Persia, China, India Study Guide

Persia, China and India Study Guide 1. Located between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea 2.Tolerance of conquered peoples Development of an imperial Bureaucracy Construction of road system, Practice of Zoroastrianism 3. Religion of Persia– Belief in two opposing forces in the universe (good god vs. evil god)

4. It is a 1500 mile trade road where every 14 miles rest area 5. Physical barriers, such as the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Indian Ocean, made invasion difficult. Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush provided migration routes into the Indian subcontinent. The Indus and Ganges were the important rivers in the Indian subcontinent

6. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro 7. Migration, assertion of dominance 8. Caste system, which influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations, Aryan empire 9. Asoka Continued political unification of much of India Contributions

10. Spread of Buddhism, free hospitals, veterinary clinics, good roads 11. Golden Age of classical Indian culture 12. Contributions: Mathematics (concept of zero),medical advances (setting bones), astronomy, (concept of a round earth), new textiles, Literature 13.. Belief in many forms of one God, Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon Karma

14. Caste system in religious law based on occupation 15. Spread along major trade routes 16. Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future Consequences 17. Vedas and Upanishads: Sacred Writings 18.. Founder: Siddhartha Gautama(Buddha) Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path to Enlightenment Asoka’s missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia

19. Migratory invaders raided Chinese settlements from the north. Qin Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall as a line of defense against invasions. 20. The Silk Road facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as Rome 21.Civil service system, Paper, Porcelain, Silk

22. Belief that humans are good, not bad Respect for elders Code of politeness (still used in Chinese society today) Emphasis on education Ancestor worship, Confucius 23. Humility, Simple life and inner peace Harmony with nature 24. Yin and yang represented opposites for Confucianism and Taoism

25. Historical records such as documents and artifacts that come from the time being studied. -Examples: land deeds Historical writings dating from a time later than the one being studied. -Examples: history books 26.. Latitude: imaginary lines that cross the globe from East to West, -Longitude: imaginary lines that cross the globe from North to South

27.Based on Religious authority 28. Abraham and Moses, Abraham was considered the founder of Judaism and Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt to freedom and helped the bring in the Ten Commandments 29. Eurasia, Americas and Australia 30. study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts