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arwans
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nobles they were a group of people who migreted to india
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how did the arwans reach india
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they reached india by way of mountian passes through the hindu kush and central brahui range
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what did the arwans bring with them
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the brought horses because they had none in india before
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caste
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a group of people with in a social class
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hinduism
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religo of the indian people
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reincarnation
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somebodys born again
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sanskrit
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its the language of the aryans
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what are the holiest books of hinduism
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the vedas
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Janism
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Religion which believes that everything has a soul and a temporary physical body, change comes from peaceful action
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enlightenment
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Complete understanding fo the truth
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nonviolence
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Peaceful way to bring about change
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Nirvana
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State of compete bliss
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Budhism
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Religion based on the teachings of Buddah, 7 paths to Nirvana
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Why did Gautama begin to Search for truth?
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He felt he knew the meaning of life.
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Who is Gautama?
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Buddah= enlightened one.
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How did Aryans affect the culture of ancient India?
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They forced the native Indians to move south because they were stronger fighters and took their fertile land.
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How is Caste related to reincarnation
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A caste is a social order and when you are reincarnated you can be born into a better caste or worse caste depending on what kind of life you live
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Did the aryans start writing the Vedas before or after moving to India
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After, they wrote them in 1200 BC
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What main gods to HIndu's worship?
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Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer
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Rajah
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Indian Prince
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Chandragupta
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An Indian ruler who united most of India but he was mean.
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How did Chandragupta avoid being posioned or murdered?
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He had servents eat his food and slept in a different bed or room every night.
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Arthashastra
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The book that Chandragupta wrote that said Governement is the science of punishment, and cruelty is an acceptable way for rulers to reach their goals.
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What was Chandragupta like as a ruler?
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Mean and everyone hated him, they wanted to kill him.
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Turning Point
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A single event that causes and important change
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educts
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decrees (laws)
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How did Asoka's invasion of Kalinga affect the way he governed?
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100,000 people died, so he stopped being mean and started following buddhism.
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Missionary
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Someone who is sent somewhere to teach about his religion
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Fresco
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A picture painted on wet plaster
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What was used for the first time under Chandragupta's rule
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Money
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pesant
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common people who farmed the land
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feudalism
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Political system of exchanging land for loyalty and protection
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What were the three classess of Zhou society?
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The King and his family
The Noble Families
The Pesants
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philosphers
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Thinkers
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lunyu
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Discussions analex (Book of teaching of confusious)
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Filial piety (Xiau)
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fulfilling ones duties to their parents: respecting them, following their wishes, taking care of them when they are old.
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Confucianism
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The teachings of Confusious (following his teachings)
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To what did Confusious compare the relationship between rulers and subjects?
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Parents to Children
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Legalism
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People obey the ruler out of fear and not respect, obey = reward, disobey=punishment
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The Great Wall
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Qin (Chin) dynasty made prisoners and pesant farmers build this
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Why did Shi Huang Di Destroy the Analex?
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It was the opposite of legalism, Confusim was the opposite of legalism.
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Han Dynasty
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combination of confusism and legalism, established univerity
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Cival service
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Day to day running of the government
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Daoism
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teaches that the key to longlife and happiness is to accept life as it is.
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seismograph
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Developed in Han dynasty to detect earthquake, also developed paper.
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Silk Road
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An overland trade route that linked Europe and China
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Did the Han dynasty begin before or after the Chin dynasty
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after
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telescoping timeline
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Takes a closer look at time in history
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Which mountain ranges did the Aryans pass through to reach the Indian subcontinent
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Hindu Kush
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Which part of the world did the Maurya Empire control?
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India from Afganistan, to Hymalays to Southern part of india about 600miles from tip.
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In the Caste system, which group worked as the servants of the other three classess?
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Shudras
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In the Caste system, which were the rulers?
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Kshatriyas
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What is the highest class in Caste system and what did they do?
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Brahmans, these were the priests and scholars
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What caste held the merchants and professionals?
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Vaisyas
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Which religion is based on four noble truths, including the search for Nirvana?
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Buddhism
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Which Ruler was called the greatest and noblest ruler India has known?
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Ashoka
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Which Chinese dynasty marked the beginning of China's classical age and ruled China the longest?
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Zhou
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