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1942833050Zhou DynastyWhich is considered the first dynasty of Classical China?0
1942834211Mandate of HeavenA Chinese dynasty was justified in being overthrown if it lost what?1
1942839021Yangtze RiverThe Zhou Dynasty incorporated which river valley into its empire?2
1942840491MandarinThe official language of China.3
1942843456Warring States PeriodThe historical era that followed the Zhou Dynasty.4
1942844091Qin DynastyWhich Chinese Dynasty followed the Zhou?5
1942846986Shi HuangdiWho was the Qin Emperor that united Northern and Southern China?6
1942852447Propoganda, treachery, spies, psychological warfareName one way in which the small Qin state was able to defeat and conquer its larger neighbors.7
1942860435The Great WallName the defensive barrier begun during the Qin Dynasty to protect China's northern border.8
1942868409Qin DynastyDuring which Chinese Dynasty were coins, weights, and measures first standardized?9
1942876436LegalismWhich Chinese philosophy states that humans are inherently evil and require tight state control?10
1942880528Liu BangWho was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty in China?11
1942883119ConfucianismChinese civil service exams, introduced during the Han Dynasty, were based upon which philosphy?12
1942889254Steel, paper, fore and aft rudders on ships.Name one technological advance of the Han Dynasty.13
1942894752RelationshipsConfucianism is based upon the idea of "right _____."14
1942901379Father-Son/Parent-ChildAccording to Confucianism, which relationship is the most paramount?15
1942904726Filial pietyWhat is the term that means: "A child's respect for his/her parents?"16
1942908826Yin and YangAccording to Daoism, what two elements need to be in balance?17
1942913862PorcelainWhat trade product of the Han Dynasty is commonly referred to as "China?"18
1942927018Chandragupta MauryaWhich Mauryan Emperor united Northern India?19
1942930226AnarchyAccording to Kautilya, the great evil in society is...?20
1942933549AshokaWhich Mauryan Emperor gave up his throne and became a Buddhist after the Battle of Kalinga?21
1942938085StupaPillars that were inscribed with Ashoka's law code were called?22
1942943138Chandra Gupta IHe was the Gupta Emperor known as the "King of Kings."23
1942946807Fa-HsienWho was the Chinese Buddhist monk that recorded life in India during the Gupta period?24
1942952039Silk, spicesName one product that would have been imported from China into India.25
1942953982Cotton goods, rice, wheatName one product that India exported to Africa and the Middle East.26
1942959374KalidissaWho is considered the greatest of Indian poets?27
1942963651Decimal system, concept of zero, PI = 3.14..Name one mathematical contribution of Gupta India.28
1942966953White HunsWhich nomadic group invaded India and overthrew the Guptas?29

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