World Civ I Unit: 2

the founder of Buddhism

the strict social structure of Indian life

During his reign, the collection of religious traditions called "Hinduism" flourished, becoming the dominant faith of the time

definition of ahimsa; Asoka sought to rule in accordance with this as ruler of the Mauryan Empire

the founder of the Mauryan Empire who followed the teachings of Kautilya; his Arthashastra became the most influential political treatise in Indian history

one of the enduring institutions of Indian society along with the extended family and the autonomous village

the founder of the Jains

what Buddha said to avoid in his teaching which referred to when he said that people should follow the Middle Path

the principle that every action influences the cycle of life and death

a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature; written between 800-500 BCE when Indian society started to question the traditional Vedic religious order

in this, a person's place in society is determined by heredity

"Song of the Lord"; discussed the intricate combination of ethics and action

"Attack the weak, seek allies against the strong, bide one's time with equals, and practice duplicity wherever and whenever necessary," is this man's political strategy

another word for 'kings' that arose and were accorded godlike stature by the 6th century BCE with the growing power of states and the religion of the Brahamans (priests)

so potent a symbol of power and well-being in the Vedic culture and religion that its sacrifice became the most sacred of all ceremonies

a god who is portrayed as the embodiment of the Vedic heroic ideal; nearly a quarter of the Rig-Veda celebrate the exploits of him

scholars dispute the migration of these people into Northern India due to lack of artifacts, conflict of interpretation, and a growing body of scholarship

two established cities of the Indus civilization

the language of the Vedas

the earlist of the Vedas; it is currently believed to have been composed between about 1400-900 BCE

a symbol that is long associated with the cyclical nature of life in Indian and Buddhist art and is 1st found in the cities of the Indus

an opaque, dark blue gemstone that became a coveted item among Harappan luxury good

the fertile banks where Harappan civilization developed along

a large distinct area of land somewhat smaller than a continent; what geographers define the region encompassed by the modern states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

the endless and seemingly unbreakable cycle of life and death

what the growth of is reflected in the novel Journey to the West based on the monk Xuan Zang's pilgrimages

the invention that completely changed how humans used horses and ushered in a new type of warfare

the overland trade routes that connected eastern and western Eurasia, beginning at the end of the fourth century BCE

the emperor that ruled during the high point of the Han Dynasty; his reign means "Martial Emperor"

one of the most important areas of scholarships during the Han Dynasty

the massive project of constructing the 1,400 mile Great Wall of China; first emperor

according to Confucius, a society will foster social institutions that encourage proper behavior if run by these

in 1974, a Chinese farmer found 8,000 life-sized clay soldiers in the First Emperor's ________

the nomadic tribes that were enemies of the Chinese dynasties

the destruction of the books of Confucianism and other schools took place during this;

legalism was the philosophy of the state under this dynasty; the first fully unified government in Chinese history was also under this dynasty

the significant cultural contribution of the Shang Dynasty was the work that was cast (made) in this

the primary document of Daoism

a core belief in this is: the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restrictive regulations

what Confucius believed that a primary basis for granting the right to participate in government should be

where the conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found

a system of state relations where less powerful states directly or implicitly agree to defer to the lead of the most powerful state

the Zhou system of decentralized government that gave considerably autonomy to local rulers

the dynasty that introduced the Mandate of Heaven and served to legitimized its power; the lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history

the first Chinese dynasty to equip its army with chariots

where the earliest example of Chinese writing are found

the earliest of three dynasties where "The Book of History" was a principal documentary source for information about China's them

where the Neolithic Longshan culture developed

where the Indus River would be found today