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Ancient India and China Flashcards

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first set of Aryan hymns, stories and songs of the Aryans

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Vedas

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blending of two or more cultures

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accultration

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dividing government into departments

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bureaucracy

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system of ideas concerned with worldly goals

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philosophy

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social group

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Caste

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process to make this was guarded for 3000 years

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silks

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ruled for 900 years

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Chou

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story teaching about soul and immortality

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Bhagavad-Gita

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caste of priests/nobles

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Brahmans

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epic tale of warring Aryan tribes

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Mahabharata

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vast desert north of China

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Gobi

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elegant form of writing

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calligraphy

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13
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ancient Chinese method of fortune telling

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oracle bones

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Planned city with sewers, drains, baths

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Harappa

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15
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nickname of ancient Chinese from their own civilization

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Middle Kingdom

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He developed a system of behavior in China

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Confucious

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When the Indus civilization is at its peak

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Integration Era

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introduced the idea of reincarnation to ancient India

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Upanishads

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nickname for the Yellow River

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River of Sorrows

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Aryan warrior god

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Indra

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mountains through which the Aryans pushed

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Hindu Kush

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Supreme god of ancient China

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Shang-Di

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groups of related families

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tribe

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seasonal winds which bring rain to India

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Monsoons

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known as the “untouchables”

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Pachamas

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River near which Mohenjo-Daro flourished

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Indus River

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eastern barrier of ancient China

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Pacific Ocean

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King of the Aryan gods

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Varuna

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planned city with massive “citadel”

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Mohenjo-Daro

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dynasty which created the 365 1/4 day calendar

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Shang

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system of local lords governing land for a ruler

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feudalism

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Founder of Daoism

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Laozi (Lao Tzu)

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large area of raised, level land

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plateau

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process by which China changed rulers

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Dynastic Cycle

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means “the Way” in harmony with nature

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Daoism (Taoism)

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special regard for something

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veneration

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written symbols

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characters

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Aryan writing

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sanskrit

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Ancient Indus Valley “paper”

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tree bark

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fine, yellow, fertile soil deposits

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loess

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result of a collision 50 million years ago

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Himalayas

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rebirth of the soul into another bodily form

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reincarnation

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government enjoyed the favor of the gods by ruling well

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Mandate of Heaven

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large landmass jutting out from a continent

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subcontinent

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mortal enemies of the Aryans

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Dravidians

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used to create bronze masterpieces

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earthen molds

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story which taught virtue

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Ramayana

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supported by gifts and spoils of war

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rajah

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Book of Confucians teachings?

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Analects

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