Ancient Indian & Chinese Empires

Becuase of it's good rule in China many Chinese today call themselves

4000 miles of routes that contected China and the West and was used for trade.

The number symbols we use in the US are the ones created by Indian scholars called

Under this empire Hinduism became the main religion

This civilization's social structure recognized peasant farmers as higher than artisans

This person defeated on of Alexander's generals who reached India

This civilization value boys more than girls

Took over rule of China when her husband died and her son was too young

The Han were weakened by weak leaders and gap between rich and poor which lead to this period

When merchants travelled over the Silk Roads they would

This leader helped to spread Buddhism throughout India and beyond

This leader abandoned expansion b/c the brutality of war conflicted with his Buddhist beliefs

Chinese culture stresses the confucianism belief of obedience, respect, &devotion

If anyone shared how silk products were created the punishment was

The first to create a unified China

Political philosophy that a powerful and efficient government was key to maintaining order

This person was called the Martial Emperor because he fought the Xiongnu.

The Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian describe the Gupta empire as

Founder of India's first empire

China's most prized product they traded

Items traded over the Silk Roads routes were

This state rose to power during the Warring States period.

Through cultural diffusion this spread to China

Under this empire rule in China was not as harsh and improvements were made

This leader was inspired by Alexander's conquest

Under this system people were tested on Confucianism in order to gain a job in the government

Led the peasants revolt in China against a harsh empire

Relied on a stong centralized government to crush resistance