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China/India Flashcards

1
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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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11
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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

25
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Enlightenment means…

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wisdom

26
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Siddhartha Gautama becomes..

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Buddha

27
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The only way to end suffering is to..

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give up all desires

28
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First noble truth

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Everything in life is suffering or has sorrow

29
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Second noble truth

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People’s wants/desires=suffering

30
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Third noble truth

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Stop wanting

31
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Fourth noble truth

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Follow the Eight Fold Path

32
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Who was at the top of Qin’s hit list

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Teachers

33
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Why were teachers at the top of Qin’s hit list

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They were important and knew a lot of things like history.

34
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Who united China

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Qin

35
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Nobles were…

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Landowners

36
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Who could read oracle bones

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Priests

37
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What did untouchables do for work

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butchers, gravediggers, and garbage workers

38
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Brought buddhism to Indian Empire

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Asoka

39
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Respect for Elders

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Filial Piety

40
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Those who run the government

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Civil Service

41
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The Way (Dao)

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Daoism

42
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This System Rewards those who complete their duties well/punishment for the people who complete their duties badly

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Legalism

43
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Major Belief of Buddhism

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Eightfold Pathway

44
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Ruled China for more than 400 years

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Han Dynasty

45
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Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains

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Khyber Pass

46
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Bay surrounding the southeast section of India

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Bay of Bengal

47
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Sea surrounding the southwest section of India

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Arabian Sea

48
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Ocean south of India

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Indian Ocean

49
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River in eastern India

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Ganges RIver

50
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River in Western India

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Indus River

51
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Mountains in northern India

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Himalaya Mountains

52
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Plateau in eastern China above the Himalaya Mountains

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Plateau of Tibet

53
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River going through the middle of China

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Yangtze River

54
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River going through northern China

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Huang He River (Yellow River)

55
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Sea touching korea and the eastern side of China

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Yellow Sea

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