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| Highest mountain range in the world |
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Warm, moist air from the southwest
heavy rain
depended on by farmers to grow crops |
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| cold, dry air from the northeast |
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| India's first civilization |
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| Nomadic Indo-Europeans from central Asia |
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| Hitler used the term Aryan referring to peoples of blonde hair and blue eyes, but in fact they were Indo-Europeans |
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| How Hilter misused the term Aryan |
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| Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples |
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Belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death
After a number of existences, the soul reaches its final goal in a union with Brahman |
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Divine law
All people must do their duty (determined by status in society
Rules the concept of karma |
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The force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
Person’s current status is a result of actions in a past existence
Reinforces caste system |
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Ultimate reality
End of self and a reunion with the Great World Soul
Goal of Buddhism |
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- Siddhartha Guatama denied the reality of the material world
- Pain caused by attachment to things of this world
- By letting go of worldly cares, bodhi (wisdom) comes
- Goal is to achieve nirvana |
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| Rejected Hindu caste system division based on previous reincarnations |
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| What did Buddhism reject? |
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| - Chandragupta Maurya founded the new Indian state |
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| Who founded the Mauryan Dynasty? |
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- He drove out the foreign forces
- He established the capital of his new Mauryan Empire in northern India |
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| How did Chandragupta Maurya establish his dynasty? |
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| What was Chandragupta Maurya always worried about? |
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- All food was tested in his presence
- He never slept two nights in a row or in the same bed |
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| What did Chandragupta Maurya do to make sure he was not assassinated? |
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| What religion did Asoka convert to? |
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| Who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who helped the Mauryan Dynasty to flourish? |
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- He used his Buddhist ideals to guide his rule
- He set up hospitals for both people and animals
- He ordered that trees and shelters be placed along the road to provide shade and rest for weary travelers |
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| Why was Asoka the greatest ruler in the history of India? |
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- Chandragupta founded it
- Invasions by nomadic Huns from the northwest ended it |
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| Who founded the Kingdom of the Guptas and how did it end? |
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- views Buddhism as a philosophy
- bases teachings on the elders
- view Buddhism as a way of life
- is not a religions because it is not centered on individual |
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- views Buddhism as a religion, not a philosophy
- views Buddha as a divine figure
- stressed the view that nirvana can be achieved through the
- devotion to the Buddha |
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| Beginning of Chinese civilization |
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| Which dynasty believes in life after death and veneration of the ancestors? |
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- Help in worldly affairs
- Priest inscribed question and answers on the bone |
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| Which dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in China's history? |
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- Zhou king ruled since given authority to do so from Heaven
- Ruled according to Dao |
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1. Parent and child
2. Husband and wife
3. Older and younger sibling
4. Older and younger friend
5. Ruler and subject |
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Duty (“work ethic”)
- All individuals had to subordinate their own interests to the broader needs of the family and community
Humanity
- Compassion and empathy for others |
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| Confucianism has a Dao-concept view of duty and humanity |
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- True way to follow the will of Heaven is not action but inaction
- Act spontaneously and let nature take its course |
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| Daoism belives that people should: |
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o Life is full of suffering
o It is caused by desires
o To end suffering, become selfless by following the Middle Path |
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| What are the 4 noble truths? |
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o Right view
o Right intention
o Right speech
o Right action
o Right livelihood
o Right effort
o Right mindfulness
o Right concentration |
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| Who ruled the Qin dynasty? |
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| Created a single monetary system and ordered the building of a system of roads throughout the entire empire |
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| How did Qin Shihuangdi unify the Chinese world? |
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| In which dynasty did the Great Wall of China begin being built? |
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| Discovered in 1974 east of Xian. |
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| Where and when was the Terra-cotta army discovered? |
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