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Guptas
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People whose time of rule has been called a golden age
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Asoka
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Great Mauryan ruler who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. He renounced war and became a devout Buddhist.
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Indo-Aryans

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People who developed a caste system

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Susruta
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Indian doctor who practiced strict cleanliness and disinfected wounds
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Aryabhata
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Indian mathematician who computed the value of pi
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Enlightened One
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The Buddha
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Chandragupta Maurya
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He established the Mauryan Empire
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Harappans
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People who developed a written language
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Chandra Gupta I
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First Gupta ruler
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The three main regions of the subcontinent of India:
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The Norhtern Mountains, the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and the Deccan Plateau
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Vedas
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great literature of Indo-Aryan religion
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According to Buddha, salvation comes from:
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Knowing the Four Noble Truths and following the Eightfold Path
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The rule of the Guptas brought India into a:
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Golden age
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The main religion in India:
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Hinduism
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Khyber Pass
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Pass in the Himalayas that leads into India.
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Indo-Gangetic Plain
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Place where the first civilizations in India began.
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Indus River
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River in India that flows to the southwest in the Indo-Gangetic Plain where civilization first started.
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Gangetic River
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River in India that flows to the southeast in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
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Deccan
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Mountain range where the Western and Eastern Ghats are.
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Shi Huangdi
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-the first emperor of the Qin dynasty which came to power in 221 B.C. and unified China under a strong central government for the first time in history
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Lui Bang
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first king of the Han dynasty which ruled China in a centralized and expanding empire.
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Zhou dynasty
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the longest enduring Chinese dynasty that lasted from around 1100 B.C. to 200 B.C. Zhou rulers came up with the right known as the Mandate of Heaven
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Confucius
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was a Chinese teacher, pholosopher and political theorist who wrote the Analects and made a huge impact on Chinese culture.
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Wu Di
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-longest ruling Han emperor who extended Chinese territory north and began the economic policy of leveling.
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Chinas first dynasty, the Chang Dynasty, began.
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1750-1500 B.C
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Shang dynasty collapsed(ended)
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1122 B.C
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The Zhou conquest of China
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1122 B.C
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The Zhou dynasty
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1100s- 200S B.C
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221- 206 B.C
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The Quin dynasty
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202 B.C- 22 A.D
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The Han dynsasty
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551-479 B.C
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Confucious lived
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500s B.C
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Laozi lived
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autocracy
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form of government in which the ruler holds absolute power
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Laozi
Definition
founded a philosophy called Daoism, belived people shouldn’t seek wealth or power, and that only by withdrawing from the world will we understand it.
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loess
Definition
extrodinarily fertile yellow soil
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The Analects
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collection of Confucious writings that became known as Confucianism
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The Five Classics
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the most important works of Chinese literature
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Order of the chinese Dynasties
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The Shang came first, then it was the Zhou Dynasty, then it was the Qin Dynasty, then came the Han Dynasty.

 

Shang,Zhou,Qin,Han

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Shang Dynasty
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Lasted from 1750B.C. till 1122 B.C.
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Zhou Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty Lasted from 1100 B.C. till 200 B.C.
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Qin Dynasty
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this dynasty Lasted from 221 B.C. till 206 B.C.
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Han Dynasty
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this dynasty Lasted from 202 B.C. A.D. 220
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Lasted from 202 B.C. A.D. 220
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Gobi Desert
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North China Plain
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a coastal plain along the Yellow Sea, which becomes the center of early Chinese cilivization
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Qinling Shandi
Definition
marks the boundries between northern and southern China.
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Huang He
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one of the two greatest rivers in China. It is named the _________meaning "Yellow River" because its water contians 2 pound of loess
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Chang Jiang
Definition
one of the other great rivers in China. Located in central China the Chang Jiang is mainly used for commerical waterways; to move ships from on side of china to the other
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Gobi Desert
Definition
vast desert that makes up part of the Mongolian plateau
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Homer
Definition
The author of two epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, he was a blind poet
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Darius the Great
Definition
Persian ruler, who lead the Persian army into the Battle of Marathon; defeated by the Athenians
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Xerxes
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Darius’ son, put together an army for revenge against Greece. The Athenian army defeats ______ in the naval battle
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Pericles
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Leader in Athens, made it that all males could hold a public office, had hope to unify Greece under Athenian leadership
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Cleisthenes
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Overthrew the aristocrats and turned Athens into a democracy. Divided the citizens of Athens into 10 tribes which later grew to 100 smaller units
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Solon
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A respected and trusted leader, he divided Athenian citizenry into 4 groups determined by wealth
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Athena
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The daughter of Zeus, she was the goddess of wisdom, womanly virtue, and technical skill. She was also the protector of the great city-state
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Mycenaean
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They were invaders that lived in clans and learned many Greek trades. They dominated the Greek mainland and built fortified cities in the southern part of Greece
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Draco
Definition
Credited for Athens first written law code, there were harsh and severe laws. Today we call harsh laws Draconian law
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Thucydides
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the great Athenian historian
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Early Minoans developed writing in a script known today as _______, which has still not been deciphered. After Minoans came into contact with Indo-European-speaking groups, a new script known as ______ was used. _____ was an early form of Greek script
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Linear A,Linear B, Linear B
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Knowledge of ______disappeared when the Mycenaean cities fell. A dark age descended on Greece until the ___________ traders introduced an alphabet.
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writing,Phoenician
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All Greek city-states shared certain features
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small size, typically from 30-500 square miles; small population, most fewer than 10,000 including men, women, children, slaves, and other noncitizens; setting on a hill, stood on acropolis; public meeting place, agora.
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The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by ______ and are most of the epic poetry of that time period.
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Homer
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The Greeks  asked  these three things of their religion
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1. mysteries of the physical world as thunder, lightning, and change of the seasons;

2. explanation of the passions that could make people lose the self-control that the Greeks considered so important;                                                                 3.

means for gaining such benefits as long life, good fortune, and abundant harvests.

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The Olympic Games were held at Olympia every fourth year in honor of Zeus. They consisted of footraces, jumping, javelin and discus throwing, boxing, wrestling, and horse and chariot racing. The first Olympic Games were held in ____B.C.
Definition
776 BC
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Crete
Definition
Narrow island located in the eatern Mediterranean  where the Minoan Civilization once existed.
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Balkan Peninsula
Definition
The peninsula in southeastern Europe where Greece is located.
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Aegean Sea
Definition
Separates the Balkan Peninsula from Asia Minor
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