Chapter 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Caste System Levels
Brahmans Kshatriyas Vaisyas Sudras Untouchables
Silk Road
Passes through the mountains northwest of India shipping valuable products such as silk
Stupa
Religious structure, honor gods and leaders
Filial Piety
Respect elders (parents, older siblings)
Dynastic Cycle
Every dynasty goes through a cycle:
Good & Bad
Mandate of Heaven
The emperor’s right to rule
Sanskrit
1st writing system of the Aryans
Three Chinese Philosophies
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples
Legalism
Strict living by the law or religion
Daoism
Simple honest life
Aryans
Created a new Indian society, started caste system
Caste System
Ancient set of rigid social categories that determine a person’s occupation and economic potential
Siddhartha
Founder of Buddism
Shang:
King was in power, strong military
Zhou:
Longest lasting (800 years), mandate of heaven
Qin:
Shi huangdi most famous leader, unifyed country, good system of roads, built great wall, censorate=inspectors made sure people did their jobs
Han:
Liu Bang started dynasty, used water power (water mills)