Unit 2: India and China

Shang, Zhou, and Qin are examples of Chinese ______

What great, defensive structure stretches across northern China?

Qin Shi Huangdi unified these things in order to unify China

In ancient China,  priests used ______ to predict the future and answer questions

Under the Qin dynasty, which occupation was most honored?

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

What is the ability to read and write?

Modern numerals/ decimal system was invented in ancient __________

Fireworks, gunpowder, rockets, magnetic compass; all were inventions of ancient

What isolated China from other civilizations?

In the Zhou Dynasty, they could remove a ruler through __________.

Ancient Chinese called themselves "________" bc they saw China as the center of civilized world

_____ made a highway system with Rock Edicts along the side of the roads

Belief that people are inherently bad and need harsh laws to control them is what philosophy 

To bring back social harmony and order, Confucius thought society should be organized by _____.

Aryans brought what language to India?

In ancient India, one's life was heavily influenced by the _____ they were born into

_______ believed that suffering is caused by attachment to the things of this world

______ was a Mauryan ruler who conquered most of India, then converted to Buddhism. 

In ancient China, writing became an art form called

In a patriarchal society, the most important member of the family is the _____.

Seasonal winds that bring summer rains

Hindu idea of karma and reincarnation _________ the caste system

What kind of shadow did Indian astronomers look at to determine earth was round?

Religion that developed in Shang was a combination of animism and ________

A complex system of writing made ________ rates low in ancient China.

Which dynasty believed in Mandate of Heaven?

What is a distinguishing factor of Indus River Valley Civilizations?

Which group had the lowest respect in China?

What makes India part of a subcontent?

What helped spread Chinese products and ideas?

Untouchables in India

Why do we know relatively little about the Indus River Valley civilization?

What is another name for the Yellow River?

While the Huang He river provides fertile soil it also devastates China with

_____ is Confucius' teaching regarding respect for parents and elders.

_______ is the belief that the a soul is reborn in a different form

What symbol demonstrates the focus of natural order and balance?