FSG: 2 Flashcards

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During the Vedic age, the military leader, law maker, and judge of a settlement was a ____.

A

Raja

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1
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Ancient Indus River valley cities based their protection around these

A

Citadels

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2
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Nirvana

A

Ultimate goal of the HINDUS

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3
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Became known as the Buddha

A

Siddhartha Gautama

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4
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Buddha said that the way to salvation was through a life of ____________.

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Selflessness

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5
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Right action is part of the

A

Eight fold path

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6
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Mahayana buddhist saw Buddha as a

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Prophet

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7
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India people became ______ after Asokas conversion.

A

Buddhist

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8
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Stupas

A

Temples that housed objects of Buddha

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9
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Indian physicians saved lives through the use of ________.

A

Inoculation

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10
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Three major rivers of China

A

Huang he
Xi jiang
Chang Jiang

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11
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Chinese built dikes along the huang he to prevent

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Flooding

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12
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Chinese developed superiority bc of

A

Isolation from other cultures

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13
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Calligraphy

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Chinese writing that became an art form

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14
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Rebels overthrew their dynasties claiming that

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They had lost the “mandate of heaven”

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15
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Why were people discontent with the Qin dynasty

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Forced labor

16
Q

Confucius taught…

A

Importance of family
Respect for elders
Reverence for ancestors

17
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Laozi did not address politics

A

Unlike Confucius

18
Q

_____ stated that people are selfish and untrustworthy

A

Legalism

19
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What accompanied the fall of the Han dynasty?

A

Rise of Buddhism

20
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Earliest know Greek civilization

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Minoans