Early Indian History
The Indus River Valley is part of this larger region, spanning over Northern India and Pakistan.
The Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Mauryan empire was founded by this Indian prince in 321 BCE.
Chandragupta Maurya
These texts were the foundation for the Indo-Aryan religion, which would eventually become Hinduism.
The Vedas
This Chinese Dynasty never actually existed, but was spoken about in ancient legends.
The Xia Dynasty
This dynasty would end the Warring States Period, unifying China.
The Qin
These seasonal storm and wind patterns define much of the climate of India.
Monsoons
This Indian ruler would change the trajectory of the empire by converting to Buddhism.
Asoka
Family structures in ancient India had this name, representing multiple generations living together at once.
Joint Family
The first Chinese dynasty, the Shang, placed a great emphasis on this group of people and their role in society.
Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, based his government around this philosophy.
Legalism
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are famous for having this built into their grid-based city planning.
Indoor Plumbing
In the 500 year period between the Mauryan and Gupta empires, these kingdoms in southern India would thrive.
Tamil Kingdoms
This idea of spiritual rebirth is a core part of the religions of India, and a staple of the Caste System.
Reincarnation
The Shang were eventually replaced by this dynasty, which brought China into the Iron Age.
The Zhou
This dynasty would replace the Qin, and their name still stands as the name for China's main ethnic group.
The Han Dynasty
After the Indus Valley Civilization disappeared, this group migrated into India and became the dominant group.
Indo-Aryans
This Indian prince would establish the Gupta Empire, no relation to the first Mauryan emperor.
Chandra Gupta
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, in part in protest to the restrictive nature of Hinduism.
Buddhism
This scholar would create a philosophy around rituals and rules with the hope of creating social harmony.
Confucius
This fabric would become one of China's chief exports under the Han.
Silk
This social group existed on the top of the ancient Indian caste system, as laid out by their Vedic faith.
The Gupta Empire would open up these trade routes, which brought together the markets of Europe and the west with China and India.
The Silk Road
This term means "led by men" and was how society worked in India and many other countries.
Patriarchal
This river is known as "China's Sorrow"
The Yellow River
This Chinese emperor would expand out into Vietnam and Korea, forcing the people there to assimilate into Chinese culture.
Wudi