Flashcards
India/China Test *MIDTERMS*
Cards in this deck (35)
- 1India is located among the southern edge of Asia and is known as what?a subcontinent
- 2India has a number of core regions which makes it very?Diverse
- 3What are the tallest mountains in the world?The Himalaya
- 4This plateau lies south of the Ganges and Indus rivers.Decan plateau
- 5What is India's primary climate?monsoons
- 6India's social status system was known as the?caste system
- 7Who made up the Brahmans?priests
- 8Who were the kshatriyas?- warriors
- had other jobs when the times changed - 9Vaisyas were known as?Merchants
- 10Which class made up most of the population of India?Sudras
- 11What types of jobs did the Untouchables do in Indian society?- collecting dead bodies
- trash collecting - 12How much of the population did the Untouchables make up?10%
- 13How did the Untouchables announce themselves in public?they had to hit sticks together
- 14Who usually had authority over the entire family in Indian society?father/ male head of the household
- 15What religion was based on early Aryan religious beliefs?Hinduism
- 16What is the VEDAS?oldest Hindu sacred text
- 17Who was Brahman?ultimate reality
- 18describe reincarnation.being born again in another form
(your "form" depends on your karma in the past life) - 19Dharma is also known as the what?"divine law"
- 20Name the three chief deities of Hinduism.Brahma - the Creator
Vishnu - the Preserver
Siva - the Destroyer - 21What religion rivaled Hinduism?Buddhism
- 22Who was Siddhartha Gautama?teacher of Buddhism
(he discovered that "the physical realm is an illusion") - 23Who did Siddhartha become aware of life's sufferings?he went into a period of self denial and abused his body
- 24What is Nirvana?"ultimate reality"
(when one reaches this, reincarnation and the effects of karma ends) - 25What three schools of thought about human nature and the universe developed in China?- Legalism
- Daoism
- Confucianism - 26Who was Confucius?- "first teacher"
- created Confucianism and spread his teachings - 27List the Five Constant Relationships.1 Parent and Child
2 Husband and Wife
3 Sibling and Sibling
4 Friend and Friend
5 Ruler and Subject - 28Who was Laozi?he taught Daoism
- 29What does Tao Te Ching mean?"the way of the Dao"
- 30How should people act according to Laozi?they should be spontaneous and let nature take it's course
- 31How does society "fix" the idea that all humans are essentially evil?by ruling with harsh laws and a strict ruler
- 32What percentage of China can be used for Agriculture?10%
- 33What was the first dynasty in China history?Xia
- 34What is an Aristocracy?government ruled by those of the upper class
- 35What is the difference between a pictograph and an ideograph?- a pictograph is a single character
- an ideograph consists of two or more characters