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| Monsoon | is a strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite in summer |
| Sanskrit | India's written language |
| Caste | a social group that someone is born into and cannot change |
| Guru | teacher (Hinduism) |
| Reincarnation | the idea of passing through many lives to reach the Brahman |
| Centralized Government | a ruler who runs everything from a capatal city |
| During which empire did the golden age of India occur? | Gupta Empire |
| Who conquered the weak kingdoms of Northern India after Alexander the Great left? | Chandragupta |
| The caste system was created by__. | Aryans |
| What part of Hinduism does Buddhism reject? | caste system |
| Which Indian king rejected violence? | Asoka |
| What are he Four Noble Truths? | 1.life is full of suffering,2.people suffer because they desire wordly things and self-satisfaction,3.the way to end suffering is to stop desiring things,4.the only way to stop desiring things is to follow the eightfold path. |
| What body of water does the Indus Rivr empty into? | Arabian Sea |
| Who were the first people to live in the Indus River Valley? | Harrapans |
| Who conquered the Harrappans? | Aryans |
| What was thr third largest world religion? | Hinduism |
| Who was Brahman? | Universal spirit or creator |
| Who is Siddhartha Gautama? | founder of Buddhism |
| Name two famous epic stories from ancient India? | Mahabharata and Ramayana |
| Who invented the concept of zero? | Indian mathameticians |
| Dnasty | a line of rulers who belong to the same family |
| Ideograph | another knid of character used for writting |
| Bureaucracy | is made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of the government |
| Filial Piety | children had to respect their parents and older relatives |
| Acupuncture | sticking thin needles into patients skin |
| Tenant Farmer | people who pay their rent by giving the landlord a portion of their crops |
| Legalism | school of law (Hanfeize) |
| Warlords | military leaders who run a government |
| What was the benifit of stirrups and saddles? | allowed them to fight from a horse |
| What art form are the Shang best known for? | Bronze |
| What was the Mandate of Heaven? | gave Zhou dynasty right ot rule |
| Who was the head of the Chinese family? | the oldest male |
| What was the Silk Road and what was taded along this trade route? | a large network of trade routes and sold spices, tea, and porcleain |
| Who was Laozi? | creator od Daoism means oldest master |
| Why was the Huang He River called "China's sorrow"? | people drowned and homes were destroyed |
