Ch. 7 & 8 China, India, and Africa

area south of the Sahara desert that every year keeps getting smaller while desert gets bigger

Most people in Africa live on the _________, or grassy plains

—These fierce fighters, called the ______,were related to the Huns who invaded the Roman Empire

overthrew the Han dynasty, he was a confucian scholar and a member of the royal court

ancient city in West Africa that archaeologists found artifacts of in 1977

Chandragupta Maurya's grandson, he took the Mauryan empire to its greatest height of power

known as the Martial Emperor b/c he loves war, great-grandson of Liu Bang

ruled China for more than 400 years, is divided into two periods

wife of Liu Bang, took over control after he died b/c their son was to young to rule

acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs

Who was the first empire of the Mauryan Empire in India?

—occurs when a group has exclusive control over the production and distribution ofcertain goods

Which one of these gods is not one of the 3 important gods to the Hinduism religion

—type of government in which a central authority controls the running of a state

—teachesthat desire causes suffering and that humans should overcome desire by following Buddha

—MostIndian families were ____________, headed by the eldest male

These factors can either push people out of an area or pull them into an area

a religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life

won a civil war battle against Xiang Yu, and became the 1st emperor of the Han dynasty

—India’s 2nd empire oversaw a great flowering of Indian civilization, especially Hindu culture

is a permanent move from one country or region to another

3rd Gupta emperor who conquered the Shakas, giving the Gupta empire access to the Med. Sea

—The people who lived in this region spoke the _______ language and are called the Tamil people

China promoted this, the process of making conquered peoples part of Chinese culture

—mounded stone structures built over holy relics

Those who held the Buddha’s stricter, original teachings belonged to the ________ sect 

largest desert in Africa, located in northern Africa

the new form of Buddhism, following different teachings than before

step-like ridges helped the soil retain water/prevented it being washed downhill in heavy rains

is a complex polytheistic religion that blended Aryan beliefs with the gods from Indus Valley

—Some Tamil groups were ___________, headed by a mother rather than the father

West Africa's earliest known culture was that of the _______ people

1st Egypt was the power in Africa, then the Kush, then it was _____________

One of India’s greatest writers 

Tradersfrom Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, and the Roman Empire crowded Aksum’s chief seaport

—government jobs that civilians obtained by taking examinations

After years of turmoil, a strong leader again arose, no relation to Chandragupta Mauryan

After Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the royal Nanda family he established the _____ empire

 traders used these routes to bring silk from China to western Asia and then on to Rome

How did Aksum fall?

They were farmers and nomadic herders who developed and passed along the skill of ironworking

In West Africa, these storytellers kept African history alive,passing it from parent to child

The kingdom of Aksum reached its height between 325-360 CE, when a strong ruler took the throne