This is a Review for the test over China, India and Greece.
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| 231775254 | Analects | This is a book of Confucius's sayings that his pupils created attributed to Laozi. It influenced Chinese culture and political traditions. | 0 | |
| 231775255 | Confucionism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for: 1.humanity 2. ancestor worship 3. reverence for parents 4. harmony in thought and conduct | 1 | |
| 231775256 | Kong Fuzi | What is the true name of the founder of Confucianism? | 2 | |
| 231775257 | Social and political order by returning to the ways of the past | What was Confucionism meant to do/create? | 3 | |
| 231775258 | Menicus | Who was a Major follower of Confucius? He stressed that humans were essentially good and that governments required the consent of their subjects. He also wrote analects. | 4 | |
| 231775259 | 1. Ruler/subject 2. Father/son 3. Husband/Wife 4. Friend/friend 5. Older sibling/younger sibling | List the Confucian Relationships | 5 | |
| 231775260 | Xiao (Fillial Piety) | What is the Confucian virtue that says children must obey their parents? | 6 | |
| 231775261 | Ancestor veneration | Part of Xiao says that you must honor dead realaties to gain good fortune? What is this called? | 7 | |
| 231775262 | Ren/Jen | What Confucian virtue that means humaneness or universal benevolence? (good nature, kind, giving material items) | 8 | |
| 231775263 | Shu | What Confucian virtue means generosity of Spirit? (more like time and energy) | 9 | |
| 231775264 | Li | What Confucian virtue says that they must keep rites and rituals alive to keep the traditions fo the past? | 10 | |
| 231775265 | Daoism | Who believes that the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning? They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and follow a 'path' of nature or a path of least resistance. Hippies! | 11 | |
| 231775266 | Daodejing | What was the book of Daoist beliefs? | 12 | |
| 231775267 | Wuwei | What is the chief moral virtue of Daoism? It means to be disengagement from the affairs of the world. Required individuals to refrain from education. Without action or non- striving | 13 | |
| 231775268 | Laozi | Who was the founder of Daoism? | 14 | |
| 231775269 | Qin Shihuangdi | Who was the first emporer of China to unify the entire country; beleived in military and harsh laws (AKA Legalism) The first emporer of the Qin Dynasty. | 15 | |
| 231775270 | Legalism | What is harsh laws, severe punishments to maintain social and political order? | 16 | |
| 231775271 | Agriculture and strong armed forces | **What two things were most important to Legalism? (Hint: they did not focus on ethics or morality) | 17 | |
| 231775272 | Liu Bang | What emperor established the Han dynasty? He returned centralized rule. This emerged a new political and social heirarchy Scholars were on top, followed by farmers, artisans, and merchants. He chose his ministers from educated men with Confucian principals. | 18 | |
| 231775273 | Han Wudi | Who was the reason for the success of the Han dynasty? He had a long regin; Known as "the Martial Emperor." He built an enormous bureaucracy; His two policies were administrative centralization and imperial expansion. Worked strenuously to increase the authority and centralize government; He relied upon Legalist principles of governement. Confucianism+Legalism=Han Wudi | 19 | |
| 231775274 | Wang Mang | Who was a member of one of the powerful families related to the Han emperors through marriage?; temporarily overthrew the Han | 20 | |
| 231775275 | Xiongnu | Who were the nomads who invaded Asia and were defeated by Wudi? They were the biggest threat to security. | 21 | |
| 231775276 | The Mandate fo Heaven | What was the Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou? The prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China. | 22 | |
| 231775277 | Silk (Sericulture) | What became an important industry in China? | 23 | |
| 231775278 | Dao | What term translates as "way," "path," or "route"? it is used philosophically to signify the or true nature of the world. | 24 | |
| 231876179 | Ahisma | What is non-violence towards all living things? | 25 | |
| 231876180 | Chandra Gupta Maurya | Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire? | 26 | |
| 231876181 | Arthashastra | What was the hadbook of harsh political phylosiohy of Chandra Gupta Maurya? | 27 | |
| 231876182 | Debase of currency | What was the biggest financial problem that hurt the later Maryan empire? | 28 | |
| 231876183 | Ashoka Maurya | Who reigned over present day India following military conquest? He was a man of peace and a devoted Buddhist. | 29 | |
| 231876184 | Chandra Gupta | Who was the founder of the Gupta empire in 320 B.C.E? | 30 | |
| 231876185 | Gupta empire | What empire supported Hinduism? | 31 | |
| 231876186 | Pataliputra | What was the capital established by Ashoka? | 32 | |
| 231876187 | White Huns | Who was the cause of the collapse of the Gupta empire? | 33 | |
| 231876188 | Allies | Political Guptas left local administration in the hands of their... | 34 | |
| 231876189 | Monsoons | The success and timing of trade through the Indian Ocean Basin largely depended on what? | 35 | |
| 231876190 | child marriage | What was one of the most pronounced examples of patriarchal dominance in ancient india was the common practice of... | 36 | |
