World History Quiz 1 Unit 2

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person who denies himself pleasures and comforts

Back 1

ascetic

Front 2

to make a god of; to worship as a god

Back 2

deify

Front 3

ruler or chief in india

Back 3

rajah

Front 4

large land mass that is still smaller than a continent

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subcontinent

Front 5

any religious or philosophical system claiming to have insight into the divine nature through spiritual self-development

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theosophy

Front 6

religion of india

Back 6

hinduism

Front 7

india is often called a _____________

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subcontinent

Front 8

two mountain ranges to the northwest

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kithar range, sulaiman range

Front 9

mountain range to the northeast

Back 9

himalayan

Front 10

to the west of india is the _________ sea

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arabian

Front 11

to the east is the ___________

Back 11

bay of bengal

Front 12

to the south is the ______________, and also it borders ________

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indian ocean, burma

Front 13

__________ river in the south, _______ in the mid, _________ to the north

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krishna, narbada, ganges

Front 14

india was invaded by the aryan people from _________ to _______ bc

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1500, 900

Front 15

their conquerors are known today as ___________

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Dravidians

Front 16

they use a ________ language

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Sanskript

Front 17

the indo-aryans developed a ______ system

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caste

Front 18

four main castes:

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brahmans (priests), kshatriyas (warriors), vaisyas (artisans, merchants, bankers), sudras (peasants)

Front 19

the caste system was one of three _______

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"pillars"

Front 20

asoka was very important towards ________

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buddhism

Front 21

_______ followed after asoka

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menander

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chief cities were:

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mohenjo-daro and harappa

Front 23

from 325 to 185 bc india was ruled by a _________ dynasty

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mauryan

Front 24

sanskrit is related to ________, _________, and __________

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greek, persian, latin

Front 25

oldest sanskrit literature

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vedas

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scatter widely, spread out to cover a large space or surface

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diffuse

Front 27

having to do with characters or symbols

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ideographic

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branch of philosophy that tries to explain the real nature of things

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metaphysics

Front 29

managing the affairs or group of employees like a father treats his children

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paternalistic

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river to the north of china

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yellow river

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river to the n the central region of china

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yangtze river

Front 32

in the south of china:

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several small sivers

Front 33

years of the shang dynasty

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1500 to 1027 bc

Front 34

their civilization developed:

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farming, written script, metallurgy, growing of silk worms, schools of artistic achievement

Front 35

shang dyn. was overthrown by _________

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zhou

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zhou (chou) period was called

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"era of contending states"

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chou dyn. was overthrown by the ________ dyn.

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chin

Front 38

the first emperor

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shih huang hi

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shih huang hi ordered the building of _____________ to protect his country from the __________

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the great wall of china, Huns

Front 40

chin dyn. was overthrown by _________ dyn.

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han

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most significant han warrior

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wu ti

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wu ti was responsible for the ______________

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pax sinica

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most influential chinese philosopher

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confucius

Front 44

mencius is known for his belief in _____________

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democracy

Front 45

taoists are harmonious in the ______________

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laws of nature

Front 46

primary metal used in chinese art

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bronze