| A | B |
|---|
| Products of the Trans Saharan trade | gold and salt |
| Physical barriers which made invasion of India difficult | Himalayas, Hindu Kush Mountains, Indian ocean |
| mountain passes through the Hindu Kush made this possible | Invasion of India |
| Important rivers in India | Indus River, Ganges River |
| People who invaded and conquered India | Aryans |
| Rigid system where the social class is based on a person's job | Caste system |
| dynasty of the Golden Age of India | Gupta |
| this religion believes in many forms of one deity | Hinduism |
| The belief that a person will be reincarnated into a higher caste based on present behavior | karma |
| Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama | Buddhism |
| Beliefs of Buddhists | Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path to Enlightenment |
| He sent missionaries throughout Asia to spread Buddhism | Asoka |
| Philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius | Confucianism |
| Reason why Great Wall of China built | to protect China from migratory invaders |
| Trade route over which Chinese goods traveled all the way to Constantinople and Rome | Silk Road |
| Beliefs of Daoism | Simple life, inner peace, life in harmony with nature, yin/yang, humility |
| Religions of Japan | Buddhism, Shintoism |
| Major geographic feature of China | Huang He River |
| Philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi | Daoism |
| Group who ruled China | dynastic families |
| As long as Chinese rulers were just they had this | mandate of heaven |
| Religions/philosophies of China | Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism |
| Beliefs of Confucianism | Respect for elders, code of politeness, ancestor worship, belief humans are good |
| how Chinese influenced Japan | Architecture, writing,, Buddhism |
| State religion of Japan which worships the emperor | Shintoism |
| Common achievements of Mayans and Aztecs | Calendars, step pyramids, writing systems |
| Achievements of Mayans | step pyramids, ruled by king, economy based on agriculture and trade, polytheistic religion |
| Achievements of Aztecs | step pyramids, ruled by emperor, economy based on agriculture, polytheistic religion based on warfare |
| where Aztecs located | Central Mexico |
| Where Mayans located | Mexican and Central American rain forests |
