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51 Cards in this Set
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Aryans |
warlike people from central Asia, took over India |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
aka Buddha, "The Enlightened One", created Buddism |
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Asoka |
Mauryan ruler; converted to Buddhism and spread Buddism |
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Gupta Empire |
greatest era of prosperity and achievement; advances in literature, math, science, medicine |
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Kalidasa |
Indian poet, dramatist, and playwright; "the Indian Shakespeare" |
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Confucius |
"The Master", true name- K'ung Futzu; most honored teacher in Chinese history |
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Lao-tzu |
founder of Taoism |
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Qin Shi Huang |
founder of Qin dynasty, built Great Wall |
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Wu TI |
most famous Han ruler; drove back Huns and extended China's territory |
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Li Po |
most popular/prolific poet in Tang dynasty; poems expressing emotion and sentiment |
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Yamato Clan |
centered on Honshu; forged unified Japanese state |
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Jimmu Tenno |
"heavenly prince"; supposedly direct descendant of sun goddess and ancestor of Yamato |
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Prince Shotoku |
member of Japanese imperial family; made Buddhism the national religion |
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Fujiwara |
one of the powerful families that controlled most of the government; took over the empire with a newborn son |
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Yoritomo |
leader of Minimato Clan; became supreme military leader |
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Chinggis Khan |
"universal leader"; true name- Temujin; leader of Mongol tribes and expanded Mongol territory |
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Kublai Khan |
grandson of Chinggis; last of Khans; conquered China |
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Batu Khan |
led Mongols into Europe but withdrew to Volga River- created Golden Horde in Moscow |
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Golden Horde |
strongest Mongol state in western Asia |
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Ivan III |
Grand Prince in Moscow, openly challenged Mongols; laid foundation for independent Russian state |
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Tamerlane |
actually Timur the Lame; claimed descent from Chinggis; made conquests but died and lost control |
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Babur |
"The Tiger", captured Dehli; imposed Islam in India; established Mughal dynasty |
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Mughal |
Indian name for Mongol; dynasty in India (1526) |
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Akbar |
grandson of Babur; expanded Mughal empire and reformed Indian government |
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Frumentius |
Syrian Christian; converted Aksum to Christianity |
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Mansa Musa |
most famous ruler of Mali; converted to Islam bc previous rulers were Muslims; encouraged learning |
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topography |
the physical features of a land |
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Sanskrit |
new Indian language established by Aryans |
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Vedas |
collection of religious Aryan literature |
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joint family |
extended family including grandchildren, grandparents, and other close blood relatives |
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castes |
rigid social groups |
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Hinduism |
main religion in India; belief in Brahman and lesser gods |
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Brahman |
greatest god that permeates everything in universe according to Vedas |
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Buddism |
belief that works and moral behavior free men form selfishness and eventually they reach nirvana |
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Shintoism |
"the way of the gods"; form of animism |
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Middle Kingdom |
Chinese believed that China was center of the earth |
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Ancestor Worship |
burned incense to spirits of dead at ancestral altar for blessings/guidance |
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Taoism |
find peace and happiness by living in harmony with nature |
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Taika Reform |
"Great Change"; turnabout in Japanese political and economic structure |
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Shogun |
"great general"; title granted to Yoritomo |
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Samurai |
bushi; Japanese warriors; leading class in society |
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Bushido |
"the way of the warrior"; unwritten military honor code that governed Samurai conduct |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
south of the Sahara |
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Swahili |
language of east African city-states; survived today |
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polygamy |
marriage of more than one spouse |
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Pax Sinica |
"Chinese Peace" |
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4 Noble Truths |
1) Suffering is part of all existence 2) Suffering has a cause- selfish desires 3) Suffering can be overcome by destroying selfish desires 4) Follow the Eightfold Path to destroy Selfish desires |
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Eightfold Path |
correct beliefs, intentions, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, thoughts, meditations |
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4 Castes |
Brahmans- priests Shatriya- rulers/warriors Vaishya- merchants/traders Sudras- servants "untouchables" |
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4 Vedas |
Rig Sama Yajur Atharva |
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5 basic human relationships in Confucianism |
1) Father-son 2)Elder-younger 3) Husband-wife 4) Friend-friend 5) Ruler-subject |
