history ch 4 Flashcards
3 river valleys in Asia were home to what 3 Asian Cultures
Mesopotamia, India, China
Largest continent in both land (33%) and people (66%)
Asia
highest point on land
Mt. Everest
lowest point on land (also saltiest)
Dead Sea
Why is India classified as a subcontinent
its size and separation from the rest of Asia
mountain range that separates India from Asia
Himalayas
earliest known people in Asia (who were in the Indus RIver Valley around 2000 B.C)
Dravidians
modern day Iranians
Aryans
conquered the Dravidians around 1500
Aryans
Most popular religion of India
Hinduism
The god of hinduism; “the one universal soul of all living things”
Brahma
What is the purpose of hinduism
Becoming one with the spirit of Brahma
process of “rebirth” where a person’s karma (actions in life) evolves the soul toward spiritual perfection
Reincarnation
What does hinduism say affects what you reincarnate as
Karma
The caste a person is born in must always stay the same. List the classes.
Brahmans: Hindu Priests
Princes and Warriors
Landowners and Merchants
Farmers, laborers, and servants
“untouchable”; someone who has broken the rule of his caste
outcaste
Native Indian family (Mauryas) that controlled India from 321 B.C. to 184 B.C.
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire’s greatest leader
Asoka
Religion founded by a nobleman named Siddharta Gautama (A.K.A. Buddha)
Buddhism
who founded Buddhism; what did he call himself
Siddharta Gautama; buddha
the separation from the world/state of nothingness
Nirvana
Purpose of buddhism
Attempts to reach nirvana through reincarnation
Ruled India from A.D. 320 to 535
Gupta Empire
India’s “Golden Age”
Gupta Empire
Babar (Mogul ruler from Afghanistan) who invaded and conquered India in 1556
Mogul Empire