Indian Dynasties
The Aryans

Geography of the East
Chinese Dynasties
Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
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This man is referred to as the "Greatest Ruler of Ancient India."
Who is Emperor (or King) Asoka?
100
Formally nomadic, these people settled in India in both the Indus and Ganges River Valleys.
Who are the Aryans?
100
Due to this mountain range, India is referred to as a subcontinent.
What is the Himalaya Mountains?
100
This dynasty was the first well-documented dynasty in Ancient China because of their use of Chinese pictographs and ideographs for writing.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
100
This belief system follows "the way" or this more commonly used term.
What is the Dao?
200
The Gupta Dynasty can be appreciated for adding this number (or concept) to society.
What is zero (0).
200
This piece of technology assisted the Aryans with farming in India.
What is the iron plow?
200
The Huang He River is also called this bright, sunny color due to the tint it turns during flood season.
What is Yellow?
200
Due to this within society, the Zhou Dynasty was overthown and Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism were developed to cultivate a more peaceful society.
What is unrest and/or rebellion by the citizens?
200
Filial piety, which is defined as respecting elders, is associated with this belief system.
What is Confucianism?
300
Of the following two dynasties state which came first in history: Mauryan or Gupta.
What is Mauryan Dynasty?
300
Developed by the Aryans to write histories and stories, this way of writing is still in use in India today.
What is Sanskrit?
300
This river is a main life source and holy place for many Hindus in India.
What is the Ganges River?
300
This dynasty, due to it's mean and Legalistic ruler Qin Shi Huangdi, was quickly overthrown and lasted only 22 years.
What is Qin Dynasty.
300
This belief system is categorized by harsh punishments, strict laws, and the concept that all humans are naturally evil.
What is Legalism?
400
This is the term for a line of rulers all stemming from the same family.
What is dynasty?
400
This religion, developed by the Aryans, incorporates a social class system called the caste system, reincarnation, and the belief of cows to be sacred.
What is Hinduism?
400
This river, a main settlement area for the Aryans in Ancient India, is located primarily in Pakistan today.
What is the Indus River?
400
These dynasties were the main reason why the first Great Wall of China was built to keep out the attacking nomadic tribes living in the Gobi Desert.
What is the Qin and/or Han Dynasties?
400
This man, the namesake for Confucianism, developed the belief and thought to make society run peacefully and smoothly it was necessary for everyone to work hard and do their duty.
Who is Confucius?
500
This dynasty, although smaller in size than it's predecessor, was easier to control and had many accomplishments in both architecture and trade.
What is the Gupta Dynasty?
500
This term refers to the concept of "passing through many lives" on the way to Nirvana in the Aryan created religion of Hinduism.
What is reincarnation?
500
Nomads living in this desert in China regularly attacked the Qin and Han Dynasty settlements.
What is the Gobi Desert?
500
This dynasty was the largest of all the Ancient Chinese dynasties.
What is Han Dynasty?
500
These belief systems were developed during this dynasty in Ancient China.
What is Zhou Dynasty?