1. Asian History Double Jeopardy Religion & Philosophy Geography Culture Technology & Advancements Economy & Agriculture 20 40 60 80 100

2. This Chinese philosopher said: “Do to no one what you would not wish others to do to you.”

3. Confucius

4. This religious philosophy was developed during the Tang Dynasty to appeal to followers of Buddhism.

5. Neo-Confucianism

6. Followers of the strict version of this religion believed that only monks, nuns, and saints had any hope of reaching Nirvana.

7. Buddhism

8. This religion almost completely replaced Buddhism in India after the fall of the Gupta Dynasty.

9. Hinduism

10. In India, conflict between these two world religions continues to the present day.

11. Islam and Hinduism

12. China and Japan had dramatically different histories in part because while China emerged on the world’s largest continent, Japan developed on one of these.

13. Archipelago

14. The map below shows the area controlled by this Chinese Dynasty.

15. Sui Dynasty

16. Both the Mauryan Empire and the Gupta Dynasty first were established in Magadha, to take advantage of farming and trade on this river.

17. Ganges River

18. The map below shows the territory controlled by China, after this Dynasty retreated.

19. Song Dynasty

20. This map shows that the Ghazni had conquered this geographic region of Northern India.

21. Indus Valley

22. The period controlled by this Dynasty is regarded as the golden age of Indian culture.

23. Gupta Dynasty

24. The painting below is an example of this kind of artistic tradition:

25. Daoist

26. The Kushans were patrons of this kind of art, which was a combination of Greek and Indian styles.

27. Gandharan

28. This Southeast Asian building is shown in the picture below:

29. Angkor Wat

30. This Chinese poet wrote: “Beside my bed the bright moonbeams bound Almost as if there were frost on the ground. Raising up, I gaze at the Mountain moon. Lying back of think of my old home town.”

31. Li Bo (Li Bai)

32. During the Tang Dynasty this ceramic technique was invented. Baked at very high temperatures it acquired a glass-like quality. Europe did not develop this technique until the 18th century.

33. Porcelain

34. The rise of the Samurai class in Japan probably would not have happened without this Tang Dynasty invention.

35. Steel

36. After the invention of printing in the Tang Dynasty, this is the earliest known printed document in the world.

37. Diamond Sutra

38. In addition to understanding the importance of spinal cord, and developing a kind of “plastic surgery,” the Indian Gupta Dynasty made these 2 other medical advancements.

39. Setting bones & Sterilizing wounds

40. In addition to developing a numbers system similar to our modern Arabic numbers, and a table of sines, the Indian Gupta Dynasty accomplished these other 3 mathematical advancements.

41. negative numbers, square root of 2, & the value of Pi

42. The Islamic city of Melaka became the economic trading rival to this other Southeast Asia city.

43. Majapahit

44. Throughout early Japanese history, aristocratic families would find ways to avoid this, making it impossible to maintain a centralized government.

45. paying taxes

46. Eventually this Mongol Dynasty suffered the same fate as all previous large empires: 1. Overextended resources 2.Corruption 3.Instability caused by discontent citizens

47. Yuan Dynasty

48. In this region, economic power and control over the Indian Ocean and South China Sea trading routes determined which kingdom was the most powerful.

49. Southeast Asia

50. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, this religion was no longer supported by the government because it encouraged people to live in monasteries instead of contributing to the Chinese economy.

51. Buddhism