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*Indo-European-nomadic people from central Asia that conquered the Harappans and moved south across the Hindu Kush
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Aryans
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*major mountain range in the plains of northern India
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Hindu Kush
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*ancient india set of rigid social categories that determined a person's occupation and economic potential and their position in society
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caste system
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aryans first writing system-1000 B.C-written down for legends, religious chants, and rituals
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sanskrit
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aryan leader-princes
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rajas
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*priestly class-usually considered to be at teh top of the social scale
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brahmans
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warriors-2nd is caste system
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kshatriyas
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*commoners-3rd in caste system
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vaisyas
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*the caste system that was most of the indian population
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sudras
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*lowest level in indian society and not even considered a real part of the caste system
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untouchables
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*the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death
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reincarnation
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*enlightenment through meditation-nirvana(union with universe as ultimate goal)-moral life(helped people)-ahimsa(non-violent)-dharma-karma-rejection of piests-ritual-and caste system
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buddihism
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the force generated by a person's actions will be reborn in the next life
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karma
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divine law
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dharma
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ultimate reality
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nirvana
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brahman (unchanging, all-pwerful spiritual force)-goal of life:moksha (union w/ brahman)-dharma(religious and moral duties)-karma(all actions that affect a person's fate)-reincarnation-ahimsa(non-violent)-respect for all life
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hinduism
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a system of ideas based on the teachings of Laozi
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doaism
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student of confucus-founded doaism
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laozi
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the route that was used to ship silk-was from roman empire to china
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silk road
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earliet known indian literature passes from generation to generation-written in sanskrit
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vedas
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chinese traveler-buddhist monk-admired gupta rulers-reported the greatness of the indian civilization culture-visited for several years in fifth century
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faxian
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grandson of chandragupta maurya-considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of india-converted to buddhism and used buddist ideas to guide his rule-set up hospitals for people and animals and ordered that trees and shelter be placed along the road to provide shade and rest for weary travelers-kind
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asoka
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1-ordinary life is full of suffering
2-this suffering is caused by our desire to satisfy ourselves 3-the way to end suffering is to end desire for selfish goals and to see others as extensions of ourselves 4-the way to end desire is to follow the middle path |
four noble truths
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the most important river in india culture
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the ganges river
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an aryan leader or prince
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raja
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a method of training designed to lead to such union
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yoga
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people who travel to religious places
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pilgrims
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longest written poem in any written language
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mahabharata
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acheving wisdom in the buddist religion
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nirvana
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merchants-common people
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vaisya
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priestly class
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brahman
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warriors
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kshatriyas
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middle path-nedd to know the four noble truths
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right view
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middle path0need to decide what we really want
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right intention
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middle path-need to decide what we really want
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right intention
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middle path-must seek to speak truth and speak well of others
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right speech
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dont kill-dont steal-dont lie-dont be unchaste-dont take drugs or drink alcohol
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right action
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middle path-dont kill-dont steal-dont lie-dont be unchaste-dont take drugs or drink alcohol
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right action
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middle path-must do work that uplifts our being
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right livelihood
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middle path-do things untill it is completely done correctly
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right effort
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middle path-think good thoughts
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right mindfulness
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middle path-must meditate to see the world in a new way
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right concentration
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eightfold path
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middle path
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an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from generation to another
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aristocracy
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gupta got a lot of economic advances from who?
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pilgrims
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qin emperor?
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qin shihuangdi
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qins official ideology?
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legalism
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the government in power
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regime
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had inspectors who checked on government officials to make sure they were doing their jobs
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censorate
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was built to keep the nomadic people from the north
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great wall of china
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great wall took a lot of what to build it
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effort and many workers
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founder of han dynasty?
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liu bang
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what kind of principles did the han dynasty have?
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confucian
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"martial emperor of han"-added southern regions below chang jiang into the empire-expanded china
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han wudi
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what inventions did the han dynasty have?
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rudder..fore-and-aft...rigging...iron casting
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why did the han dynasty decline?
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weak rulers-enjoying theirselve-too busy with the pleasures of the poor-civil wars
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what were the remarkable achievements of the han dynasty?
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finding sculptures & weapons
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society under han dynasty?
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great prosperity-peasants began to suffer-farming-military and forced labor
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qin dynasty-officials gain their positions by:
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being appointed of dismissed-instead of inheritance
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third philosophy that became popular in china-proposed that human beings were evil by nature
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legalism
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what focused on the fairs of the world instead of the spirits and political?
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confucianism
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what was the kep element of the social system of ancient china?
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male supremacy
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what was china like under the shang dynasty?
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mostyly farming society ruled by an sritocracy whos emajor concern was war
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what was the capital of the shang dynasty?
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they had at least five different capital cities before settling at Anyang
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what was the kings role in the shang dynasty?
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he could choose and remove leaders-was responsible for defending the realm-controlled large armies
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the chang kiang flows across central china and emptys into the _________
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yellow sea
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