ANCIENT INDIA
This river is considered sacred to Hindus and is believed to have the power to wash away sin.
What is the Ganges River
This prince gave up his life of luxury to search for the truth about human suffering.
Who is the Siddhartha Gautama?
This empire is known as the "Golden Age of Hindu Culture."
What is the Gupta Empire?
The first Chinese ruler to call himself "Emperor" after unifying China.
Who is Shih Huang-ti?
This philosophy is named after its founder, who stressed kindness and following traditional ways.
What is Confucianism?
The nomadic people who brought the caste system and Hinduism to India.
Who are the Aryans?
Buddhists believe that all suffering is caused by this.
What are selfish human desires?
This Mauryan emperor renounced violence and converted to Buddhism after a bloody war.
Who is Asoka?
This dynasty was the first to use the "Mandate of Heaven" to justify its rule.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
The devotion and obedience children should show to their parents, a key value in Confucianism.
What is filial piety?
The belief that a person's behavior in life determines their form in the next life.
What is Karma?
This is the moral life path that Buddhists follow to give up selfish desires and achieve eternal peace.
What is the Eightfold Path?
A cultural achievement of the Gupta Empire in mathematics was the development of this concept.
What is the concept of zero, the idea of infinity, and the decimal system?
This dynasty built the Great Wall of China to protect its empire from nomadic peoples.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This philosophy believes people should accept the "way" (the Dao) of nature rather than trying to resist it.
What is Daoism?
This rigid social order created five hereditary classes and did not allow for social mobility.
What is the Caste System?
A state of eternal peace and bliss that an individual can achieve by following the Eightfold Path.
What is Nirvana?
A major accomplishment of the Mauryan Empire under Emperor Asoka was the building of these to promote Buddhism.
What are Buddhist shrines?
This dynasty had a similar fate to the Roman Empire, as both fell due to invasions.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This ruler persecuted scholars and burned Confucian books because he believed in absolute power for a single ruler.
Who is Shih Huang-ti?
The name for the lowest caste, who were completely outside the social order and performed the lowliest tasks.
Who are the Untouchables?
The beliefs of Buddhism are found in this holy book.
What are the Sutras?
This empire fell apart around 500 A.D. after being invaded by the Huns.
What is the Gupta Empire?
This dynasty ruled for over 400 years and is credited with inventing paper and lead-glazed ceramics.
What is the Han Dynasty?
According to Confucianism, what should a person do to achieve peace and harmony in society?
What is fulfilling their social obligations?