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Who was the founder of Buddhism?
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Gautama
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Founder of Buddhism |
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What are the core beliefs of Buddhism?
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4 noble truths and following the
8 fold path |
core beliefs of Buddhism |
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Which group invaded the Indus Valley civilization and what did they leave behind?
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Aryan-- left Vedas and caste system in India
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group who invaded the Indus Valley and what did they leave behind? |
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What empire in India did Asoka belong to?
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Mauryan
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What empire in India did Asoka belong to? |
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Who was Asoka?
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ruler who sent missionaries for Buddhism who ruled the Mauryan empire of India
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Who was Asoka? |
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What architectural feature did Shi Huang Di have built? What was the purpose of the architectural element?
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Great Wall of China /to keep out the Mongols/Huns
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What architectural feature did She Huang Di have built? What was the purpose of the architectural element? |
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What was the language of India?
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Sanskrit
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What was the language of India? |
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In the caste system of India, how are you placed on the caste and what does it determine?
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You are born into a caste. It determines your jobs-- could not move easily out of your caste-- very unequal-- It determined who you married and education level.
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In the caste system of India, how are you placed on the caste and what does it determine? |
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What was one of the greatest contributions of the Gupta empire?
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concept of zero and the decimal system
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What was one of the greatest contributions of the Gupta empire? |
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Why is India called a subcontinent?
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Separated by Hindu Kush and Himalyan Mountains/isolated and surrounded by Indian Ocean
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Why is India called a subcontinent? |
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What 2 rivers were most important in the role of East Indians?
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Indus and Ganges (Most sacred river)
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What 2 rivers were most important in the role of East Indians? |
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What mountain pass and which mountains was used by invaders and migrations alike into India?
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Khyber Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains
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What mountain pass and which mountains was used by invaders and migrations alike into India? |
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What did the rulers of the Mauryan empire of India contribute for their people?
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good roads
spread of Buddhism free hospitals and vet clinics parks |
What did the rulers of the Mauryan empire of India contribute for their people? |
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Which empire of India was known as the Golden Age? Why was it called the Golden Age?
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Gupta
wealthy/ traded on silk road and math/science inventions |
Which empire of India was known as the Golden Age? Why was it called the Golden Age? |
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Who invaded the Indus Valley and what were the cities invaded? This area is sometimes referred to as what?
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Aryans and went into Harappa and Mohenjo daro
Harappan Civilization |
Who invaded the Indus Valley and what were the cities invaded? This area is sometimes referred to as what? |
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In Hinduism, how does one move from one caste to another in reincarnation?
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good deeds through karma
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In Hinduism, how does one move from one caste to another in reincarnation? |
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Name the two sacred texts for Hinduism
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Vedas and Upanishads
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Name the two sacred texts for Hinduism? |
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Hinduism is NOT polytheistic, in reality-- how are the gods described in Hindu?
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Many forms of one god
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Hinduism is NOT polytheistic, in reality, how are the gods described in Hindu? |
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Who unified China? What was his dynasty?
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Shi Huang Di and of the Qin dynasty
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Who unified China? What was his dynasty? |
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What were some good contributions made by Shi Huang Di?
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standard weights and measures
roads census for equal taxation unified China under Mandarin chinese language |
What were the good contributions made by Shi Huang Di? |
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What products did China trade with other regions?
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silk and porcelain
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What products did China trade with other regions? |
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What trade route was the gateway from China with other parts of the world under the Han dynasty?
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Silk Road
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What trade route was the gateway from China with other parts of the world under the Han dynasty? |
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Classical China began with the Qin and Han Dynasties. What were contributions in addition to Shi Huang Di's to China?
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Han developed civil service system-- which meant that people had to pass an examination which determined their skills for the job--
It based employment on the ability to perform the job and not who you were related to i.e. meritocracy |
Classical China began with the Qin and Han Dynasties. What were contributions in addition to Shi Huang Di's to China? |
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Emperor Shi Huang Di practiced legalism as a religious philosophy. What is legalism?
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It gave the emperor ultimate and total authority and treated him as a god. (autocracy) Believed that humans are bad and must be controlled by HARSH LAWS
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Emperor Shi Huang Di practiced legalism as a religious philosophy. What is legalism? |
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In legalistic China under Shi Huang Di, what happened to the other philosophies of China? i.e. Confucianism
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Burned most of their books and buried many scholars alive
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In legalistic China under Shi Huang Di, what happened to the other philosophies of China? i.e. Confucianism |
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What are some of the core beliefs of confucianism?
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education is the best path created a scholarly gentry
respect for elders (filial piety) ancestor veneration (worship) Yin and Yang Code of Politeness |
What are some of the core beliefs of confucianism? |
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What is the way?
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Taoism or Daoism
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What is the way? |
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What are core beliefs of Taoism?
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harmony with nature
ancestor veneration no government service Yin and Yang |
What are core beliefs of Taoism? |
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Where did Buddhism spread when Asoka sent his missionaries?
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China and SE Asia
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Where did Buddhism spread when Asoka sent his missionaries? |
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The belief of Yin and Yang represent what in philosophies? Which philosophies believe in Yin and Yang?
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opposites in both Confucianism and Taoism
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The belief of Yin and Yang represent what in philosophies? Which philosophies believe in Yin and Yang? |
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What is meant by India is a subcontinent?
