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| 9897095080 | isolated | China was ____ from the rest of the world | 0 | |
| 9897095081 | himalayas, gobi desert, and pacific ocean | What are some natural barriers of China | 1 | |
| 9897095082 | Huange He (yellow river) and Yangtze | What are the two rivers of China | 2 | |
| 9897095083 | 2,920 | How many miles long is the yellow river | 3 | |
| 9897095084 | Loess | In the yellow river, ____ is depostied from blowing winds (this is what makes it yellow) | 4 | |
| 9897095085 | millet and wheat | what crops were grown in northern China | 5 | |
| 9897095086 | rice | What crop was grown in the Yangtze river valley | 6 | |
| 9897095087 | riding horses and pottery making | Chinese people skilled at.... | 7 | |
| 9897095088 | 2000 BCE | By.... the chinese had an advanced technology and intellecutal life | 8 | |
| 9897095089 | bronze and iron and coal | What metals/stones did the Chinese use? | 9 | |
| 9897095090 | 1000 BCE | When did the Chinese learn to use bronze and iron | 10 | |
| 9897095091 | ideographic symbols | the Chinese wrote in.... | 11 | |
| 9897095092 | astronomy, art, and music | The Chinese excelled in... | 12 | |
| 9897095093 | Zia | first dynasty EVER!!!! | 13 | |
| 9897095094 | 2200 BCE | When did the Zia dynasty begin | 14 | |
| 9897095095 | monarchy | what kind of government did the Zia have | 15 | |
| 9897095096 | Sage-king "Yu" | founder of Zia, organized effective flood conrol projects | 16 | |
| 9897095097 | founding of and development of cities | No records survive from Zia history, but it is believed that the dynasty encouraged the... | 17 | |
| 9897095098 | Shang Di | strong shang king | 18 | |
| 9897095099 | fertility | The Shang dynasty had ceremonies and dances that promoted.... | 19 | |
| 9897095100 | Shang | First dynasty with records | 20 | |
| 9897095101 | 1799-1122 BCE | What were the dates of the Shang Dynasty | 21 | |
| 9897095102 | bronze weapons | nomads in shang dynasty fought on horseback from chariots with ........... | 22 | |
| 9897095103 | Anyang | The ancient Chinese capital of the Shang dynasty. | 23 | |
| 9897095104 | Large bureaucracy | What type of government did the Shangs have? | 24 | |
| 9897095105 | local rulers | In Shang Dynasty, peasants and artisans were governed by.... | 25 | |
| 9897095106 | feudalism | The Shang government most closely resembled the European..... during the middle ages | 26 | |
| 9897095107 | Silk | China had the monopoly on this | 27 | |
| 9897095108 | bronze vessels | these were ornately cared and used to make offerings in Shang history | 28 | |
| 9897095109 | shang Di | Who is the "main god" of Shang Dynasty | 29 | |
| 9897095110 | oracles | priests served as _____ who would prophesy the future in Shang Dynasty | 30 | |
| 9897095111 | bones and turtle shells | Shang wrote on | 31 | |
| 9897095112 | family | Central to all chinese society | 32 | |
| 9897095113 | patriarchal | Shang was a highly ____ society. | 33 | |
| 9897095114 | Elderly males | head of chinese family | 34 | |
| 9897095115 | Zhou | used the mandate of heaven for the first time | 35 | |
| 9897095116 | 1122-256 BCE | What were the dates of the Zhou Dynasty | 36 | |
| 9897095117 | Mandate of Heaven | The Zhou used this to justify their rule | 37 | |
| 9897095118 | Period of Waring States | Late centuries of the Zhou is called... | 38 | |
| 9897095119 | 403-221 BCE | What were the dates of the "Period of Warring states" | 39 | |
| 9897095120 | Philosophies | What emerged during the Period of Warring states | 40 | |
| 9897095121 | Mandate of heaven | justification for rule that influenced government and political legitimacy. Heavenly power granted the right to an individual to rule as the "son of heaven" | 41 | |
