India and China Test Review

•teachings of the Buddha which lie at the heart of the Buddhist religion

•all the actions of a person’s life that affect his or her fate in the next life

•a Chinese philosopher who emphasized living in harmony with nature

•the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

•the rise and fall of dynasties

a person sent on a religious mission

One of the first cities of the Indus valley civilization

•respect for parents

•a Chinese philosopher who focused on good government and social order

•the religious and moral duties of an individual

In Aryan culture, a collection of hymns, chants, and ritual instructions.

A single spiritual power that exists in nature

Aryan tribal chiefs were known as

A large landmass that juts out from a continent

A raised area of flat land

•union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

in traditional Indian society, a social group into which a person is born

•a way of life that Buddhists belief leads to nirvana

•founder of the first Indian empire

Seasonal winds that occur in India

•the most famous Han emperor, who strengthened the government and economy

Special regard for animals that are viewed as sacred is called

The chief Aryan diety

Blending of two or more cultures

•fine, yellow, windblown soil

– complete control of a product or business by one person or group

•a group of families that share a common ancestor

Union with Brahman. In Hinduism, the ultimate goal of existence

First Emperor” who used brutal methods but created a united China

A person's essential self

•the most honored Maurya emperor, who turned his back on conquest and converted to Buddhism

a marriage custom of payment to the bridegroom from the bride’s family

•a reformer whose teachings spread across Asia to become the core beliefs of Buddhism

a family in which parents, children, and their offspring shared a common dwelling

Practice of nonviolence

People who seek direct communion with Brahman are known as

A subgroup of a religion

•a system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owe military service