1. POD 3 – River Civilizations in Asia
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POD 3 – River Civilizations in Asia

2. Please define the Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven
Please answer & Be Ready to share with the class the Answers to the Following Questions
Please define the Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven
Please diagram the Dynastic Cycle used to explain the rise and fall of dynasties over the previous 3 millennia

3. Please answer & Be Ready to share with the class the Answers to the Following Questions
[1] What is filial piety?  
[2] What is legalism?
[3] What major contribution was made to the history of China by the Qin and Shi Huangdi?
[4] Who were the Xiongnu (SHE-OONG-noo)?
[5] How did Han foreign policy differ from earlier dynasties?
[6] What impact did the Silk Roads have on the Han economy?
[7] What factors helped lead to the decline of the Han Dynasty?

4. Please answer & Be Ready to share with the class the Answers to the Following Questions
Please complete a Venn Diagram identifying the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. Please be prepared to define and explain any and all terms.

5. Please answer & Be Ready to share with the class the Answers to the Following Questions
Please create and write a thesis statement that explores and explains why India has a long standing tradition of political fragmentation.
Hints: What geographic, social, religious and economic factors may contribute to this fragmentation?

6. Please answer & Be Ready to share with the class the Answers to the Following Questions
Please complete a T-Chart in which you identify the winners and losers of the Silk Road Trade. Warning: You must really think about this as the answers may not be immediately forthcoming as you originally think.
Silk Road Winners
Silk Road Losers