| 9897095122 | withdraw the mandate | If the ruler failed under the mandate the heavenly powers would... | 42 | |
| 9897095123 | Confucianism | Chinese religion with beliefs of social harmony from the proper order of human relationships | 43 | |
| 9897095124 | Analects | Confucious sayings are compiled into _____ | 44 | |
| 9897095125 | political life | Confucious withdrew from _____ after unsuccessful efforts to find employment as an official and advisor to rulers | 45 | |
| 9897095126 | Filial piety/Xiao | required of children that requires them show obedience, reverence, and love | 46 | |
| 9897095127 | Ren | an attitude of kindness and benevolence | 47 | |
| 9897095128 | Li | individuals have a sense of propriety | 48 | |
| 9897095129 | society | One of confucius' goals was that individuals who possessed the traits would gain influence in ______ | 49 | |
| 9897095130 | junzi | superior individuals | 50 | |
| 9897095131 | Mencius | Influenced by Confucius, popularized Confucian ideas, Emphasized sen by advocating benevolence and humanity government | 51 | |
| 9897095132 | shown | mencius believed that if people are _____ the right way by virtuous rulers, they would do the right thing | 52 | |
| 9897095133 | harmony | Under Mencius, he believed that rulers would levy light taxes, avoid ears, support education, and encourage ________ | 53 | |
| 9897095134 | Xunzi | Emphasized Li, less rosy picture of human nature, believed people had to be compelled to make appropriate choices, advocated for a well publicized standard of conduct with limits and harsh social discipline | 54 | |
| 9897095135 | Legalism | Xunzi's beliefs lead to the development of.... | 55 | |
| 9897095136 | 298-238 BCE | What were the dates of Xunzi | 56 | |
| 9897095137 | 372-289 BCE | What were the dates of Mencius | 57 | |
| 9897095138 | Daoism | religion devoted to reflection and introspection, in hopes of understanding natural principles that govern the world | 58 | |
| 9897095139 | The sage Laozi | Who is the founder of Daoism | 59 | |
| 9897095140 | 6th century BCE | When was Daoism founded | 60 | |
| 9897095141 | Classic of the Way of Virtue | Foundational text of Daoism created by Laozi | 61 | |
| 9897095142 | Dao | "The way of nature" or "the cosmos" | 62 | |
| 9897095143 | passive | The Dao is an extremely _____ force | 63 | |
| 9897095144 | Wuwei | Moral trait that individuals should refrain and disengage in the affairs of the world. Belief that people should live simply, unpretentiously, and in harmony with nature | 64 | |
| 9897095145 | Legalism | government that devotes all attention to the state, which they sought to strengthen and expand at all costs | 65 | |
| 9897095146 | Shang yang | Who was the first person to practice Legalism (390-338 BCE) | 66 | |
| 9897095147 | Han Feizi | Established a theory of Legalism (280-233 BCE) | 67 | |
| 9897095148 | Han Feizi | Student of Xunzi and advisor to the Qin | 68 | |
| 9897095149 | agriculture and armed forces | The foundation of a state's strength were ____ under legalism | 69 | |
| 9897095150 | merchants, entrepreneurs, scholars, educators, poets, philosophers | Legalist governments discouraged ________ because they did not advance the state | 70 | |
| 9897095151 | Legalist Doctrine | strict laws with clear expectations and severe punishments | 71 | |
| 9897095152 | Qin Shi Huangdi | By 221 BCE ______ emerges as the triumphant conqueror of the 6 coexisting kingdoms | 72 | |
| 9897095153 | emperor | Qin Shi Huangdi was China's self-proclaimed first ___________ | 73 | |
| 9897095154 | 221-207 BCE | What were the dates of the Qin Dynasty | 74 | |
| 9897095155 | 14 | How many years did the Qin dynasty last | 75 | |
| 9897095156 | Legalist | The Qin dynasty was governed by ______ principles | 76 | |
| 9897095157 | bureaucracy | She Huangdi ruled by a centralized ________ | 77 | |
