Ancient China and India

Honoring ancestors in order to bring good fortune

Inspectors that made sure government officials were doing their job

Master Kung or First Teacher

a writing system developed by the Aryans

the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

River where the first civilizations of china appeared

First Emperor of China, unified through roads and currency, started Great Wall

Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.

A set of rigid social categories that determined a person's life

the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn 

belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death

Qin Dynasty's government is divided into

Nomadic raiders to the north that raided the Qin dynasty prompted the Great Wall

in Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment

a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with God

The father or oldest male is the authority figure in the family

The longest lasting Chinese dynasty

Shang dynasty used shell or bone posing questions to priests who interpret cracks 

All are Han achievements EXCEPT

LOWEST LEVEL OF INDIAN SOCIETY; not considered a real part of the caste system;

rulers and warriors

founder of Buddism; born a prince; left father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering

a seasonal wind in southern Asia

Zhou dynasty claimed it ruled China because...

in Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste

most famous mathematician of Gupta Empire and the first scientist known to have used algebra

A government in power, system of rule, period of rule

Harmony with nature and the universal order are beliefs of

Type of writing in China