| A | B |
|---|
| Indian Ocean, Kindu Kush, Himalyas | Indian geographic barriers |
| Indus and Ganges | India river valleys |
| Aryans | migratory group who conquered and dominated India |
| occupation | India social structure basis |
| caste | division of Indian society based on hereditary |
| Literature, Mathematics, textiles | contributions of Gupta Empire |
| karma | future reincarnation based on present behavior |
| reincarnation | soul is born again into new life |
| vedas, upanishads | sacred writings of Hinduism |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism |
| follow proper behavior | not a Four Noble Truth |
| religions of India | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Asoka | King who helped Buddhism spread |
| Eightfold Path | Way to Enlightment |
| Superhighway that helped spread Buddhism and Hinduism | Silk Road |
| dynasty | succession of ruling families |
| Great Wall | Man Made project built to defend invaders from the North against China |
| Yellow River | Huang He, called for its silt changes the color |
| porcelain, silk, paper | influences from East |
| Delhi, Persia, Arabia, Byzantine Empire | all locations connected to the Silk Road |
| people are good and continue to stay that way | Confucius view of humans |
| Li | proper behavior |
| child to parent | not a Confucian relationship |
| many forms of one god | Hindu view of god(s) |
| simple life, humility, harmony with nature | Taoist values |
| Christianity, Islam, horses | Western influences on the Silk Road |
| yin and yang | opposing forces of the universe |
| mandate of heaven | Chinese emperor right to rule if just |
| Gupta Dynasty | Golden Age of India |
| mountain passes | made difficult India invasions |
| Hindu Kush | India's major mountain pass |
| civil service | system by which government offices are given based on tests |
| respect for elders, code of politeness, ancestor worship, emphasis on education | Confucius beliefs |
| HINDUISM--WD | NATIONAL RELIGION OF INDIA |
| BUDDHISM--WD | PHILOSOPHY BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA |
| CONFUCIANISM--WD | PHILOSOPHY BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS |
| DAOISM--WD | PHILOSOPHY BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF LAOZI |
