Chapter 14 - Ancient Asia Flashcards

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Ch 14: The Upanishads are philosophical and religious texts of South Cental Asia that eventually merged and lead to the formation of this religion.

A

Hinduism.

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Ch 14: Upanishads concepts include Atman, Brahman, and samsara. What is the core of each?

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Atman is the soul of everything. Brahman is universal knowledge, and samsara is reincarnation.

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Ch 14: The Harappan/Indus Vally people and Aryan people merged their theologies to form this religion.

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Hinduism.

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Ch 14: Vedas are hymns written in which language?

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Sanskrit

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Ch 14: The sacred mount with five peaks that was described in Vedas, or Hindi hymns, was called what?

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Mount Meru

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Ch 14: In Mandala-inspired architecture there is inter location with a garbhagriha - what is this?

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A room with a statue of a deity in the center.

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Ch 14: What is unique about the architectural art of Hindu architecture?

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The art is an integral part of the architecture.

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Ch 14: Tao is not a force or principle of creation, it is a principle of _________.

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Growth.

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Ch 14: Philosopher Lao-Tau, who described/founded Tao, posited that Tao loves all things but doesn’t _______ over them.

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Lord

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Ch 14: As a means of divination, Taoists heat theses to foretell the future.

A

Animal bones.

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Ch 14: Taoism describes this thing that is the breath of life.

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Qi

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Ch 14: Taoism describes two complimentary forces: yin and yang. What do they represent?

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Yin is female/negatively charged aspect of all things, yang is the male/positively charged aspect of all things.

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Ch 14: This theological founder wrote Lunyu / The Analects, which is one of the most influential works in all of Asain history.

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Confucius.

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Ch 14: Confucius develop a principle of how people could live in harmony by recognizing what?

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Five Great Relationships based on family.

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Ch 14: The Age of the Hundred Schools in China is also known as what?

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Axial Age.

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Ch 14: Emperor Qin’s tomb was chosen for its superior placement / direction / spatial relationship for optimal circulation of Qi. This placement is called what?

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Feng shui

17
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Ch 14: What’s so special about Emperor Qin’s tomb?

A

Terracotta army

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Ch 14: What’s so special about Yumenguan Pass, also known as the Jade Gate in China?

A

It’s the oldest known extant structure in China.

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Ch 14: What’s misleading about the Great Wall?

A

It’s not a single wall.

20
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Ch 14: Siddhartha Gautama is also known as which fat fuck?

A

Buddha

21
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Ch 14: A central principle of Buddhism is how many Noble Truths?

A

Four

22
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Ch 14: The Thai Chedi and Sri Lankan Dagoba are the equivalent of what Buddhist structure?

A

Stupa

23
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Ch 14: The ______, or ta, is the most iconic archetype of Chinese architecture.

A

Pagoda

24
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Ch 14: This was the largest city in the world until the Industrial Revolution.

A

Angkor

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Ch 14: Angkor Wat was a religious complex constructed by these peoples.

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Khmer of Cambodia