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What were the two biggest settlements along the Indus River?

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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What are monsoons?

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Seasonal wind patterns that cause heavy rainfall in the summer and winter.

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Public wells supplied residents with fresh water in which settlement?

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Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro

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Who worshiped the goddess of destruction?

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Shiva

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What animal was thought to be scarce?

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Cows

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Hinduism is..,

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One of the worlds most practiced religion and also the oldest

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Hinduism had how many followers

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900 million

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Hinduism was developed on…..

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Prehistoric India

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Hinduism is mainly practiced in..

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India

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Polytheistic means..

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Multiple gods

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Polytheistic – Brahma was..

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The creator

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Polytheistic – Vishnu was..

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The preserver

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Polytheistic – Shiva

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The destroyer

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Polytheistic – Ganesha was…

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To pray for luck

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How many Vedas are there? What were they written in?

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4 Vedas, and written in Sanskrit

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What was Dharma?

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One’s duty in life

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What was karma?

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The results of ones actions

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What was yoga?

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Mediation for prayer

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What was the caste system?

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Social System in which Hindus lived by born into a Crete

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Who was at the top of the caste system? Who was in the 2,3,4,5?

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1) Brahmans
2) Kshatriyas
3) Vausyas
4) Sudras
5) Untouchables

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Where was the Vedic or epic age developed?

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Ganges river

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What was rajahs?

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Wealth was determined by cows

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What did the writing appear In?

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Sanskrit

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Where was Buddhism founded in?

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India

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Who was Siddhartha Gautama ?

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He lead a privileged life and questioned life’s sufferings.

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Why did Siddhartha Gautama give up his life?

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He gave up his life of wealth to figure out the meaning of life and a cure for human suffering.

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What was nirvana?

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The ultimate reality

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China has the worlds largest population..

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^^fact

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China has one of the worlds oldest cultures

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^^fun fact

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What was the huang he?(2)

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Also called the yellow river…. This river is 2900 miles and runs from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.

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What was Chang Jiang?(2)

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Also known as the Yangtze River…. It is 3400 miles long

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What was the xia dynasty?

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It was around 2000BC & it was the first dynasty of them all.

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What was the Shang dynasty?(4)

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It was around 1750-1122 BC
The kingdoms were divided into territories ruled by warlords.
Had a farming society
They worships past family members

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What was the Zhou dynasty?(2)

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Founded by wu wang

Around 1045-256 BC

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What was filial piety?

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Ones duty within the family

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What was dao

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The way of life

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What was the Qin dynasty?

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The only ruler was Qin shihuangdi

^^^the first and only

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What was censors?

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Helped emperor rule China’s vast territory

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What was legalism?

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Belief that humans are devil and can only be brought to the correct path by harsh punishments

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When did the Great Wall start building?

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In the Qin dynasty

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What was the Han dynasty?

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From 202BC-220AD

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Who was LuiPang?

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Lead peasant revolt to become the first emperor of the Han dynasty

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What was the civil service test?

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People got government jobs based on merit not family

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Who was Han wudi?(2)

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He expanded territories to the south

He extended the Great Wall

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What was Confucius?

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Focus on human behavior and the world…NOT SPIRITUALITY

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What are the five constant relationships?

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  • Parent to child
  • husband to wife
  • older sibling(friend) to younger sibling(friend)
  • ruler to subject
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What was daoism?(3)

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It was Laozi’s teachings
How people are to act with one another
People should not mess with the natural order of things, only behave property

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