History Quiz 3 Pg 3-4

A structure society or strict class system introduced by the Aryans that influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations in India (combination of both the varnas and jatis systems)

The Emperor of the Mauryan Empire in India who spread Buddhism to China and other parts of Asia and kept India unified

included the Golden Age of classical Indian culture with contributions in Math (concept of zero), medical advances (setting bones), astronomy (concept of a round earth), new textiles, and literature

Rebirth based upon karma

Scared Writings of Hinduism

The founder of Buddhism (Buddha) who introduced a new way of life including the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path

Buddha’s teaching that included the truth of suffering, it’s origin, its cessation, and the path to its cessation

A Buddhist belief that through the Eightfold Path one can eventually reach an “awakening” or perfect state of knowledge and wisdom

The first Qin emperor who built most of the Great Wall of China

The idea that Chinese leaders were divine and had the blessing of the gods as long as their rule was just

A major economic route that facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as Rome (paper, porcelain, and silk were major exports)

Represented opposites for Confucianism and Taoism