7453937076 | Qin Shi Huang | The first and the greatest emperor of the Qin Dynasty Created Great Wall of China | 0 | |
7453937077 | Ashoka | Greatest Mauryan Emperor Started off as conqueror Had a law code: the rock and pillars of Edict Encouraged Buddhism | 1 | |
7453937078 | Ahmisa | Non violence | 2 | |
7453937079 | Aryans | Invaded India | 3 | |
7453937080 | Aryans crossed | Hindu Kush, Himalayas to the east of the Hindu Kush. | 4 | |
7453937081 | Two rivers China developed on | Yangtze and Yellow river | 5 | |
7453937082 | Vedas | Sacred texts of Hinduism | 6 | |
7453937083 | Caste system of India | 1. Brahmin which included Priests 2. Kshatriyas which included warriors and rulers 3. VAISYAS which included skilled traders, merchants, landowners and Minor officials 4. Sudras which included commoners, peasants, and servants 5. Untouchables which included outcast-out of class, street sweepers, and Latrine cleaners | 7 | |
7453937084 | Four Noble Truths | 1. Life is full of suffering 2. Suffering come from desire/wanting 3. Suffering stops when desire/wanting stops 4. In order to stop those desire/wants follow the Eight fold path | 8 | |
7453937085 | Ashoka captured | Kalinga last | 9 | |
7453937086 | Trimurti | Highest gods in Hinduism Brahman= Creator Vishnu= Preserver Shiva= Destroyer | 10 | |
7453937087 | Location of yellow river | The one more towards the northeast | 11 | |
7453937088 | Gupta | First to make inoculations, vaccines/shots | 12 | |
7453937089 | Lao Tzu | The Old Master, founder of Daoism | 13 | |
7453937090 | Ying Yang | Symbol of Daoism Yin=humanity's submissive and feminine side Yang=humanity's aggressive and masculine side Ying and gang=both yin and yang both sides come together in harmony | 14 | |
7453937091 | Civil Service Exam | Exams that were based on Confucian principles that Chinese government officials must pass to become a government official | 15 | |
7453937092 | Buddhism declines | Due to absorption into Hinduism | 16 | |
7453937093 | Legalism | a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws Shi Huangdi believed in legalism | 17 | |
7453937094 | Filllial Piety | The important virtue in Confucianism where people respect their parents, elders, and ancestors | 18 | |
7453937095 | Daoism (Taoism) | Appear in Zhou Dynasty Origin shrouded in mystery Sacred text: Dao De Jing (The Classic Way and the Virtue) Teachings: seek happiness and wisdom by the way of the path, or dao. To follow dao is to renounce Worley ambitions and society and instead seek harmony with nature. Goal: keep Yin and Yang in balance Daoism appeals to China's peasants because of their connection to natural forces and lands | 19 | |
7453937096 | Confucianism | Appears in decline of Zhou Dynasty Founder: K'ung Fu-tzu (Confucius) Confucius was born into poverty and had a lot of different jobs, all the while developing his own thoughts about the individual's relationship to the state Sacred Text: Analects | 20 | |
7453937097 | Persian wars | Greece vs Persia Cause: Persia tries to take over Greek territory and then Athens steps in to help Effect: Athens hits Golden Age, Persian decline, Athens gets overconfident Two important battles: Battle of Salamis, Athens funneled the Persian Navy through a narrow strait, and Battle of Thermopylae, Sparta funnels Persian Army through a narrow passageway Greece wins | 21 | |
7453937098 | Peloponnesian War | Sparta vs Athens Cause: Athens forcing other city-states to pay taxes and to do other things Effect: Greece is weak Sparta wins this war by having Persian Navy military, they help because the Athens initially starts the Persian wars, set up a blockade. | 22 | |
7453937099 | Zoroastrianism | Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra. Beliefs: God=Ahura Mazda or "wise lord", believes in god of darkness and other lesser gods, none of which were supposed to be worshiped, and had concepts of heaven and hell Sacred text: Avestas Religion was passed down orally by priests called magi. | 23 | |
7453937100 | The officials in the passage most likely were able to keep a closer contact with the Persian emperor with help from the | Postal service along the royal road | 24 | |
7453937101 | In which civilization was local autonomy most prized | Greece more local autonomy than Egypt, China, and Rome | 25 | |
