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Chapter 3 Test - Ancient India and China - Oct 31 Flashcards

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What kept the Indus River Valley fertile?

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Unpredictable flooding

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How was the IRV protected to the north?

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The himalayas and the hindu kush

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the indus river valley is in modern day…

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Pakistan and India

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The 3 kingdoms of the IRV are…

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Early, Middle, Late

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The 3 main cities of the IRV are…

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Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Lothal

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What major system did the IRV have?

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Plumbing

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What was the economy in the Indus River Valley?

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agricultural

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What was the religion in the IRV?

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polytheism

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Caste System order

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Brahmins
Kshatrivas
Vaisyas
Sudras
Dalits
Untouchables/pariahs

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What is a Brahmin?

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priests and teachers

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what is a kshatriva?

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warriors and rulers

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what is a Vaisya?

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farmers, headers, artisans and merchants

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what is a sudra

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laborors

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What language are vedas written in?

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sanskrit

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What is hinduism’s social class system called?

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the caste system

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What are the three kingdoms of Harappa?

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Early, middle and late

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What is another name for the Harappan early kingdom?

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the ravi phase and the pre-harappan phase

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What is another name for the Harappan middle kingdom?

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the integration era

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What is another name for the Harappan late kingdom?

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the cemetery phase

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What happened in the early Harappan phase?

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domesticated crops and used mud bricks

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What happened in the middle Harappan phase?

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the people spread out, they developed irrigation, and created urban centers

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What happened in the late Harappan phase?

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they cremated people in ceramic pots, created gridded cities

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What were main crops of the Harappans?

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rice and cotton

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What do we know about the Harappan language?

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it was pictographic, and they put them on trade able seals but we haven’t cracked the code.

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What was the Harappan economy like?
agricultural and cotton cloth
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What is the definition of Hinduism?
a way to liberate it;s followers from illusions and mistakes of everyday
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What age started when the Aryans invaded India?
the vedic age
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What was the vedic age caused by?
the Aryans invading india
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WHat is the definition of a veda?
books of prayer, song or story that explained how a person could achieve liberation from desire and suffering
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What are the two concepts of the caste system?
varna and jati
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What is varna
the different castes
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What is jati?
the job that you are born into within the caste system
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What is a dalit
an outcast like a street merchant
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What is the goal of Hinduism?
to become a god or to reach moksha
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What are the 3 main gods?
brahma vishnu shiva
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Who is brahma
the creator god
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Who is vishnu?
the preserver god
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Who is Shiva?
the destroyer god
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What does moksha mean
the soul break free of the material world and united with brahman
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Dharma definition
a person's duty in their religion
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Samsura defintion
reincarnation, the process of reincarnating until you reach moksha
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What two rivers is China surrounding?
Huang He (yellow) and Yangtze
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What blocks China to the north?
the Gobi and takia makan deserts
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What blocks China to the west?
The plateau of tibet
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What blocks China to the south?
The Himalayas
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What blocks China to the east?
The Pacific and the yellow sea
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What two rivers surround India?
The Ganges and Indus
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What is plateau is in southern India?
The Decan Plataue
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What body of water is to the east of India?
The Bay of bengal
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What body of water is South of India?
The Indian ocean
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What body of water is west of India?
The Arabian sea
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What are the two mountain ranges in southern India?
The eastern and western ghats
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What mountain ranges are north of India?
The Himalayas and the Hindu kush
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Who did the Chinese believe their leaders were?
supreme deities
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What united China?
written language
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What was china's language written on?
oracle bones
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What was china's biggest export?
Silk
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What is yin
darkness, Earth, women, cool, wet
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What is china's religion?
polytheistic
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What is Yang?
light, heaven, men, warm, dry
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What does yin and yang symbolize?
balance
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What are the 5 theories about how the Harappan civilization fell?
1. Massacre 2. Climate Change 3. Flooding/Change in rivers 4. Salty water in crops/No crop rotation 5. No massacre
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What is confucianism?
made by Confucius, the importance of being good and virtuous
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What is legalism?
the religion that is supposed to follow rules and the government, surrounds around punishments and prasises
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What is daoism/taoism?
Living in harmony, simplicity, and balance; yin and yang
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What dynasty started the great wall?
Qin
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What dynasty finished the great wall?
Ming
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How did the Qin dynasty come into power?
after they beat the warring states
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Who built the great wall of china (workers)?
convicts and peasants
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How did the ming dynasty come into power?
they defeated Genghis khan's empire
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What was the original purpose of the great wall?
to protect from the mongols
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what are the four dynasties involved with the great wall?
qin han yuan ming
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what did the han dynasty do for the wall?
continued it and made it accessible for trade routes

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