Chapter 4 - Prep

The proper way Chinese kings were expected to rule under the mandate of heaven

An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another

A religions doctrine introduced in northern India in the sixth century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha

The highest mountains in the world

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)

West of the Ganges River, this river establishes a relatively dry plateau that forms the backbone of the modern Pakistan

Known to the chinese as the First Teacher

A method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with God

A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan

A confederation of nomadic tribes from the Gobi area with a ruling class of unknown origin.

The grandson of Chandragupta, who is considered the greatest leader of the Mauryan Empire.

In Hinduism, the divine law that rules karma; it requires all people to do their duty based on their status in society

Indo-European language

Second city in early Harappan civilization south west of Harappa

A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation

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

People who journey to a religious place

A seasonal wind in southern Asia

Another word for the social classes in the Caste system that ranked people from high to low

One of ancient India's greatest writers during the Gupta era

Desert that separates China from Mongolia

A system of ideas based on the teachings of Laozi

In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life

Divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation.

The simple message that is the basis of Buddhism

Stretches across China for roughly 2,900 miles also known as the Yellow River; yellow silt for farming

Moved south across the Hindu Kush mountain range into the plains of northern India

Claim by Chinese kings of the Zhou dynasty that they had direct authority from heaven to rule and to keep order

The rebirth of an individual's soul in a different form after death

Ultimate reality