| 231876191 | Rise of the guilds; Jati; Subcastes | What was the biggest tranfsormation of the Caste Stystem during this time period? | 37 | |
| 231876192 | Jati | Much of the responsibility of maintainging social order was left to whom? (ridgid guidlines) | 38 | |
| 231876193 | balanced; moderate | Buddist beleieved salvation came by living a _____ and ____ life. | 39 | |
| 231876194 | The four noble truths | What are: 1. Life is full of suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. No suffering = no desire 4. To reach Nirvana, follow eightfold path | 40 | |
| 231876195 | Dharma | What is the key concept of the Hindu religion? | 41 | |
| 231876196 | Dharma | What is: our duty to how you should live your life? | 42 | |
| 231876197 | Nirvana | The goal of Buddism is to reach... | 43 | |
| 231876198 | Legalism | The political Mauryan empire is most similar to... | 44 | |
| 231876199 | Asetism | extreme self- denial | 45 | |
| 231876200 | Brahma | Who is the great universal soul? | 46 | |
| 231876201 | Samsara | What is another name for reincarnation? | 47 | |
| 231876202 | Caste System | What is the cycle of birth and death? | 48 | |
| 231876203 | Karma | How you live your life; what goes around comes around | 49 | |
| 231876204 | Buddah | Who is Siddhartha Gautama? He gave up comfortable life to search for reason of suffering. | 50 | |
| 231876205 | Moksha | moment when Atman (soul) is released from the cycle of birth and death | 51 | |
| 231876206 | Therevada Buddism | What is a type of Buddism without gods?(more of a philosophy) | 52 | |
| 231876207 | Zen Buddism | A type of Buddism but only meditation; gardens, archery, tea ceremony, caligraphy | 53 | |
| 231876208 | Mahayana Buddism | What is the type of Buddism that is a religion where Buddah is worshipped like a God? | 54 | |
| 231876209 | Eight Fold Path | Right understanding Right speech Right livelihood Right concentration Right mindfulness Right effort Right action Right intention | 55 | |
| 231876210 | Achaemenid Empire | What was the first Persian empire? | 56 | |
| 231876211 | Minoans | on the island of crete; received influences from Phoenicia and Egypt; Untranslated form of writing was Linear B | 57 | |
| 231876212 | Mycenaens | What is the name fror the society that was named after the important city Mycenea; adapted script into Linear B; Overpowered Minoan society and expanded to Anatolia, Sicily, and Italy; later engaged in conflict in the Trojan war | 58 | |
| 231876213 | Knossos | Minoan labyrinth; The palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square | 59 | |
| 231876214 | Helots | Who was a threat to Sparta? The Spartans were afraid of an uprising from these people. The neighboring people to Sparta, that Sparta reduced to servants of the Spartan state. they were not slaves, but not free. had to provide agriculture labor and food. outnumbered Spartans big time. | 60 | |
| 231876215 | patriarchal society | What is true about women in the greek world? They were limited in a strictly... | 61 | |
| 231895825 | Military | The Spartans depended on what for social and political structure? | 62 | |
| 231895828 | Tyrants | What are generals or ambitious politicians who gained power by irregular means? | 63 | |
| 231895830 | Athenian citizens | Who had political say in Athens? | 64 | |
| 231895832 | Pericles | Who ruled Athens when: Athenian democracy was created Athens became the most sophisticated polis Athens arrogance sparked the Peloponnesian War | 65 | |
| 231895834 | B | Which of the following did NOT come about b/c of greek colonization? a) an increase in the size and diversity of trade b)political unification c) spread of greek language and cultural traditions d)quickening of the tempo of social life e) or increased contact with other societies | 66 | |
| 231895837 | Peloponnesian War | The Golden Age came to an end after what? | 67 | |
| 231895839 | Sparta | Woman had the most freedom in which polis? | 68 | |
| 231895841 | human nature | Socrates believed that it was most important to try and understand... | 69 | |
| 231895843 | City-states | The greeks used the world polis to refer to... | 70 | |
| 231895845 | Alexandria | The center of the hellenistic world was... | 71 | |
| 231895848 | Persians | The indian political scene changed dramatically in 520 b.c.e when new administrative techniques were introduced after the invasion of the... | 72 | |
| 231895850 | Philosopher Kings | Who did Plato say the true rulers should be? | 73 | |
| 231895852 | human reason | Philosophy then was based on... | 74 | |
| 231895854 | The senses | Aristotle said you could use what to provide acurate information? | 75 | |
| 231895856 | Aristotle | Who is "the Master of those who know"? | 76 | |
| 231895858 | Socrates | Who said "The unexamined life is not worth living"? | 77 | |
| 231895861 | honor | Socrates beleived what was more important that fame of money? | 78 | |
| 231895863 | Pericles rule | Who supplies a lot of employment, most popular Athenian leader; Athens became the most sophisticated of the poleis with a vibrant community of scientists? | 79 | |
| 231895865 | Stoicism | What was te Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens? These people believed that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions. Calling a person a stoic would be calling them "dull or lacking in emotion." | 80 |