| 9897095158 | provinces | Shi Huangdi divided the empire into ____ | 78 | |
| 9897095159 | Great Wall | Shi Huangdi was the mastermind behind what construction project | 79 | |
| 9897095160 | standardized currencies, weights, and measures, built roads and bridges, encouraged commerce and military, and mandated the use of common script | What are good things about Shi Huangdi | 80 | |
| 9897095161 | 460 | Shi Huangdi ordered the execution of ____ scholars who critized the regime | 81 | |
| 9897095162 | philosophy, ethics, history, and literature | Qin Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of what kind of books? | 82 | |
| 9897095163 | medicine, fortune telling, and agriculture | Qin Shi Huangdi kept which types of books? | 83 | |
| 9897095164 | 210 BCE | When did Shi Huangdi die? | 84 | |
| 9897095165 | 700,000 | how many laborers were drafted to build Shi Huangdi's tomb? | 85 | |
| 9897095166 | Terra Cotta | a life size model of an infantryman | 86 | |
| 9897095167 | Liu Bang | In 202 BCE a ruler who's name is _____ prevailed and inaugurated a new dynasty called the HAn | 87 | |
| 9897095168 | Han | longest dynasty in Chinese history (400 years) | 88 | |
| 9897095169 | Sima Qian | lived during the Han dynasty, regarded as the Chinese "father of history", castrated for defending a disgraced general | 89 | |
| 9897095170 | Eunuch | Term for castrated individual | 90 | |
| 9897095171 | Sima Qian | created organization framework that became standard | 91 | |
| 9897095172 | compare and interpret the difference | Sima Qian wrote the same event narrated in more than one section, inviting readiness to _____ | 92 | |
| 9897095173 | Han | adopted confucianism as the official ideology of the imperial system | 93 | |
| 9897095174 | 1,000s of intelligent, educated individuals to run bureaucracy | Confucian educational system emerged from the need to recruit.... | 94 | |
| 9897095175 | Chang'an | Confucian university is located in.... | 95 | |
| 9897095176 | 30,000 | by the end of the Han dynasty the school in Chang'an had how many students | 96 | |
| 9897095177 | Merchants | What social class was at the bottom of the Chinese ladder | 97 | |
| 9897095178 | Scholar gentry "Shi" | educated, privileged group who were prepared for governmental service | 98 | |
| 9897095179 | exams | Chinese government jobs depended on the performance on _____ | 99 | |
| 9897095180 | Merchants | devoted to moneymaking instead of learning and political service | 100 | |
| 9897095181 | "Mean" people | anyone who lacked skills or direct production of goods, meaningless, actors, artists, poets... | 101 | |
| 9897095182 | location | Women's status depended on her "___" within society | 102 | |
| 9897095183 | wife | In Chinese society, Mother's in law had authority over their son's _____. | 103 | |
| 9897095184 | Lessons for Women | 1st CE book, instructs daughters to conform to traditional expectations | 104 | |
| 9897095185 | Watermill, horse collar, roads and canals, seismometer, crossbow, rudder | What is new technology from the Han dynasty? (7) | 105 | |
| 9897095186 | Agriculture, art, military | What are uses of Iron | 106 | |
| 9897095187 | Iron | Under the Han dynasty, ____ production rapidly grows | 107 | |
| 9897095188 | 3000 BCE | when are the origins of silk production | 108 | |
| 9897095189 | mulberry leaves | Chinese silk producers fed their silkworms on finely chopped ________ | 109 | |
| 9897095190 | 100 CE | When was paper invented | 110 | |
| 9897095191 | hemp and textile fibers | What was woven together to make paper | 111 | |
| 9897095192 | paper | became the preferred medium to write on | 112 | |
| 9897095193 | 20 milllion | How many people were there in 220 BCE (beginning of Han) | 113 | |
