Geography
Both India & China are located on this continent.
What is Asia?
___ ___ was the founder of Buddhism; also known as the Buddha.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Archaeologists have found two large, well-planned Indus Valley cities—Harappa and ______.
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
System of beliefs introduced by a Chinese thinker; taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society.
What is Confucianism?
Line of rulers descending from the same family.
What is a Dynasty?
This mountain range, the tallest in the world, isolated Ancient India from much of the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
A social hierarchy in which every Indian was believed to be born into a caste, a social group defined by occupation and family lineage.
What is the Indian Caste System?
Mauryan emperor that converted to Buddhism and ruled his kingdom using Buddhist principles. He also helped spread Buddhism from India to China and South East Asia.
Who is Ashoka?
There are ____ key/constant relationships in Confucianism.
- Ruler-Subject
- Father-Son
- Husband-Wife
- Elder brother-Younger brother
- Friend-Friend
What is 5?
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called ____.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These predictable, seasonal winds bring rain in the summer and dryness in the winter to India.
What are Monsoons?
The belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
What is Reincarnation?
Qin Shihuangdi’s project; also known as the Wall of Ten Thousand Li.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns.
What is Daoism/Taoism?
Duty of members of the family to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family.
What is filial piety?
The _______________ and the _________________ rivers were the two most important waterways in ancient India.
What are the Indus & Ganges River(s)?
Wisdom and ultimate reality/truth of Buddhism; also known as Enlightenment.
What is Nirvana?
Soldier-and-horse funerary statues made to protect the tomb of the First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi.
What is the Terracotta Army?
This religion became popular in China after spreading from India.
What is Buddhism?
The oldest scriptures in Hinduism that consist of hymns and religious ceremonies.
What are the Vedas?
The _______________ and the _________________ rivers were the two most important waterways in ancient China.
What are the Huang He (Yellow) & Yangtze River(s)?
An eight step guide to behavior to end suffering; those seeking enlightenment had to master one step at a time and this mastery occurs over many lifetimes.
What is the Eightfold Path?
Name the (2) most powerful empires in ancient Indian history.
What are the Mauryan & Gupta Empires?
This philosophy focuses upon laws and harsh punishments for breaking laws.
What is Legalism?
The most important language of ancient India was _____.
What is Sanskrit?