Ancient River Valleys Vocab Pt. 2

A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life and divided people into different social classes based on birth.

• Mandir

• Caste system

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Two early cities of the Indus River Valley, which were greatly advanced, with features like indoor plumbing (toilets).

• Terrace Farming

• Yellow River Valley

• Mandate of Heaven

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

A philosophy that adheres to the teaching of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

• Taoism/Daoism

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

A Chinese philosophy that was believed in strict laws and harsh punishments because humans are naturally evil.

• Terrace Farming

• Legalism

• Caste system

• Mandir

The belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Mandir

• Taoism/Daosim

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature.

• Terrace Farming

• Mandate of Heaven

• Taoism/Daoism

• Caste System

A valley and early civilization along the Indus River, one of the longest rivers in the world and site of early civilization.

• Mandir

• Yellow River Valley

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

• Indus River Valley

Place of origin for early Chinese civilizations.

• Indus River Valley

• Mandir

• Yellow River Valley

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming. Terrace farms appear as steps cut into a mountainside. This adoption allowed both the early Chinese, and the Inca of Mesoamerica, to grow enough food for large populations.

• Legalism

• Terrace Farming

• Taoism/Daoism

• Mandir

Hindu place of worship

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

• Confucianism

• Mandir

• Caste system