Chapter 9
Historical Terms and Concepts to Know *Who, what, where, why, when,
how, so what?
Hindu Kush Mountains
political vacuum
Indus River
Ashoka Maurya
Bactria
tributary
alliances
monsoons
southeast Asia
varna
Brahmin
Siddhartha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
dharma patronage
boddhisatva
Punjab
Chandragupta Maurya
Ganges River
Patiliputra
Kushan empire
White Huns
Indonesia
caste system
jati
Jainism
Buddha
Noble
Eightfold Path
stupas
Ceylon
“Arabic” numerals
Discussion Questions
Compare the deep spirituality of ancient India with the secularism of ancient
Chinese thought. Why were the two areas so different?
Compare and contrast the reigns of Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka
Maurya. What common techniques did the Mauryans pursue?
Compare the unification of India with the unification process in China under
the Qin and Han dynasties, and in southwest Asia under the Assyrians and
Persians.
Discuss the formation and beliefs of Jainism. What factors explain why it never
became as successful as Hinduism or Buddhism?
Chapter 9
Discussion Questions
Compare the deep spirituality of ancient India with the secularism of ancient
Chinese thought. Why were the two areas so different?
Compare and contrast the reigns of Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka
Maurya. What common techniques did the Mauryans pursue?
Compare the unification of India with the unification process in China under
the Qin and Han dynasties, and in southwest Asia under the Assyrians and
Persians.
Discuss the formation and beliefs of Jainism. What factors explain why it never
became as successful as Hinduism or Buddhism?
Historical Terms and Concepts to Know *Who, what, where, why, when, how,
so what?
Hindu Kush Mountains
political vacuum
Indus River
Ashoka Maurya
Bactria
tributary
alliances
monsoons
southeast Asia
varna
Brahmin
Siddhartha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
dharma patronage
boddhisatva
Punjab
Chandragupta Maurya
Ganges River
Patiliputra
Kushan empire
White Huns
Indonesia
caste system
jati
Jainism
Buddha
Noble
Eightfold Path
stupas
Ceylon
“Arabic” numerals
Chapter 9