Chapter 16 Flashcards
Asoka
Maurya Empire’s greatest ruler
Tsai Luni
Invented Paper
Pi Sheng
Chinese Printer and Alchemist
Shin Huang Ti
Imperial Ruler of Chin Dynasty
Genghis Khan
Conquered Northern China & Korea
Prince Shotoku
Founder of Japan
Prince Henry the navigator
3rd son of King John I of portugal
Marco Polo
Son of Italian merchant
Leif Erikson
Viking Sailed to America AD1000
Christopher Columbus
Discovered America
Vasco da gama
1st European to reach far east by sea
Amerigo Verspucci
Realized that Columbus discovered a new continent and not just a part of Asia
Spanish Explorers
De Leon, De Balboa, Cortes, Pizarro, Coronado, De Soto, Cabrillo
Phillip II
Led the new crusade
Pedro Cabral
Discovered Brazil
French Explorers
Verrazano, Cartier, Champlain, Marquette, Joliet, De la Salle
Henry Hudson
English Navigator
English Explorers
Cabot, Drake, Raleigh
Maurya Empire
Established by Asoka by driving out the greeks and conquering northwestern India
Mogul Empire
Muslims invaded India creating the Mogul Empire in 1526
Caste system
A strict social structure of Hinduism
Hinduism
belief in many gods and reincarnation
Buddhism
Believe that man’s righteousness is the path to perfect peace and happiness.
Reincarnation
Continuous process of rebirth. The soul appears after death in another body.
Shang Dynasty
Developed the system of writing
Ch’In Dynasty
Created after the fall of the Ch’ou dynasty. Irrigation, network of roads and travel.
Great wall of China
Built during Ch’in Dynasty. To protect against the nomadic Barbarous Huns
Han Dynasty
Start of Buddhism in China. Devised 365 1/4 day calendar & China pottery
Confucianism
High standards of morality is the savior of society
Taoism
Emphasized harmony with nature
Yamato
Warring clan that ruled over Japan around the 4th century
Shinto
Oldest surviving religion of Japan
Age of Exploration
Founding of the Western Civilzation
