucius?
This Chinese writing with brush and ink is considered an art form.
What is calligraphy?
This is the term for the chieftains of Aryan tribes.
What are rajahs?
This Chinese Emperor established the first imperial university.
Who is Wudi?
This wealthy prince became the Buddha after experiencing human suffering for the first time as a young man, renouncing his titles and wealth, wandering the countryside in search of answers, and meditating under a grand tree.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Daoism is based upon the writings of this Chinese historical figure, whose name means "old master".
Who is Laozi?
These two products were monopolized by the Han government under emperor Wudi.
What are iron and salt?
Aryans passed down by word of mouth two long epic poems: the Ramayana and this.
What is the Mahabharata?
Following the collapse of the Qin dynasty, this dynasty was established by the illiterate peasant leader Gao Zu which lasted for over 400 years.
What is the Han dynasty?
This sect of Hinduism take the doctrine of non-violence extremely seriously, so much that they will use brooms to sweep the ground in front of their feet to avoid stepping on insects.
What is Jainism?
Confucius' sayings and teachings were collected by his students into a series of books known as this.
What are the Analects?
In India, Gupta mathematicians created this concept that we still use in mathematics today.
What is the concept of zero, or the decimal (base 10) system?
This Maurya emperor converted to Buddhism and resolved to rule by moral example after witnessing terrible loss of life during war in Kalinga.
Who is Asoka?
During the Han dynasty, Cai Lun invented this process that is largely the same today.
What is making paper from wood pulp?
This Buddhist term for union with the universe is closely related to the Hindu concept of moksha.
What is nirvana?
Legalism is based upon the teachings of this Chinese philosopher.
Who is Hanfeizi?
This term means the blending of two or more cultures.
What is acculturation?