| 9897095194 | 60 million | How many people were there in 9 CE (end of Han) | 114 | |
| 9897095195 | economic difficulties, problems of land distribution, Social tensions | What were the 3 causes of the Han's fall | 115 | |
| 9897095196 | economic difficulties | Military adventures of emperors caused severe economic stress | 116 | |
| 9897095197 | Problems of land distribution | poor harvests, high taxes, debt, owners of large estates increase in size | 117 | |
| 9897095198 | Wang Dang | "socialist emperor". limited the amoung of land families coud own | 118 | |
| 9897095199 | social tensions | great distinctions between the rich and the poor | 119 | |
| 9897095200 | silk | What did the wealthy chinese wear | 120 | |
| 9897095201 | jade plaques sewn with gold threads | The upper class was buried in suits of ...... | 121 | |
| 9897095202 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | serious revolt that tested the Han in late 2nd century CE. Named after headgear | 122 | |
| 9897095203 | influence | At the end of the Han dynasty, imperial family members, confucian scholar bureaucrats, and court eunuchs all seek to increase their..... | 123 | |
| 9897095204 | 220 CE | When did the Han officially fall | 124 | |
| 9897095205 | several large regional kingdoms | for the next four centuries after the fall of the han china remained divided into | 125 | |
| 9897095206 | south asia | The indian subcontinent is known as... | 126 | |
| 9897095207 | Harappans | Who were the earliest settlers in India | 127 | |
| 9897095208 | Aryans | Dravidian and indo european peoples who are intermarried, they interacted and laid foundations of society | 128 | |
| 9897095209 | aryans | light skinned, indo european language speakers, pastoralists | 129 | |
| 9897095210 | sheep and goats | What animals did the aryans have | 130 | |
| 9897095211 | horses | were expensive because they were rare, were harnessed to carts, wagons, and chariots | 131 | |
| 9897095212 | cattle | principal measure of wealth in india | 132 | |
| 9897095213 | 1500-500 BCE | what were the dates of the VEdic age | 133 | |
| 9897095214 | vedic age | shows early aryan society, had no writing orginally, | 134 | |
| 9897095215 | religious and literary works | These works were transmitted orally in Sanskrit during vedic age | 135 | |
| 9897095216 | Vedas | the collection of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the various gods. means wisdom or knowledge | 136 | |
| 9897095217 | Rig Veda | most important veda | 137 | |
| 9897095218 | Rig Veda | 1028 hymns to the gods, earliest and most important veda | 138 | |
| 9897095219 | Varnas | the caste system | 139 | |
| 9897095220 | Jati | birth group, subsection of castes | 140 | |
| 9897095221 | Brahmins | rituals and sacrifices ensoure proper functioning of the world, tribal medicine men and sorcerers will find a place here | 141 | |
| 9897095222 | Kshatriyas | warrirors and rulers protect and govern society | 142 | |
| 9897095223 | Vaisya | commoners that cultivated the land, business clas class or merchants become dominant | 143 | |
| 9897095224 | Pure Aryans | Top three classes in Indian caste system are regarded as... | 144 | |
| 9897095225 | "twice born" | people are cllaed this because they experienced physical birth and born into status as people of aryan descent | 145 | |
| 9897095226 | sudras | servants tot he top castes, not allowed to hear or take part in aryan rituals, little value | 146 | |
| 9897095227 | Harijans/untouchables | outside of the varna system, most unclean and polluting jobs | 147 | |
| 9897095228 | Lawbook of Manu | book that dealt with proper moral and social behavior | 148 | |
| 9897095229 | bear children and maintain home | What are indian women most important job | 149 | |
