A | B |
Persia | large empire centered in modern day Iran. |
Hinduism and Buddhism | Believed in Reincarnation |
Mandate from Heaven | Chinese belief that you hold power because it was the will of the Gods. |
Founder of Buddhism | Siddhartha Guatama |
The state of desiring nothing. | Nirvana |
Empire responsible for India's Golden Age. | Gupta Empire |
Sacred Writings in India | Sanskrit |
1st major religion in India | Hinduism |
Zoroastrianism | Persian religion that depicted the world as a struggle between good and evil. |
How could someone escape thier class according to the caste system | Being reincarnated into a higher class. |
The Great Wall of China | protection against nomadic invaders such as the Mongols. |
Advancements made by the Chinese. | Paper, Silk, and Porcelain. |
Book of Taoism | Tao te Ching |
Social Structure in India with no social mobility | The Caste System |
Civil Service System | practice established by the chinese of giving jobs to the most able person rather than nobles or the aristocracy. |
duty in life for Hindus to accumulate good Karma | Dharma |
Eightfold Path to Enlightenment | steps a buddhist would take to end suffering and reach Nirvana. |
Trade routes the Persians established to increase communication. | The Royal Road |
The Hindu Kush Mountains | The Khyber Pass |
Taoism | Humility, Inner Peace, Following "The Way" |