Test Two: Chapters 4, 5, & 6 Flashcards
Asia’s 3 river valleys were home to what 3 Asian cultures?
Mesopotamia, India, China
What continent was the largest out of all 7?
Asia
What % of land did Asia cover?
33%
Highest point on land?
Mt. Everist
Lowest point on land?
Dead Sea
India’s land was classified as what, and why?
Classified as a subcontinent because of its separation from the rest of Asia.
What Mt. Range separates india from Asia?
Himalayas
Earliest known people in Asia (they lived at the Indus river valley)
Dravidians
What religion did India have?
Hinduism
What is the goal of Hinduism?
to become one with Brahma
What happens if you don’t reach brahma?
Reincarnation
What is Reincarnation?
The process of rebirth
What affects the process of reincarnation?
Karma (your actions in life)
What is India’s division of social classes called?
Cast system
In India can you switch your place in the Cast System?
No, the cast you are born in you must stay in.
What is the top class in the Cast system? And what do the jobs consists of?
Brahmans: Hindu Priest
What is the 2nd class in the Cast System
Princes and Warriors
What is the 3rd class in the cast system?
Landowners and merchants
What is the last class in the cast system?
Farmers, Laborers, and Servants
In India if you leave your cast what are you?
An Outcast, untouchable
When did the Mauryan Empire rule India?
321 B.C 184 B.C.
Asoka ruled what?
Mauryan Empire
Founded Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the goal of Buddhism?
To reach Nirvana
What empire reigned from 320 A.D to 535?
Gupta Empire
India’s Golden Age
Gupta Empire
Babar invaded who? What date?
India, 1526
Mogul Empire built what?
Taj Mahal (its a big grave)
Western Section?
Pakistan
Eastern Section?
Bangladesh
Contribution of India? (2)
Mathematics (specifically Algebra)
Highest quality of steel
2 main rivers of China?
Huang He & Yangtze
World’s oldest living civilization?
China (3,500)
China’s first civilization?
Huange He Civilization
When did the Shang Dynasty rule?
1525-1028 B.C.
harvesting silk and a system of writing was developed by what Dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
China’s longest living dynasty?
Chou Dynasty (longest ruling shortest sounding name) (pronounced Joe)
What philosophies were created by the Chou Dynasty?
Taoism and Confucianism
Who was first to rule over a united China?
Shin Huang Ti
Ch’in Dynasty was known for what structure?
The great wall of china
Ch’in Dynasty ruled what time period?
225-206 B.C.
What Dynasty ruled at the top of China’s power?
Han Dynasty
What was the purpose of the “silk road”?
To connect China to the Roman world
What was the Han Dynasty accomplishment?
Creating an accurate calendar
Who conquered China in the 1200’s
Genghis Khan
Descendants of Genghis Khan accomplish what?
The Yuan Dynasty
Mongols
Largest Continental Empire
Who traveled through the east during Kublai Khans’s Empire?
Marco Polo
Japan’s 4 main islands?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyusha, and shikoku