Ancient India and China Flashcards
first set of Aryan hymns, stories and songs of the Aryans
Vedas
blending of two or more cultures
accultration
dividing government into departments
bureaucracy
system of ideas concerned with worldly goals
philosophy
social group
Caste
process to make this was guarded for 3000 years
silks
ruled for 900 years
Chou
story teaching about soul and immortality
Bhagavad-Gita
caste of priests/nobles
Brahmans
epic tale of warring Aryan tribes
Mahabharata
vast desert north of China
Gobi
elegant form of writing
calligraphy
ancient Chinese method of fortune telling
oracle bones
Planned city with sewers, drains, baths
Harappa
nickname of ancient Chinese from their own civilization
Middle Kingdom
He developed a system of behavior in China
Confucious
When the Indus civilization is at its peak
Integration Era
introduced the idea of reincarnation to ancient India
Upanishads
nickname for the Yellow River
River of Sorrows
Aryan warrior god
Indra
mountains through which the Aryans pushed
Hindu Kush
Supreme god of ancient China
Shang-Di
groups of related families
tribe
seasonal winds which bring rain to India
Monsoons
known as the “untouchables”
Pachamas
River near which Mohenjo-Daro flourished
Indus River
eastern barrier of ancient China
Pacific Ocean
King of the Aryan gods
Varuna
planned city with massive “citadel”
Mohenjo-Daro
dynasty which created the 365 1/4 day calendar
Shang
system of local lords governing land for a ruler
feudalism
Founder of Daoism
Laozi (Lao Tzu)
large area of raised, level land
plateau
process by which China changed rulers
Dynastic Cycle
means “the Way” in harmony with nature
Daoism (Taoism)
special regard for something
veneration
written symbols
characters
Aryan writing
sanskrit
Ancient Indus Valley “paper”
tree bark
fine, yellow, fertile soil deposits
loess
result of a collision 50 million years ago
Himalayas
rebirth of the soul into another bodily form
reincarnation
government enjoyed the favor of the gods by ruling well
Mandate of Heaven
large landmass jutting out from a continent
subcontinent
mortal enemies of the Aryans
Dravidians
used to create bronze masterpieces
earthen molds
story which taught virtue
Ramayana
supported by gifts and spoils of war
rajah
Book of Confucians teachings?
Analects