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Final exam Flashcards

1
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Whose holiest books were the vedas (holiest rig) and wrote in sanskrit?

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Aryans

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A group started by British merchants who created a monopoly in india?

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BEIC

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A religion started by Siddhartha because he was concerned about suffering- the goal of this religion is to reach enlightenment (nirvana)?

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Buddhism

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The social hierarchy of the Aryans?

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Caste system

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Order of caste system?

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Priests 
warriors
artisans
servants
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Untouchables
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The Chinese form of government brought to China by Mao Zedong it has been in place since 1949?

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Communism

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A philosophy that talks about filial piety and respect of elders?

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Confucianism

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What is the filial piety?

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The duty of the child to the parent

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The careful grooming of Mao Zedong’s image?

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Cult of personality

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A time period where young people ruled china?

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Cultural revolution

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Who were the red guards?

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Mao’s army mostly made up of young students as young as ten

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12
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What is daoism and who created it?

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A religion created by Lao Zi that says retreat to nature and talks a lot about Chi: the flow of everything

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A polytheistic religion that includes of many gods and believes in reincarnation?

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Hinduism

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What was the INC?

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The indian national congress formed to get freedom from the british

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What is a policy of being isolated from outside political affairs?

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Isolationism

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What qin shihuangdi used to rule by strict law and punishment?

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Legalism

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17
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An excuse to rule?

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The mandate of heaven

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A group of people who believed in a democracy for China, and now currently live in Taiwan?

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Nationalists

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What is the ROC?

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republic of china also known as the nationalist party

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20
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What Gandhi and the Jains believe in?

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Nonviolence

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Why were the opium wars fought and who was fighting?

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Because the British sold so much opium Lin Xi zu started a war to decline trade and it was british vs china

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Who won the opium wars and why?

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British because china was still behind from isloationism

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23
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What are oracle bones?

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Bones used to tell your future

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24
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What was the partition of india?

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When India and pakistan split apart

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25
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What is believing in many gods?

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Polytheism

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26
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What did the Qing’s do?

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Built Yuan Ming Yuan

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27
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What is the queue order?

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The mandatory hair style of the manchus

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What was the writing of the Aryans?

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Sanskrit

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What caused the sepoy rebellion and what was it?

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When the workers of the BEIC rebelled because of no more pensions, bullet grease was used by pig and cow fat, and they abused the workers to much

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What is sikhism and what does it believe in?

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An eastern religion and it believes in reincarnation and monotheism

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31
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What is the three gorges dam?

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The biggest power source in the world that blocks up the Yangtze river

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What was the Tiananmen square massacre?

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When the people wanted to speak to the government, but they would not leave, so the government opened fire on them

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What are the holy books of the Aryans?

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Vedas

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34
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Which is the holiest book of the Aryans

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Rig Veda

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35
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What happened at the Xi’an incident?

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When the men of the nationalist party captured Chiang Kai Shek and made a peace treaty with the communists to fight the war

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36
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What was the garden that took 150 years to build created by the Qing and burned by the french?

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Yuan Ming Yuan

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37
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Who was Ghandi?

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He was a person who believed in nonviolence and went on marches and hunger strikes to get freedom from the Biritsh

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What did Qin Shihuangdi do?

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He connected the great wall, roads and canals, qin’s tomb, terra cotta statues, standardized axels, weights, and paper money

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39
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Who were the sepoys and what did they do?

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The Sepoy’s were workers for the BEIC and they rebelled because the British gave them no more pensions, used pig and cow fat bullet grease, abused the sepoys

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40
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Who were the Aryans?

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They took over india, wrote in sanskrit, and had vedas as there holy books

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41
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Who was Sun Tzu and what did he do?

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He wrote the art of war, a book based on battle tactics and strategies during the warring states period

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42
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Who was Confucius?

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A philosopher who created confucianism

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43
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Who was the second to last emperor and instead of building China a navy she built them a marble ship in a lake?

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Ci xi (empress dowager)

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44
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Who created Daoism?

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Lao zi

45
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Why did the INC not represent India enough? Also what formed because of this poor representation of India?

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They did not include Muslims, therefore the Muslim league formed

46
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Who had a huge Chinese navy, had a bigger fleet then Columbus?

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Zheng He

47
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Who was the Yongle emperor?

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Zhu Di

48
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Who started the BEIC?

A

British merchants

49
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Who was the leader of the Taiping rebellion?

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Hong Xiuquan

50
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Who took over most of Eurasia?

