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55 Cards in this Set
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Indo-Aryans
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1750 b.c. crossed Hindu Kush mountains from north of black and caspian sea
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citadel
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strong central fortress built on a brick platform
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raja
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chief that governed states or territories
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Vedas
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Indo-Aryan works of religious literature
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sanskrit
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Indo-Aryan language
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vedic age
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1500 b.c. to 1000 b.c.
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Brahmins
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special priests that knew proper rules and forms of religion
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epics
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long poems based on historical or religious themes
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varnas
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4 social classes in indian society
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monism
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all things are of the essence of God
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maya
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illusion of the senses according to hinduism
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Chandragupta Maurya
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established Mauryan empire
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Asoka
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Chandraguptas grandson converted to buddhism was peaceful and just
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Chandra Gupta II
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ruled gupta empire and society prospered
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suttee
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wives commiting society on their husbands burning funeral pyres
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Panchatantra
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5 books fables from the gupta period
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Nalanda
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buddhist university in ganges valley center of learning in gupta period
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aryabhata
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mathematician born A.D. 400
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3 regions of India
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1.Indo-Gangetic plain
2.Deccan Plateau 3. Mountains |
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Mohenjo Daro
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early Indian civilization large and carefully planned
stong fortress/citadel |
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upanishads
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written explanations of the vedic religion
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddha, "enlightened one", was a prince then went in search of suffering, found nirvana and became enlightened
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Bhagavad-Gita
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Most famous of Hindu scriptures
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loess
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fertile yellow soil of the huang he river valley
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bureacracy
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government organized into different levels and tasks
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animism
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the beleif that spirits inhabit everything
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Zia
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a line of kngs established by Yu ruled in 2200 b.c.
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Shang
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first dynasty, swept in 1750-1500 b.c.
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Zhou
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second dynasty, confucionism
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autocracy
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emporer has complete power
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civil service
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runs day to day business, exams that choose most qualified (han)
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leveling
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price control (han)
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Qin
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third dynasty, built great wall, harsh and powerful, started by cheng
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Han
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last dynasty, started by Liu Bang , ruled by Liu Ch'e
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Cheng
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ruled Qin Dynasty
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Great Wall of China
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4000 miles long
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Liu Bang
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Qin general that overthrew dynasty and started Han
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Liu Ch'e
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ruled han dynasty for longest, commonly known as "Wu Ti", ruled area larger than roman empire
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Yin
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force, female dark passive
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Yang
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Force, male bright active
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confucious
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great philosopher of zhou dynasty
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analects
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collection of confucious works
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Laozi
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founded daoism
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Dao De Jing
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compilation of Laozi's teachings
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Legalism
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part of Qin dynasty, harsh rules, peace through punishment
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Chang River
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Yangtze river, 3,434 mies, could hold seafaring ships
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Huang He River
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Yellow River, Chinas Sorrow, dikes, sits twelve feet above surrounding lands
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Xi River
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1200 miles, commercial waterway
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North and South China
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north-less rain,wheat
south-more rain,rice |
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Shang Dynasty
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lunar calendars,economy based on agriculture,bureacracy,animism,
ideographs |
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Legalism
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power,harsh laws,peace only came through punishment,founded by cheng, used in Qin dynasty
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Buddhism
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Asoka,eightfold path,charity, compassion, nirvana,4 noble truths
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Daoism
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indescribable force,people should withdraw from world,not based on wealth
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Confucionism
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importance of family,respect for elders and ancestors,wished to bring peace
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oracle bones
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bones of cattle or tortoise shells, used to ask question to ancestors
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