| 9897095230 | Sati | womens dependence on men, a widow must voluntarily throw herself onto the funeral pyre of her deceased husband to join him in death | 150 | |
| 9897095231 | Indra | aryan war god, rain, and water; most important god | 151 | |
| 9897095232 | Brahmins | In aryan religions, the role of ____ are important | 152 | |
| 9897095233 | soma | hallucinogen drug | 153 | |
| 9897095234 | 800-400 BCE | When were the Upanishads composed | 154 | |
| 9897095235 | Upanishads | dialogues from sages to students, emphasized high ethical standards, discouraged greed, envy, gluttony. advocated honesty, self-control, charity, mercy, integrity, and respect to all living things | 155 | |
| 9897095236 | Braman | the universal soul | 156 | |
| 9897095237 | samsara | reincarnation | 157 | |
| 9897095238 | karma | the good/bad deeds that follow to the next life | 158 | |
| 9897095239 | moksha | deep dreamless sleep that came from permanent liberation from physical incarnations and become one with brahman | 159 | |
| 9897095240 | Brahma | creator god | 160 | |
| 9897095241 | Buddhism | religion that emphasized abandoning material goods and living simply | 161 | |
| 9897095242 | siddhartha guatama | Who founded buddhism | 162 | |
| 9897095243 | 49 | how many days of meditation did it take SG to reach enlightenment | 163 | |
| 9897095244 | The Dharma | Buddhist Doctrine is called the | 164 | |
| 9897095245 | Four noble truths, and eightfold path | What was SGs way to enlightenment | 165 | |
| 9897095246 | suffering | Noble truth: all life is _____ | 166 | |
| 9897095247 | end | Noble truth: There is an ____ to suffering | 167 | |
| 9897095248 | desire | Noble truth: Removing ______ removes suffering | 168 | |
| 9897095249 | eightfold path | Noble truth: Ending suffering may be done through the ________ | 169 | |
| 9897095250 | less dependence, no caste, moderate consumption, vernacular | What are the appeals of mahayana buddhism | 170 | |
| 9897095251 | Stupas | shrines housing relics of the buddha and his 1st disciples that pilgrims venerated | 171 | |
| 9897095252 | Monastteries | served as social, economic, and cultural influence for buddhism | 172 | |
| 9897095253 | Asoka | supported Buddhism | 173 | |
| 9897095254 | Bodhisattavas | men and women who achieved enlightenment and were on threshold of nirvana, but chose to be reborn in order to help others | 174 | |
| 9897095255 | Charitable donations | What was regarded as "pious activity" under Manayana buddhism? | 175 | |
| 9897095256 | Mahayana Buddhism | "Greater vehicle", newer buddhism | 176 | |
| 9897095257 | Buddha and Bodhisttvas | Focus of worship in on the _______ and _______ under Mahayana Buddhism | 177 | |
| 9897095258 | Wealthy Class | who did mahayana buddhism attract | 178 | |
| 9897095259 | Theravada buddhism | Strict buddhism, give up all material objects | 179 | |
| 9897095260 | Mahavira | Who is the founder of Jainism | 180 | |
| 9897095261 | 540-468 BCE | What was the life span of Mahavira | 181 | |
| 9897095262 | Soul | Janiests believe that everything in the universe has a ______. | 182 | |
| 9897095263 | Principe of Ahimsa | nonviolence to other living things or souls (influenced Gandhi, MLK Jr) | 183 | |
| 9897095264 | Lower class (merchants and scholars) | Who did Jainism appeal to? | 184 | |
| 9897095265 | Brahma | creator of the universe |  | 185 |
| 9897095266 | Vishnu | preserver of the universe |  | 186 |
| 9897095267 | Shiva | The destroyer |  | 187 |
| 9897095268 | Ganesha | dictation wisdom, wealth, remover of obstacles |  | 188 |
| 9897095269 | Vishnu | restores the balance of good and evil | 189 | |
| 9897095270 | Ganesha | half man/elephant | 190 | |
| 9897095271 | knowledge, mental and physical discipline (yoga), or deep devotion | What are 3 different forms of hindu worship | 191 | |
| 9897095272 | Attendance to festivals | Shows more devotion in hindu culture | 192 | |