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Genghis Khan

51
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Who started the one child policy?

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Deng Xiaoping

52
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Who was the father of modern China and tried to China to be a democracy?

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Sun Yat-Sen

53
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Who was the first leader in the Yuan dynasty?

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Kublai Khan

54
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What is the lowest rank in the caste system?

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The untouchables

55
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Who was the creator of Buddhism?

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Siddhartha Guatama

56
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Why did Siddhartha create Buddhism?

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Because he was concerned with suffering

57
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Who wrote the letter to Victoria to stop Opium trade?

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Lin Zi xu

58
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Who was the first leader of the communist party and fought the Nationalists?

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Mao Zedong

59
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What was a system of law used by Qin Shihuangdi and it is ruled by strict law and punishment?

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Legalism

60
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What is an Island off of india?

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Sri Lanka

61
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Why is the yellow river called the river of sorrow?

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Because it changed course and killed millions of people

62
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What was the garden that took 150 years to build?

A

Yuan Ming Yuan

63
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What is the muslim part between India?

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Bangladesh

64
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Who rebelled over gun cartridges being made out of pig and cow fat?

A

The sepoys

65
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Who created the kingdom of heavenly peace and what was the rebellion called?

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Hong Xiuquan and the Taiping rebellion

66
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What type of economy does China have?

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A command economy

67
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Who created the caste system?

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The Aryans

68
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What is the only pass onto India?

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Khyber pass

69
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What river was the Harrapan and Mohenjo-Daro started on?

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The Indus river

70
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What was the holy river of India where they cooked and bathed?

A

The Ganges river

71
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What is the southern capital of China?

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Nanjing

72
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What are bones that had the oldest of the Chinese writings on them?

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Oracle bones

73
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Who fought against the communists in the civil war?

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Nationalists

74
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Where was Kublai Khan from?

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Mongolia

75
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Where is the ROC (republic of China) in?

A

Taiwan

76
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What is the writing of the Aryans?

A

Sanskrit

77
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2nd largest city in india?

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Mohenjo-Daro

78
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What was the massacre in 1989?

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Tiananmen square

79
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What was the holiest book of the Aryans?

A

The Rig Veda

80
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What forced the Chinese civil war to halt or awhile?

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The XI’an incident

81
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What killed 20-45 million people (greatest famine in history)?

A

Great Leap forward

82
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Who founded the BEIC

A

The British merchants

83
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Who wrote the art of war?

A

Sun Tzu

84
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Homeland of the Khans?

A

Mongolia

85
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People: Cook & wash in this holy river of India?

A

Ganges

86
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Social system of India since the Aryans?

A

Caste

87
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Father of modern China

A

sun yat-sen

88
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Time where kids ruled china?

A

Cultural revolution

89
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Where does one go when they reach enlightenment in Buddhism?

A

Brahman

90
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Difference between Brahma, Brahman, and Brahmin?

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Brahma:God
Brahman: Ultimate reality
Brahmin: Priest

91
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Advanced city in India?

A

Mohenjo-Daro

92
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What religion was in China during Mao’s rule?

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No religion

93
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Oldest book and writing in India?

A

Sanskrit and Vedas

94
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Sikhs believe in?

A

Equality
Reincarnation
Guru

95
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Shang dynasty used what to make art?

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Bronze casting

96
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Because of the partition what 2 countries where created and what religion?

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Pakistan and India, Pakistan for Muslims and India for others

97
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Tibet sits on what plateau?

A

Plateau of tibet

98
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Peoples republic of China?

A

Communist party

99
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3 hindu gods and what they do?

A

Brahma: Creator
Vishnu: Protetor
Shiva: Destroyer

100
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Only port open to trade in China before Opium wars?

A

Cantan

101
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Major plateau over India?

A

Deccan

102
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Jains believe in what?

A

Nonviolence

103
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What started because of the Versailles treaty?

A

May 4th movement

104
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What mountain range was created when China crashed into India?

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Himalayas

105
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3 differences between Buddhism and Hinduism

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Hinduism: Believes in reincarnation, No alcholhol or meat, believes in the caste system
Buddhism: Does not believe in reincarnation, no dietary restrictions, does not believe in the caste system

106
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1st noble truth

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There is suffering in the world. To live is to suffer.

107
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2nd noble truth

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The cause of suffering is self centered, desire and attachments

108
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3rd noble truth

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The solution is to eliminate desire and attachments

109
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4th noble truth

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To reach Nirvana one must follow the 8 fold path

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