India and China Test Review

•a way of life that Buddhists belief leads to nirvana

•teachings of the Buddha which lie at the heart of the Buddhist religion

A raised area of flat land

•founder of the first Indian empire

Practice of nonviolence

Special regard for animals that are viewed as sacred is called

•all the actions of a person’s life that affect his or her fate in the next life

•a reformer whose teachings spread across Asia to become the core beliefs of Buddhism

•a Chinese philosopher who emphasized living in harmony with nature

in traditional Indian society, a social group into which a person is born

In Aryan culture, a collection of hymns, chants, and ritual instructions.

People who seek direct communion with Brahman are known as

– complete control of a product or business by one person or group

•the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

•a Chinese philosopher who focused on good government and social order

a marriage custom of payment to the bridegroom from the bride’s family

•union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

Union with Brahman. In Hinduism, the ultimate goal of existence

•a group of families that share a common ancestor

A single spiritual power that exists in nature

a person sent on a religious mission

•a system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owe military service

•respect for parents

A subgroup of a religion

•fine, yellow, windblown soil

a family in which parents, children, and their offspring shared a common dwelling

•the most honored Maurya emperor, who turned his back on conquest and converted to Buddhism

Aryan tribal chiefs were known as

One of the first cities of the Indus valley civilization

Seasonal winds that occur in India

Blending of two or more cultures

A large landmass that juts out from a continent

•the religious and moral duties of an individual

•the most famous Han emperor, who strengthened the government and economy

A person's essential self

The chief Aryan diety

First Emperor” who used brutal methods but created a united China

•the rise and fall of dynasties