India/China

Question 1

Shiva

Answer 1

Hindu god (destroyer)

Question 2

Siddhartha
Gautama

Answer 2

Buddhism founder

Question 3

Buddha

Answer 3

“The enlightened one”

Question 4

Asoka

Answer 4

spread Buddhism thru missionary work- India to East Asia

Question 5

Monsoon

Answer 5

seasonal wind that brings wind and rain

Question 6

Subcontinent

Answer 6

large piece of continent that sticks out

Question 7

Brahman

Answer 7

Your essential self. The spirit of life

Question 8

Dharma

Answer 8

One’s duty to Hinduism

Question 9

Karma

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Moksha

Answer 10

Union with the Brahman

Question 11

Reincarnation

Answer 11

Rebirth of your soul into a new living being.

Question 12

Nirvana

Answer 12

Reaching the end of suffering—Buddhism like heaven

Question 13

Four Noble Truths

Answer 13

Guiding principle of Buddhism-to end suffering

Question 14

Eightfold Path

Answer 14

Buddhist path to Nirvana

Question 15

Caste

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Han Feizi

Answer 16

Founder of Legalism

Question 17

Laozi

Answer 17

Founder of Daoism

Question 18

Confucius

Answer 18

Greatest Chinese Philosopher- Confucianism

Question 19

Shi Huangdi

Answer 19

First Chinese Emperor - United China

Question 20

Wudi

Answer 20

Chinese Emperor came up with Civil Service System

Question 21

Feudalism

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Calligraphy

Answer 23

Chinese Writing – Very Nice

Question 24

Loess

Answer 24

Fine, Rich Soil- yellowish (yellow river nickname)

Question 25

Filial piety

Answer 25

Respect your elders

Question 26

Philosophy

Answer 26

System of Ideas

Question 27

Expansionism

Answer 27

Policy to make your lands bigger

Question 28

Acupuncture

Answer 28

Medical Treatment with use of needles relieving pain.

Question 29

Monopoly

Answer 29

Control of one business or product - SILK

Question 30

List 3 geographical features that isolated China

Answer 30

PACIFIC OCEAN, HIMALAYAS, GOBI DESERT

Question 31

nicknames for China rivers

Answer 31

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

Question 32

5 Characteristics of Confucianism

Answer 32

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

Question 33

5 Characteristics of Legalism

Answer 33

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

Question 34

5 Characteristics of of Taoism

Answer 34

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

Question 35

4 characteristics shared by Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 35

Reincarnation Nonviolence Veneration for Cattle Karma