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India/China Flashcards

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Shiva

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Hindu god (destroyer)

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Siddhartha
Gautama

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Buddhism founder

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Buddha

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“The enlightened one”

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Asoka

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spread Buddhism thru missionary work- India to East Asia

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Monsoon

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seasonal wind that brings wind and rain

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Subcontinent

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large piece of continent that sticks out

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Brahman

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Your essential self. The spirit of life

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Dharma

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One’s duty to Hinduism

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Karma

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Moral code of Hinduism/Buddhism, better person you are the higher you
reincarnate

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Moksha

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Union with the Brahman

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth of your soul into a new living being.

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Nirvana

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Reaching the end of suffering—Buddhism like heaven

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Four Noble Truths

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Guiding principle of Buddhism-to end suffering

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Eightfold Path

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Buddhist path to Nirvana

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Caste

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A social hierarchy of Hinduism, your occupation determines your status.

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Han Feizi

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Founder of Legalism

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Laozi

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Founder of Daoism

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Confucius

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Greatest Chinese Philosopher- Confucianism

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Shi Huangdi

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First Chinese Emperor - United China

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Wudi

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Chinese Emperor came up with Civil Service System

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Feudalism

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System where local lords governed their own land in exchange for
loyalty and military service

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Mandate of Heaven

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Idea for one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had
the blessing of the gods.

23
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Calligraphy

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Chinese Writing – Very Nice

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Loess

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Fine, Rich Soil- yellowish (yellow river nickname)

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Filial piety

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Respect your elders

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Philosophy

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System of Ideas

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Expansionism

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Policy to make your lands bigger

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Acupuncture

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Medical Treatment with use of needles relieving pain.

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Monopoly

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Control of one business or product - SILK

30
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List 3 geographical features that isolated China

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PACIFIC OCEAN, HIMALAYAS, GOBI DESERT

31
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nicknames for China rivers

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Yellow river (bc of soil) and River of Sorrow (bc of unpredictable floods)

32
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5 Characteristics of Confucianism

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TEXT: ANALECTS, FOUNDER: CONFUCIUS, EMPHASIS ON DUTY AND
HUMANITY, PEOPLE ARE NATURALLY GOOD, 5 RELATIONSHIPS

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5 Characteristics of Legalism

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FOUNDER: HANFEIZI, HARSH LAWS, HARSH PUNISHMENT, PEOPLE ARE
NATURALLY EVIL, STRENGTH IS RULERS BEST VIRTUE

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5 Characteristics of of Taoism

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FOUNDER: LAOZI, TEXT: TAO TE CHING (WAY OF THE DAO), DON’T LIKE
GOVT., WANT PEACE AND HARMONY, GO WITH THE FLOW MENTALITY

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4 characteristics shared by Hinduism and Buddhism

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Reincarnation
Nonviolence
Veneration for Cattle
Karma

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