Ancient India and China Flashcards by Erica Henschen

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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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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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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

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