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| the religous and moral duties of an individual (in buddhism) |
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| a hindu practice in which a widow immolates herself |
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| a group of families that share a common ancesetor |
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| an indian scholar who if the founder of buddhism |
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| a belief that a persons actions will influence their next life (in buddhism) |
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| a chinese philosopher and teacher; the founder of confucianism |
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| the belief that every person has an essential self |
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| an ancient chinese philosopher and author |
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| a system of social divisions that set apart people by their role in society |
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| a chinese medicinal practice |
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| a chinese philosopher and theorist |
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| a fine windblown yellow soil that travels eastward on the yellow river in china |
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| a single spiritual god of the vedas; spirit of the world |
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| a state which can be achieved by the union of the universe and the release from the cycle of rebirth |
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| what are the characteristics of the mahayana school of buddhism |
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| the teachers achieved nirvana but came back to help others achieve it |
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| what were caste limitations |
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| you are not allowed to interact with people outside your caste |
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| what teaching did the first chinese emperor prohibit |
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| what is the daoism teaching |
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| the folowers of daoism aimed to be one with nature |
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| what was the most important chinese occupation |
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| what was the major chinese export during the Han dynasty |
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| they were people who believed humans were naturally evil and that goodness had to be obtained |
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| the respect for elders/ parents {Confucianism} |
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| the divine right to rule from god |
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| why did China develop isolated |
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| it was selfcontained and self sufficient |
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| why was mahayana buddhism common for chinese people to follow |
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| it was for commoners to follow as they did not have to dedicate their life to buddha |
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| how was china isolated in the south-west |
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| who had the ownership property right in an indian village |
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| with what countries did the tamil kingdoms of the deccan trade with |
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| the roman empire and china |
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| which indian emperor converted to buddhism |
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| what is the hindu's goal of existense |
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| to achieve moksha{the ultimate life form} |
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| who was the chief indian diety |
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| how did Arians measure their wealth |
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| by the amount of cattle they had |
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| what was the chief technological advancement during the han dynasty |
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| what are buddha's four noble truths |
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a way to reach enlightenment:
-all life is suffering
-desire if the cause of suffering
-give up desire
-follow the eightfold path |
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| How did Arians treat local population? |
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| They treated them as inferiors |
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| what were the oldest examples of Chinese writing? |
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| how was Chin separated from South Asia? |
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| what dynasty intorduced the mandate of heaven? |
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| what were 2 main cities belonging to the Indus Valley civilization |
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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
(twin cities) |
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| Where did the Arians come from? |
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The Caucasus Region
(Georgia and Armenia) |
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| # major groups of Arian society |
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| farmers, priests, and warriors |
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| they were male and female forces the balance of which led to harmony |
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| How do Nomads measure wealth? |
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| amount of possessions owned |
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| when was silk making introduced? |
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| whwn did first civilization appear in Indus Valley |
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| Chief Arian Diety: who was god of war |
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| What are the main features if the cities belonging to the first Indus valley? |
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1)Uniform houses made from uniform bricks
2) Each city had a hilltop structure |
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