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7658784535StupaBuddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound0
7658784536Edictshelped the people know the law under Ashoka1
7658784537Hunsconquered the Gupta Empire2
7658784538Ahimsabelief in nonviolence and reverence for all life3
7658784539Asceticsomeone who rejects worldly pleasures and lives a life of self-denial4
7658784540Enlightenmentstate of perfect wisdom and realizations5
7658784541Four Noble Truths1) all life involves great suffering 2) all suffering stems from desires for worldly pleasures and material things 3) suffering can end when one eliminates all of one's earthly desires 4) desire can be eliminated by following Buddhism's eight-fold path6
7658784542Nirvanastate of englightenment for Buddhists7
7658784543Reincarnationrebirth of a soul in a new body and new life8
7658784544Monasteriesestablished by Buddhists for the local lower classes9
7658784545Arabic Numeralsnumbers 0-9 that were actually created by Indians10
7658784546Caste SystemIndia's traditional social hierarchy 1) Brahmins 2) Kshatriyas 3) Vaishyas 4) Shurdas 5) Untouchables11
7658784547Varnaskin color12
7658784548BrahminsThe priestly and learned class13
7658784549KshatriyasThe warrior and ruling class14
7658784550VaishyasThe merchant and artisan class15
7658784551ShurdasThe peasant and serf class16
7658784552UntouchablesLowest class and had the worst jobs17
7658784553JatisSub-communities of each social group in India18
7658784554Silk Roadconnected China, India, and the Middle East, also traded goods and helped to spread culture19
7658784555Indian Ocean Tradeconnected the Indian empires to many different trading civilizations20
7658784556Five Basic Relationshipsruler to ruled, father to son, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, friend to friend21
7658784557Dao De Jingcollected ideas of Laozi22
7658784558Analectsbook written by Kong Fuzi that stresses the values and ideas of Confucianism23
7658784559Laozifounder of Daoism24
7658784560Yin Yangbalance between aggressive and submissive parts of humanity25
7658784561Han Fei Zushared leadership of Legalism with Li Si during the Qin Dynasty26
7658784562Shi Huangdifounder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor27
7658784563Great Wallbuilt in northern China to stop invaders from the north28
7658784564Xiongnua group of people who raided Chinese villages29
7658784565Civil Service Examhelped the Han dynasty select who would in the centralized government30
7658784566Chang' ancapital city of the Han Dynasty31
7658784567Yellow Turban Rebellionlargest death toll rebellion until the 1900s32
7658784568Silk Roadsimportant parts of the Silk Road hat put India on the map33
7658784569Filial Pietyrespect shown by children for their parents and elders34

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