China/India Flashcards

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth

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2
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Good or bad deeds

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Karma

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3
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Group of semi-nomadic people

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Indo-Europeans

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4
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Group that passed into the Indus River Valley

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Aryans

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5
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Sacred Literature of Aryans

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Vedas

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6
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Social organization in Ancient India

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Caste System

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7
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Release of selfishness and pain

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Nirvana

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8
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Religion that grew slowly overtime with no one founder

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Hinduism

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9
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Highest on India’s Caste System

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Brahmins/Priests

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10
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Second to the top on India’s Caste System

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Kshatriyas/Warriors

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Third under the second highest on India’s Caste System

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Vaisyas/Peasants

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12
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Above the bottom level on India’s Caste System

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Sudras/Non-Aryan Workers

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13
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Bottom of India’s Caste System

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Untouchables

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14
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Four Dynasties of Classical China in Chronological Order

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Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

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15
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These were used to consult the gods

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Oracle Bones

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16
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Windblown minerals that produced rich soil after the Huang He flooded (China’s word for silt)

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Loess

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17
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Contributions or inventions of the Shang Dynasty included…

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Chariots, weapons, bronze, and silk

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18
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The desert to the north of China

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Gobi desert

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19
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The mountains to the south of China

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Himalaya Mountains

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20
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The Ocean to the East

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Pacific Ocean

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21
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The desert to the West

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Taklamakan desert

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22
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The name of the action the gods decide who rules

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Mandate of Heaven

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23
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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama

24
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Siddhartha Gautama left the walls of the palace and saw four men…

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Old man, sick man, dead man, poor man

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Enlightenment means...
wisdom
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Siddhartha Gautama becomes..
Buddha
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The only way to end suffering is to..
give up all desires
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First noble truth
Everything in life is suffering or has sorrow
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Second noble truth
People's wants/desires=suffering
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Third noble truth
Stop wanting
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Fourth noble truth
Follow the Eight Fold Path
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Who was at the top of Qin's hit list
Teachers
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Why were teachers at the top of Qin's hit list
They were important and knew a lot of things like history.
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Who united China
Qin
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Nobles were...
Landowners
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Who could read oracle bones
Priests
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What did untouchables do for work
butchers, gravediggers, and garbage workers
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Brought buddhism to Indian Empire
Asoka
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Respect for Elders
Filial Piety
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Those who run the government
Civil Service
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The Way (Dao)
Daoism
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This System Rewards those who complete their duties well/punishment for the people who complete their duties badly
Legalism
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Major Belief of Buddhism
Eightfold Pathway
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Ruled China for more than 400 years
Han Dynasty
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Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains
Khyber Pass
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Bay surrounding the southeast section of India
Bay of Bengal
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Sea surrounding the southwest section of India
Arabian Sea
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Ocean south of India
Indian Ocean
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River in eastern India
Ganges RIver
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River in Western India
Indus River
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Mountains in northern India
Himalaya Mountains
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Plateau in eastern China above the Himalaya Mountains
Plateau of Tibet
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River going through the middle of China
Yangtze River
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River going through northern China
Huang He River (Yellow River)
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Sea touching korea and the eastern side of China
Yellow Sea