Unit 1 Study Guide Mr. Hollis

What was the routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea used for What was the routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea used for? What was it called? Trade / Silk Road What is a monsoon? Seasonal winds that helped trade in the Indian Ocean How does Confucius say you should treat family? Filial Piety Mesopotamian Rivers The Tigris and Euphrates

How does Buddhism spread from India to China? The Silk Road Who was Siddhartha Gautama? The founder of Buddhism What is the caste system? Started by the Hindu religion – it is the social classes system of ancient India in which Indians are born into. Which dynasty was the first to adopt the Confucius way of life in China? The Qin Dynasty

What form of rule was popular in the Qin Dynasty? Legalism What is legalism? Laws, morals, ethics, propriety, harmony, and HARSH RULE!! Which dynasty created the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and had the blessing of the gods? What was that idea called? Zhou Dynasty Mandate of Heaven

What must you go through to reach “Nirvana” and who created this way of living? The Four Noble Truths / Siddhartha What did Ashoka do for the Maurya Empire? What religion did he convert to ? Converted India from Hindu to Buddhism. Who was the founder of India's first empire? Chandragupta Maurya What was the type of government that allowed Maurya to easily conquer kingdoms? A Strong Central Monarchy

Why did the Olmec economy prosper so well? A strong agriculture economy What were the causes of the Bantu migration? Which direction did they migrate? Find farmland due to draught Epidemics & diseases / South and East What is monotheistic? A belief in one god. Religion found in the China river valley. Yin and Yang

What is polytheistic? A belief in many gods. What evidence shows that Indus Valley civilization had a well-organized government? It was a central form of government. What were the leaders of Egypt in charge of? Government and religion A civilizations economics revolved around which form of revenue? Agriculture