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46 Cards in this Set
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person who denies himself pleasures and comforts |
ascetic |
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to make a god of; to worship as a god |
deify |
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ruler or chief in india |
rajah |
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large land mass that is still smaller than a continent |
subcontinent |
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any religious or philosophical system claiming to have insight into the divine nature through spiritual self-development |
theosophy |
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religion of india |
hinduism |
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india is often called a _____________ |
subcontinent |
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two mountain ranges to the northwest |
kithar range, sulaiman range |
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mountain range to the northeast |
himalayan |
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to the west of india is the _________ sea |
arabian |
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to the east is the ___________ |
bay of bengal |
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to the south is the ______________, and also it borders ________ |
indian ocean, burma |
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__________ river in the south, _______ in the mid, _________ to the north |
krishna, narbada, ganges |
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india was invaded by the aryan people from _________ to _______ bc |
1500, 900 |
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their conquerors are known today as ___________ |
Dravidians |
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they use a ________ language |
Sanskript |
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the indo-aryans developed a ______ system |
caste |
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four main castes: |
brahmans (priests), kshatriyas (warriors), vaisyas (artisans, merchants, bankers), sudras (peasants) |
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the caste system was one of three _______ |
"pillars" |
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asoka was very important towards ________ |
buddhism |
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_______ followed after asoka |
menander |
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chief cities were: |
mohenjo-daro and harappa |
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from 325 to 185 bc india was ruled by a _________ dynasty |
mauryan |
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sanskrit is related to ________, _________, and __________ |
greek, persian, latin |
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oldest sanskrit literature |
vedas |
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scatter widely, spread out to cover a large space or surface |
diffuse |
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having to do with characters or symbols |
ideographic |
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branch of philosophy that tries to explain the real nature of things |
metaphysics |
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managing the affairs or group of employees like a father treats his children |
paternalistic |
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river to the north of china |
yellow river |
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river to the n the central region of china |
yangtze river |
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in the south of china: |
several small sivers |
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years of the shang dynasty |
1500 to 1027 bc |
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their civilization developed: |
farming, written script, metallurgy, growing of silk worms, schools of artistic achievement |
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shang dyn. was overthrown by _________ |
zhou |
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zhou (chou) period was called |
"era of contending states" |
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chou dyn. was overthrown by the ________ dyn. |
chin |
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the first emperor |
shih huang hi |
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shih huang hi ordered the building of _____________ to protect his country from the __________ |
the great wall of china, Huns |
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chin dyn. was overthrown by _________ dyn. |
han |
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most significant han warrior |
wu ti |
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wu ti was responsible for the ______________ |
pax sinica |
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most influential chinese philosopher |
confucius |
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mencius is known for his belief in _____________ |
democracy |
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taoists are harmonious in the ______________ |
laws of nature |
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primary metal used in chinese art |
bronze |