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It is because it is separated by mountain ranges from the rest of Asia-- includes Pakistan and Bangladesh and is often referred to the South Asia subcontinent
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What is meant by India is a subcontinent? |
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In the caste system, what group is so low that it is not part of the caste and why?
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untouchables because handle jobs with body fluids
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In the caste system, what group is so low that it is not part of the caste and why? |
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The Gupta empire contributed to what?
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astronomy: the earth revolves around the sun, Pi and the lunar eclipses
Medical Setting of Bones |
The Gupta empire contributed to what? |
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What is the highest caste level and who belongs to it?
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Brahman--priests
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What is the highest caste level and who belongs to it? |
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What do we call the after life and release from reincarnation for Hindu? Buddhism?
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Moksha for Hindu
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What do we call the after life and release from reincarnation for Hindu? Buddhism? |
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What is the core belief that desires cause and needs release in Buddhism?
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pain and suffering
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What is the core belief that desires cause and needs release in Buddhism? |
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Compare and Contrast Buddhism and Hinduism--
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Similarities: Nirvana/Moksha
Reincarnation Meditation and Fasting Karma Differences: Caste system- Found in Hinduism only gods- no god in Buddhism dharma-found with caste and not in Buddhism treatment of women-Buddhists better treatment |
Compare and Contrast Buddhism and Hinduism-- |
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What was a major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
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Buddhism-- no caste and Hinduism-- caste
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What was a major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? |
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What would be a similarity in Confucianism and Hinduism?
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Both preserved social inequality
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What would be a similarity in Confucianism and Hinduism? |
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A similarity in Buddhism and Hinduism was...
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Reincarnation
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A similarity in Buddhism and Hinduism was... |
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Hinduism and Buddhism were similar in that they both urged...
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all life is sacred
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Hinduism and Buddhism were similar in that they both urged... |
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What were contributions of classical China?
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civil service system
silk paper porcelain |
What were contributions of classical China? |
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Which Indian dynasty ruled a larger territory?
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Mauryan
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Which Indian dynasty ruled a larger territory? |
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What did the concept of Mandate of Heaven or Son of Heaven promote?
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remoteness of emperor from his subjects, centralization of his power, and explaining the decline of dynasties
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What did the concept of Mandate of Heaven or Son of Heaven promote? |
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How did the Chinese government come to accept the philosophy of Taoism?
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Taoists gave spiritual insights and did not aspire to work in the government and eventually acknowledge the mandate of heaven concept.
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How did the Chinese government come to accept the philosophy of Taoism? |
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How are the Qin dynasty and the Babylonian dynasty with Hammurabi similar? |
Both had harsh laws to keep people in line |
How are the Qin dynasty and the Babylonian dynasty with Hammurabi similar? |
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Code of Politeness is found in which philosophy? |
Confucianism |
Code of Politeness is found in which philosophy? |
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Where did Hinduism spread? How did it spread? |
India to SE Asia Angkor Wat in Cambodia |
Where did Hinduism spread? How did it spread? |
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What are the two architectural elements known for Shi Huang Di of the Qin Dynasty? |
Great Wall and his terracotta soldiers/ mausoleum |
What are the two architectural elements known for Shi Huang Di of the Qin Dynasty? |
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Identify the civilization in the photo- dynasty? |
Qin Dynasty of China |
Identify the civilization in the photo-dynasty? |
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Identify the civilization in the photo-dynasty? |
Han Dynasty-China --golden age of China |
Identify the civilization in the photo-dynasty? |
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Han Dynasty contributions. |
Compass, block printing, paper, gunpowder |
Han Dynasty contributions. |
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Who created the 1st empire in China and name? |
Qin- Shi Huang Du |
Who created the first empire in China and name? |
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Who would state the following? "All suffering is caused by attachment to things." |
Buddhism-- 4 noble truths |
Who would state the following? "All suffering is caused by attachment to things." |
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Of Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism: Which one has monasteries? |
Buddhism |
Of Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism: Which one has monasteries? |
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Identify the following and match to a philosophy/religion. |
Stupa/ Buddhism |
Identify the following and match to a philosophy/religion. |
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The following picture would be associated with which dynasty and philosophy? |
Qin-- legalism |
The following picture would be associated with which dynasty and philosophy? |
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What is a satrap in Persia? |
Governor of imperial bureaucracy |
What is a satrap in Persia? |
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What is the religion of Persia and what does it mean? |
Zoroastrianism Means light vs. dark or good vs. evil |
What is the religion of Persia and what does it mean? |
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What are the three levels of an imperial bureaucracy? |
Satrap Military Generals Tax collectors |
What are the three levels of an imperial bureaucracy? |
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What was the Cyrus Cylinder and what does it present? |
Religious freedom, Jews able to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem after defeating Babylon |
What was the Cyrus cylinder and what does it represent? |
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What did Cyrus the Great accomplish? |
Freed Jews, religious freedom, expanded Persian empire and Royal Road |
What did Cyrus the Great accomplish? |
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Who was Darius I and what did he accomplish? |
imperial bureaucracy and expanded Persian empire to NW India |
Who was Darius I and what did he accomplish? |
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What was the Royal Road and its importance? |
Expanded by Darius to effectively move the military across empire and expand trade, communication |
What was the Royal Road and its importance? |
