Ancient India and China Review Sheet

Question 1

Monsoon

Answer 1

Large gusts of wind

Question 2

Khyber Pass

Answer 2

Mountain pass in India

Question 3

Mohenjo-Daro Harappa

Answer 3

Cities that were technologically advanced

Question 4

Steppes

Answer 4

large flat grasslands that had no trees

Question 5

Aryan people

Answer 5

Indo-European nomads

Question 6

Sanskrit

Answer 6

written language

Question 7

Vedas

Answer 7

Old holy books for hindu faith

Question 8

Mahabharata

Answer 8

longest narrative in world history

Question 9

Caste system

Answer 9

Rigid social order based on birth

Question 10

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 10

established mauryan empire

Question 11

Asoka

Answer 11

peaceful king from the mauryan empire

Question 12

Asoka’s pillars

Answer 12

towers with asoka’s laws written

Question 13

Chandra Gupta

Answer 13

started Indian golden age

Question 14

patriarchal vs matriarchal

Answer 14

Pat- Male leader

Mat - Female leader

Question 15

The silk road

Answer 15

network of trade routes

Question 16

reincarnation

Answer 16

at death a persons soul is reborn

Question 17

karma

Answer 17

a persons behavior determines ones next life

Question 18

upanishads and bhagavad gita

Answer 18

contains beliefs of hindus

Question 19

jainism

Answer 19

One of the versions of hinduism

Question 20

Stupas

Answer 20

Mound like structures containing relics used as places for meditiation

Question 21

enlightenment

Answer 21

discovering the truth of life

Question 22

the four noble truths

Answer 22

explanation of life meaning

Question 23

Eightfold path

Answer 23

the path to a life of peace

Question 24

nirvana

Answer 24

the release from karma

Question 25

sutras

Answer 25

buddhist holy book

Question 26

Loess

Answer 26

Another term for silt

Question 27

Xia Dynasty

Answer 27

China’s first dynasty

Question 28

Huang He

Answer 28

Where China first gathered

Question 29

Shang dynasty

Answer 29

technologically developed China

Question 30

Oracle bones

Answer 30

read cracks in bones to contribute to making decisions

Question 31

Zhou dynasty

Answer 31

longest termed dynasty in China

Question 32

Feudalism

Answer 32

system where nobles held lands from the emperor

Question 33

Confucius

Answer 33

Wanted to keep life traditional

Question 34

Lao Zi

Answer 34

created daoism

Question 35

Anarchy

Answer 35

No rules in a society

Question 36

Autocracy

Answer 36

A system where one person in government has absolute power

Question 37

Analects

Answer 37

sayings and teachings of Confucius

Question 38

Qin Dynasty and Shi-Huangdi

Answer 38

Shi-Huangdi found the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor

Question 39

Great Wall of China

Answer 39

built to protect China from nomadic invaders

Question 40

Han dynasty

Answer 40

Second dynasty

Question 41

centralized government

Answer 41

Centralized authority

Question 42

Civil Service

Answer 42

tests for civilians who work in the government

Question 43

Bureaucracy

Answer 43

agencies and departments built to run government

Question 44

Assimilation

Answer 44

adapting to different cultures

Question 45

Monopolies

Answer 45

exclusive possession of the supply or trade in an company or service