Persian Empire
The religion of the Persian Empire
What is Zoroastrianism?
Three physical barriers that made invasion difficult
What are the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Indian Ocean?
Built by Qin Chi Huangdi as a line of defense against invasions
What is the Great Wall of China?
The belief in many forms of one God, as found in Hinduism and Buddhism
What is polytheism?
Impacted China by forming a social order
What is Confucianism?
The type of government system of the Persian Empire
What is an imperial bureaucracy?
The mountain pass in the Hindu Kush that provided migration routes into the Indian subcontinent
What is the Khyber Pass?
Chinese rulers served only as long as their rule was just
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Sacred writings of Hinduism
What are the Vedas & Upanishads?
Beliefs of Confucianism
What is the belief that humans are essentially good, respect for elders, code of harmony, emphasis on learning, and ancestor worship?
The Persian Empire shared this (system) in common with the Incan and Roman Empires
What is a road system?
Important rivers in the Indian subcontinent
Facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures along the Mediterranean
What is the Silk Road?
Sacred beliefs of Buddhism
What are the Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path?
Impacted China in forming its culture and values
What is Taoism?
The main belief of Zoroastrianism
What is belief in two opposing forces (good and evil) in the universe?
Leader of Mauryan Empire that contributed to the spread of Buddhism, free hospitals, veterinary clinics and improved roads
Who is Asoka?
Migratory invaders that raided Chinese settlements from the north
Who are the Mongols?
Founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)?
Beliefs of Taoism
What is humility, simple life and inner peace, and harmony with nature?
The Persians' treatment of conquered people
What is tolerance?
Golden Age of classical Indian culture with contributions to mathematics (concept of zero), medicine (bone setting), astronomy (round earth), textiles & literature
What is the Gupta Empire?
Products of classical China
What is the civil service system, paper, porcelain and silk?
How and where Hinduism & Buddhism were spread
What are major trade routes to China and other parts of Asia?
Represented opposites for Confucianism and Taoism
What is yin and yang?