India and China Vocab

Question 1

Subcontinent

Answer 1

A subcontinent are large areas of land that form a part of continent

Question 2

Monsoon

Answer 2

A wind that shifts in directions at certain times each year

Question 3

Castes

Answer 3

(Aryan) social groups

Question 4

Reincarnation

Answer 4

To die and come back to life as something else

Question 5

Karma

Answer 5

Good or bad deeds

Question 6

Silk Road

Answer 6

A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia

Question 7

Dharma

Answer 7

Duties and rules of caste

Question 8

Untouchable

Answer 8

One who breaks dharma or rules and duties, or people of really low ranking jobs

Question 9

Nirvana

Answer 9

Release from selfishness and pain

Question 10

Mandate of heaven

Answer 10

The divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority (in Chinese history)

Question 11

Dynastic cycle

Answer 11

The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Question 12

Filial piety

Answer 12

Respect for ancestors, family, and other authority

Question 13

Bureaucracy

Answer 13

A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government

Question 14

Daoism

Answer 14

Taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the Dao (way)

Question 15

Confucianism

Answer 15

Taught to respect elders and social order

Question 16

Civil service exam

Answer 16

An exam taken to get a government job using Confucius ideas

Question 17

Grand canal

Answer 17

Waterway in certain direction used for supply and transportation