Key Figures & Empires
The first emperor of India who founded the Maurya Empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya
A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
What is a subcontinent
The Hindu belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form.
What is reincarnation
This philosophy in China focused on ensuring social order and creating a good government
What is Confucianism
Respect for parents, considered the most important virtue in Confucianism.
What is filial piety
India's greatest epic that dealt with warfare and religion.
What is the Mahabharata
The most famous emperor of China who expanded the size of the empire and built the Great Wall.
Who is Qin Shi Huang
This fine, windblown yellow soil is found in China.
What is loess
The religious and moral duties of an individual in Hinduism.
What is dharma
This title was given to the elected chief of Indian tribes.
What is a rajah
The blending of two or more cultures.
What is acculturation
This emperor is most well known for spreading Buddhism through the use of missionaries after converting.
Who is Ashoka
A major river that flows through northern India, considered sacred in Hinduism.
What is the Ganges River
This term in Buddhism refers to union with the universe and release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
What is nirvana
A belief in China that the emperor had a divine right to rule given by the gods.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
This is the name of the social group into which people are born in India and can rarely be changed.
This empire in India is considered the golden age of Indian history.
What is the Gupta Dynasty
This raised area of level land is a defining feature of Indian geography.
What is a plateau
This is the Hindu principle of nonviolence.
What is ahimsa
This was the form of government in ancient China in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to the ruler.
What is feudalism
This written language developed by Aryan priests was used to record sacred texts in India.
What is Sanskrit
This sect of Buddhism spread to China and Eastern Asia.
What is Mahayana Buddhism
This major river flows through China.
What is the Yellow River (Huang He River)
The single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods in Hinduism.
What is Brahman
Officials in the Chinese government who got their positions based on merit.
What are civil servants
This directs people in achieving their goals for a moral life and is a 'cheat sheet' for gaining enlightenment
What is the Eightfold Path