India and China Flashcards
1
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First 2 Indian Empires
A
Gupta and Mauryan
2
Q
Kautila
A
Adviser to Chandra Gupta, said that empires survive on spies and assasins.
3
Q
Asoka
A
Expansionist warlord to Buddhist pacifist.
4
Q
Matriarch
A
Women in charge
5
Q
Patriarch
A
Men in charge
6
Q
Taxes were put on
A
Water and crops
7
Q
Religions
A
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism
8
Q
Mathematical Discoveries and inventions
A
0, Decimals, round Earth, 365 days.
9
Q
Chinese horseback fighters (Murder squads, Horse Vikings, etc)
A
Xiongnu
10
Q
Why farmers where angry
A
Taxed crops
11
Q
Wudi colonized
A
Manchuria, Korea, and Vietnam
12
Q
What peasants had to do for community
A
Work on irrigation systems.
13
Q
Assimilation
A
merge groups
14
Q
Silk Road
A
Trade route from Asia to Europe
15
Q
Fall of Han Empire
A
Rich took advantage of the poor
