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sanskrit |
the language of India |
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Brahman |
great god of Hinduism |
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wheel of life |
belief that a man's soul passes through many states (or rebirths) before it escapes the physical world |
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According to both Hindus and Buddhists, how can man achieve eternal peace? |
if his good works outweigh his bad |
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What was the career goal of a learned Chinese man? |
government service |
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What was the youngest of the major Asian civilizations? |
Japan |
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Taika reforms |
changed Japan from a clan government to a centralized government headed by the governor |
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samurai |
Japanese warriors |
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Genghis Khan |
greatest Mongol conqueror and founder of the Mongol dominance; conquered from China to Russia |
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Moscow |
the grown of this city weakened the Golden Horde in Russia |
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Swahili |
language that dominated the East African city-states |
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Which trade opened as Europeans began trading by ship with African kingdoms? |
slave trade |
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Hinduism |
dominant religion in India; Brahman, the world soul, permeates the universe |
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Castes |
rigid social divisions of India; included the following groups: priests, merchants, warriors, and servants/slaves |
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shogun |
Japanese word for "great general" |
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steppes |
grassy plains in Russia |
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Timbuktu |
the capital of the African kingdom of Mali |
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Bushido |
unwritten military code of Japan |
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Buddhism |
Eastern religion built upon works and moral behavior; the Four Noble Truths |
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Confucianism |
Eastern religion based on relationships; "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." |
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Shintoism |
Japanese form of nature worship and the divine descent of the emperor; "the way of the gods" |
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Ch'in dynasty |
gave China its name; Great Wall of China |
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Han dynasty |
opened the Silk Road |
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Kublai Khan |
established the Yuan dynasty in China |
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Batu Khan |
established the Golden Horde in Russia |
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sub-Saharan Africa |
the part of Africa south of the Sahara |
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According to both Hindus and Buddhists, how can man achieve eternal peace? |
by having his good works outweigh his bad |
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What was the goal of a learned Chinese man? |
a career in government service |
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Which civilization invented movable type? |
Chinese |
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List three key features that characterized early Indian society. |
joint-family, village, caste system |
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Identify the most influential class of people in each of the following civilizations: India, China, and Japan |
India - priests China - scholars Japan - warriors (samurai) |
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Identify the key river systems of India and China. |
India - Indus and Ganges Rivers China - Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze River |
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Why is our knowledge of much of African culture so sketchy? |
because most of their histories were not written down but passed on orally |
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What are three available sources for studying African history? |
oral tradition, archaeology, and accounts written by non-Africans |
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Name the three major religions of Africa. |
Christianity, Islam, traditional tribal religions |
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What ancient African civilization converted to Christianity? |
Aksum |
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What ancient African civilization conquered the Egyptians for a time? |
Kush |
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What did the ancient Chinese call their land and why? |
Middle Kingdom because they believed their country to be the center of the earth |
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List seven specific contributions that China made to the Western world. (any seven) |
silk, porcelain, china, printing, movable type, paper, the magnetic compass, fireworks, gunpowder |
