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Chapter 3--Ancient India And China Flashcards

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What rivers flowed from the mountains into the Indian area?

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Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra

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Was the Gangetic plain fertile or dry?

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Fertile

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Was the Deccan plain fertile or dry?

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Dry

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What were the seasonal winds called that came through the area in the winter and summer?

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Monsoons

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What were some positive characteristics that the Indus civilization had in their cities?

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  • Well planned
  • Grid, blocks (houses)
  • Identical bricks (mold)
  • Baths, drains, toilets, sewers, and trash chutes
  • Standard measures
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What year did the Indus civilization come to be?

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2600 B.C.

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Did the Indus have a writing system, and if so, was it simple or complex?

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Yes, simple

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Did the Ancient Indus have contact with Sumer?

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Yes

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What kind of religion did the Indus civilization have?

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Polytheism

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What was the downfall year for the Indus, and what geological evidence do archaeologists have for reasoning and proof?

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1900 B.C., crude pottery and environmental factors (floods, decrease in tree population, and evidence of earthquake)

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Between what years do historians believe the Aryan civilization rose?

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2000-1500 B.C.

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Nomad culture + Indian culture =……?

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Aryans

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What did the Aryans believe about sacrifice?

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  • Health
  • Money
  • Victory
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Who did the Hindu believe was the number one spiritual force?

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Brahman

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What was the Hindu goal?

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Moksha (be one with Brahman)

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What were the Upanishads known for?

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Tough questions and answers about soul

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How did the Hindu believe how to achieve Moksha?

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  • No selfish desires
  • Takes many lifetimes (reincarnation)
  • Good life = Good karma… reborn at a higher caste
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What government did the Maurya empire have?

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Bureaucracy (organized)

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What major happened in the years 320 B.C. and 540 A.D. in Gupta’s Golden Age?

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India was united

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What advanced math techniques were introduced during Gupta”s Golden Age?

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  • Number System
  • Idea of Zero
  • Decimals
21
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What major geography was in China’s W and SW?

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Deserts and Mountains

22
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What geographic landmark was in China’s northern region?

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Gobi Desert

23
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What years were the Shang Dynasty?

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1766 B.C. - 1122 B.C.

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What were some of the things Confucius was known for/about?

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  • Scholar, wanted to advise government
  • Social order — good government
  • Students followed
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True or False…. According to Confucius, everyone has their duty.

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True

26
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Does balance = well being, order, and stability?

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Yes

27
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What religion believes in the harmony with nature?

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Daoism

28
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True or False…Confucius and Daoism ideas blend

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True

29
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What does early China make that we use everyday, even now to keep track of things?

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365.25 day calendar

30
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What secret does China have that uses animals to make this amazingly advanced substance?

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Silkworm, Silk

31
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What is on oracle bones in ancient China?

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  • Life’s questions

- Advice

32
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True or False…China does NOT make the first ever books

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False

33
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What dynasty was in the years 1122 B.C. - 256 B.C. and rebelled against the Shang?

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Zhou

34
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What was ONE achievement of Zhou’s Feudal State?

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  • More money
  • New and more crops, new tech
  • Currency
  • Higher Population
35
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What is it believed that leaders have to be in Legalism?

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Harsh

36
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True or False…Shi Huangdi took part in building the Great Wall of China

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True

37
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What were some of the things that Shi Huangdi standardized?

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  • Weight
  • Measure
  • Coins
  • Writing
38
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What was the year that Shi Huangdi dies?

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210 B.C.

39
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What dynasty, after Shi rules, was in the years 202 B.C.-220 A.D.?

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Han Dynasty

40
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What was the Silk Road?

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Trade routes going west, China trading silk for fruits, glasses, and furs.

41
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In the Han Dynasty, what were people promoted by?

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Merit and Confucius knowledge

42
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What Golden Age was the Acupuncture, Anesthetic, and Herbal meditation founded?

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Han Golden Age

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True or False…at the end of the Han Dynasty, peasants were angry at the way the government was running and the high taxes,so they revolted.

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True, they were angry and revolted

44
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True or False…In the Han Golden Age, Scientific Theory was found

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True

45
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What WAS MAJORLY FOUND IN 105 (more made) that wwe still use something like this today and Egyptians had papyrus…

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