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Imperial Bureaucracy
Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control
Order of Dynasties in China
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Legalism
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
Confucianism
A system of philosophical and ethical teachings developed around respect and relationships
Taoism
A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature
Eight Fold Path
Eight steps to end suffering according to Buddhist tradition
Holy Text of Hinduism
Vedas and Upanishads
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
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Moksha
The Hindu concept of the spirit’s ‘liberation’ from the endless cycle of rebirths
Nirvana
The state of enlightenment for Buddhists
Samsara
The cycle of life and rebirth
Caste System
A set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person’s occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society
Zoroastrianism
System of religion founded in Persia
Ashoka
Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India, but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism