Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E.

• Yin and Yang

• Nirvana

• Gupta Empire

• Mauryan Empire

Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

World's longest man made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of China, started by the Qin Dynasty, expanded by the Han Dynasty.

• Great Wall of China

• Berlin Wall

• The Grand Kremlin Palace

• Iron Curtain

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings 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.

• Confucianism

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalim. Built the Great Wall

• Tang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

(221-207 BCE) The first centralized dynasty of China that used Legalism as its base of belief.

• Shang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

Eight steps to end suffering according to Buddhist tradition.

• Six fold path to liberation

• Seven fold path to peace

• Nine fold path to wisdom

• Eight fold path to enlightenment

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding

• Meditation

• Karma

• Reincarnation

• Nirvana

Two forces in the universe, according to Chinese Theory: Yin is the passive, negative force, and Yang the active, positive force

• Vedas and Upanishads

• Yin and Yang

• Dao and Antidao

• Ping and Pong

A set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society

• Democracy

• Hierarchy

• Caste System

• Sewer System