World History Chapter 3 Review

Which geographic feature influenced ancient settlements on the Indian subcontinent

• Plateaus

• Mountains

• River valleys

• Oceans

What is one way Buddhism differs from Hinduism?

• Buddhists reject Ahimsa

• Hindus rejects karma, a cycle of life, and dharma

• Buddhists seek enlightenment through meditation

• Hindus believes in multiple gods

What advancement was made during the Gupta Golden Age?

• Math, medicine, physics, literature, and religion were common knowledge

• Guns became the most useful weapons

• The franks made a treaty with them

• Buddhist universities were founded

How did China’s geography contribute to its development?

• China made mor technological advancements

• China’s isolation attributed to its unique culture

• Religion was influenced by other countries

Why was the Silk Road important to China?

• Armies could cross into enemy territory in secret

• It allowed for a diffusion of cultures and resources in the West

• Diseases weakened other countries

• Weakened the Chinese government

Define Moksha

• Local military ruler

• The ultimate goal of existence

• Special regards

• Period of great cultural advancement

Define Karma

• All actions affect a person’s fate inn the next life

• Is it karma or carma

• Union with the universe

• Respect for parents

Define Caste

• Special regard

• System of numbers based of 10

• Local military ruler

• Classes of Hindu society

Define Nirvana

• A large landmass that juts out from a country

• A person’s action affect them in the next life

• Union with the universe

• A place in Aberdeen

Define Dalit

• The most important Hindu god

• Local military leader

• A member of the lowest caste

• The life estense in everyone