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

1
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What kept the Indus River Valley fertile?

A

Unpredictable flooding

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2
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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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3
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the indus river valley is in modern day…

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Pakistan and India

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4
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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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6
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What major system did the IRV have?

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Plumbing

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7
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What was the economy in the Indus River Valley?

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agricultural

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8
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What was the religion in the IRV?

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polytheism

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9
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Caste System order

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Brahmins
Kshatrivas
Vaisyas
Sudras
Dalits
Untouchables/pariahs

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10
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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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12
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what is a Vaisya?

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farmers, headers, artisans and merchants

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13
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what is a sudra

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laborors

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14
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What language are vedas written in?

A

sanskrit

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15
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What is hinduism’s social class system called?

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the caste system

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16
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What are the three kingdoms of Harappa?

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Early, middle and late

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17
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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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18
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What is another name for the Harappan middle kingdom?

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the integration era

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19
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What is another name for the Harappan late kingdom?

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the cemetery phase

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20
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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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21
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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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22
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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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23
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What were main crops of the Harappans?

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rice and cotton

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24
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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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25
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What was the Harappan economy like?

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agricultural and cotton cloth

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26
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What is the definition of Hinduism?

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a way to liberate it;s followers from illusions and mistakes of everyday

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27
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What age started when the Aryans invaded India?

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the vedic age

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28
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What was the vedic age caused by?

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the Aryans invading india

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29
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WHat is the definition of a veda?

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books of prayer, song or story that explained how a person could achieve liberation from desire and suffering

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30
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What are the two concepts of the caste system?

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varna and jati

31
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What is varna

A

the different castes

32
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What is jati?

A

the job that you are born into within the caste system

33
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What is a dalit

A

an outcast like a street merchant

34
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What is the goal of Hinduism?

A

to become a god or to reach moksha

35
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What are the 3 main gods?

A

brahma
vishnu
shiva

36
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Who is brahma

A

the creator god

37
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Who is vishnu?

A

the preserver god

38
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Who is Shiva?

A

the destroyer god

39
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What does moksha mean

A

the soul break free of the material world and united with brahman

40
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Dharma definition

A

a person’s duty in their religion

41
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Samsura defintion

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reincarnation, the process of reincarnating until you reach moksha

42
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What two rivers is China surrounding?

A

Huang He (yellow) and Yangtze

43
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What blocks China to the north?

A

the Gobi and takia makan deserts

44
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What blocks China to the west?

A

The plateau of tibet

45
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What blocks China to the south?

A

The Himalayas

46
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What blocks China to the east?

A

The Pacific and the yellow sea

47
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What two rivers surround India?

A

The Ganges and Indus

48
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What is plateau is in southern India?

A

The Decan Plataue

49
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What body of water is to the east of India?

A

The Bay of bengal

50
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What body of water is South of India?

A

The Indian ocean

51
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What body of water is west of India?

A

The Arabian sea

52
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What are the two mountain ranges in southern India?

A

The eastern and western ghats

53
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What mountain ranges are north of India?

A

The Himalayas and the Hindu kush

54
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Who did the Chinese believe their leaders were?

A

supreme deities

55
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What united China?

A

written language

56
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What was china’s language written on?

A

oracle bones

57
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What was china’s biggest export?

58
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What is yin

A

darkness, Earth, women, cool, wet

59
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What is china’s religion?

A

polytheistic

60
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What is Yang?

A

light, heaven, men, warm, dry

61
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What does yin and yang symbolize?

62
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What are the 5 theories about how the Harappan civilization fell?

A
  1. Massacre
  2. Climate Change
  3. Flooding/Change in rivers
  4. Salty water in crops/No crop rotation
  5. No massacre
63
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What is confucianism?

A

made by Confucius, the importance of being good and virtuous

64
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What is legalism?

A

the religion that is supposed to follow rules and the government, surrounds around punishments and prasises

65
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What is daoism/taoism?

A

Living in harmony, simplicity, and balance; yin and yang

66
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What dynasty started the great wall?

67
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What dynasty finished the great wall?

68
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How did the Qin dynasty come into power?

A

after they beat the warring states

69
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Who built the great wall of china (workers)?

A

convicts and peasants

70
Q

How did the ming dynasty come into power?

A

they defeated Genghis khan’s empire

71
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What was the original purpose of the great wall?

A

to protect from the mongols

72
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what are the four dynasties involved with the great wall?

A

qin
han
yuan
ming

73
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what did the han dynasty do for the wall?

A

continued it and made it accessible for trade routes

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