Ancient China/India Flashcard

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the belief in multiple gods is

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Polytheism

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What do the four civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China) all have in common?

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All developed in river valleys.

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Children should respect their parents is a belief held by which philosophy?

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Confucianism

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This philosopher's ideas were written in a book called the Way of the Dao.

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Laozi

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The goal of the religion is to reach Brahman (oneness with the universe).

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Hinduism

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The pain, poverty, and sorrow that afflict human beings are caused by their attachment to things of this world. Once people let go of their worldly cares, pain and sorrow can be forgotten. This is a characteristic of which religion?

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Buddhism

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______________ is the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.

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Reincarnation

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The __________ is a critical part of the Dynastic Cycle in ancient China. New rulers use it to give their new dynasty legitimacy (AKA the reason for their rule).

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Mandate of Heaven

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Emperor _______ was the first emperor of China, the founder of the short lived Qin Dynasty, made legalism the state philosophy during his reign, and introduced a road/money system.

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Qin Shihhuangdi

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Why was Emperor Wudi so important to the Han Dynasty in China?

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Expanded China's borders and pushed back the Xinognu (Mongols)