7453937102 | Which similarity between Greece and Rome is shown in this chart | Both gave citizens a role in choosing government | 26 | |
7453937103 | Which best describes the relationship between religion and government most clearly | China separated them more than Egypt, Greece, and Rome | 27 | |
7453937104 | The route most clearly showing an interregional (over many regions) movement is the one | Showing the movement of silk from China | 28 | |
7453937105 | Which statement provides context for understanding Roman trade as shown in the map above | Rome's location near the Mediterranean Sea made trade with many regions easier | 29 | |
7453937106 | Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between Rome's imports and exports | Rome imported both raw and finished goods | 30 | |
7453937107 | Which statement best reflects the attitude of the Roman government toward religion | It was tolerant of religions that supported their government | 31 | |
7453937108 | One "serious handicap" under which Christianity developed, described in the passage, was | The Roman demand the Jews worship their emperor as a god | 32 | |
7453937109 | How did Ashoka fulfill the goal he stated in the passage above | He set out envoys to make peace with his neighbors in order to make ammends for the wars he has waged against them. | 33 | |
7453937110 | Many Indian elites disagreed with Ashoka primarily because they believed that his policies could | Lead to a rejection of the caste system in Indian society | 34 | |
7453937111 | What evidence might a historian use to suggest a relationship between Buddhism and the Greek city-states | Similarities between the ethnical beliefs taught in Buddhism and by Aristotle | 35 | |
7453937112 | Which describes the duty of "common people" in Confucianism | To farm, to take care of their parents, and to respect the emperor | 36 | |
7453937113 | Which was the duty of the emperor according to Confucian philosophy | To act virtuously in order to act as an example for his subjects | 37 | |
7453937114 | Confucianism helped bring about social and political order in China by | Emphasizing filial piety, a concept that shaped social relationship and encouraged obedience to the state | 38 | |
7453937115 | Which statement about Chinese merchants is best supported by the poem | Chinese cities included prosperous merchants and vibrant trade | 39 | |
7453937116 | Which artifact would most be useful for a historian trying to determine the volume of trade between Europe and China along the Silk Road | Large amounts of Roman coins found in a Chang' an market | 40 | |
7453937117 | Which category of information suggests that both cities had strong central governments | City plan | 41 | |
7453937118 | Archaeologists comparing excavations in the two cities have concluded that | Social inequality existed in both communities | 42 | |
7453937119 | One similarity between the two cities is that both | Were founded where water was easily available | 43 | |
7453937120 | Which of the following structures did the Mayans use to create a calendar more accurate than the ones used in Europe at the same time | The caracoal in Chichen Itza | 44 | |
7453937121 | The information in the passage about how the Mayans recorded numbers is significant because | It supports the idea that the Mayans borrowed their calendar from the Olmec | 45 | |
7453937122 | Which statement does this passage support about the spread of information among the cultures in the americas | The Olmec were a foundational civilization | 46 | |
7453937123 | One similarity between the Mayans and the Greeks was that they both | Both the Greeks and Mayans linked science and religion closely | 47 | |
7453937124 | Which statement accurately compares the beliefs of the classical Greeks and the Mayans | The Greeks believe that gods often behaved like humans, but the Mayans believed that the gods quite differently from humans | 48 | |
7453937125 | Dharma | Duty, virtue, morality, and it refers to the power which upholds the universe and society | 49 | |
7453937126 | Moksha (Hinduism) | Liberation or union with Brahma | 50 | |
7453937127 | Brahman | The all Everything is a part of Brahman | 51 |
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