Classical China
Classical India
Classical Religions
Philosophers
Culture
100
This dynasty is considered the "golden age" of China
The Han dynasty
100
The first great empire established in Northern India
What is the Mauryan Empire?
100
This religion first came from India to China in the Han dynasty
What is Buddhism?
100
Zhou-era military strategist who wrote the book The Art of War
Sun Tzu
100
A type of Chinese art characterized by stylized writing.
What is calligraphy?
200
In order to get a government position in the Han dynasty, you had to pass this.
A civil service examination
200
The empire known as India's "golden age"
The Gupta Empire
200
For much of Chinese history, people engaged in this type of ancient religion.
What is ancestor worship?
200
Indian philosopher who claimed to have found the way out of the reincarnation cycle to Enlightenment, through meditation.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama? (The Buddha)
200
In the Qin dynasty, these were buried with wealthy and powerful leaders, to keep them safe in the afterlife.
What are terracotta soldiers?
300
The period in Chinese history where the chariot and the crossbow were invented.
The Warring States period
300
The people of the Eurasian steppe who brought an end to the Gupta Empire.
The Huns
300
This classical Chinese religion focuses on the appreciation of nature, the balance found in life, and letting go.
What is Taoism?
300
Chinese philosopher from the Zhou period who believed in behaving and ruling based on morals and filial piety.
Who is Confucius?
300
What Taoist ideas does this symbol represent? (And what is it called?)
Yin and yang - balance between the forces of nature
400
The Qin dynasty used this government system to keep order, which banned Confucian & Taoist ideas.
Legalism
400
These 4 areas were classical India's greatest accomplishments and legacy.
Mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and intellectual thought
400
This religion developed in India over the course of centuries, justifying the caste system. Historians and theologists argue about whether it is mono- or polytheistic.
What is Hinduism?
400
Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism, and wrote the Tao Te Ching
Who is Lao Tzu? (Laozi)
400
A pose used in traditional Indian art that shows a figure bending at the knees and hips in a curving fashion
What is tribhanga?
500
The justification used by kings and emperors in China to support their own power - their right to rule.
The Mandate of Heaven
500
The Gupta Empire focused on the moral duties of the king, called...
Rajdharma
500
Before Hinduism, the name used most often for ancient Indian religious practices was...
Brahmanism
500
Chinese philosopher who was a strong supporter of legalism, whose work was foundational for the Qin dynasty's governmental policies.
Who is Han Fei?
500
In The Art of War, Lao Tzu wrote that "the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy ___________"
Without fighting