| 9897095273 | Ganges river | sacred indian river | 193 | |
| 9897095274 | Hindu Swastika | symbol that means good fortune, luck or well being | 194 | |
| 9897095275 | Nazi Swastika | aryan symbol indicating racial purity and superiority | 195 | |
| 9897095276 | Mahabharata | Indian epic of war, princely honor, love, and social duty | 196 | |
| 9897095277 | war bt cousins in aryan society for control of the kingdom | What was the Mahabharta story about | 197 | |
| 9897095278 | 106,000 | How many verses are in the Mahabarata | 198 | |
| 9897095279 | Bhagavad Gita | What is the most important part of the Mahabharta | 199 | |
| 9897095280 | dialogue bt Arjuna and Krishna on one's duty of fate and spirit | What was the Bhagavad Giva about | 200 | |
| 9897095281 | Ramayana | illustrates the Hindu value; epic talk tracking the adventures of king Rama and his wife sita | 201 | |
| 9897095282 | settled agricultural society and better organized political unit | What does the Ramayana reflect more of... | 202 | |
| 9897095283 | 324-184 BCE | what was the time span of the Mauryan empire | 203 | |
| 9897095284 | Mauryan and Gupta empire | What were the two empires where political unity was achieved | 204 | |
| 9897095285 | Mauryan Empire | more extensive of the two lasting empires in india | 205 | |
| 9897095286 | Chandragupta Mauray | Laid the foundation of the Mauryan Empire | 206 | |
| 9897095287 | Magadhi, Bactria | What two regions did Chandragupa overthrow | 207 | |
| 9897095288 | Maurya empire | India's 1st centralized empire | 208 | |
| 9897095289 | Arthshastra | Chandragupta's government was guided by the political handbook called the _____. | 209 | |
| 9897095290 | Bureaucratic | Maurayans built a _____ administartive system like China | 210 | |
| 9897095291 | Kalinga | In Asoka's conquest to _____, 1,000s were killed, woulded or deported | 211 | |
| 9897095292 | "Peace to all beings" | Asoka ruled by Buddha's teachings, "_____" | 212 | |
| 9897095293 | roads | Asoka built extensive ____ to make travel and communication easier | 213 | |
| 9897095294 | great rocks and pilished pillars | Asoka publicized his policies on ______ | 214 | |
| 9897095295 | Economic crisis | follows the death of asoka | 215 | |
| 9897095296 | Gupta empire | modeled agter mauryan empire but smaller | 216 | |
| 9897095297 | Chandra Gupta | founder of Gupta empire | 217 | |
| 9897095298 | 600 BCE-600 CE | Time span of the classical age | 218 | |
| 9897095299 | currencies | A cause of the fall of the Mauryan empire was frequent devalutations of _____ to play salaries | 219 | |
| 9897095300 | 185 BCE | When does the Mauryan empire disappear | 220 | |
| 9897095301 | 500 years | How many years passed before another indigenous state has control over northern India | 221 | |
| 9897095302 | Cotton, Black pepper, pearls, gems | What did India trade | 222 | |
| 9897095303 | guild of merchants and artisans | Became politically powerful in absence of a strong central government | 223 | |
| 9897095304 | Rome | Where did the Indian empires export to? | 224 | |
| 9897095305 | Gupta empire | modeled after the mauryan but smaller | 225 | |
| 9897095306 | Decentralized | The gupta empire had a highly ______ leadership | 226 | |
| 9897095307 | Standing army | how did the gupta empire keep control | 227 | |
| 9897095308 | Governors | Control outlying areas | 228 | |
| 9897095309 | White Huns | frequent invasions from what group caused the decline of the Gupta empire | 229 | |
| 9897095310 | 16th century | When do you see much of the indian empire unite | 230 | |
| 9897095311 | Mughal Empire | What 16th century empire united India. | 231 | |
| 9897095312 | sati | a practice in india where the woman threw herself into her husband's wedding pyre | 232 |
