Ancient India & Ancient China Study Guide
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. This study guide is for a grade, it is not optional. You
may type your study guide or handwrite it. Be sure to answer all the questions in order to receive full credit.
DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Define the following terms:
1. Filial Piety
2. Vedas
3. Aryan
4. Stupas
5. Chariot
Hinduism
Define the following terms associated with Hinduism:
6. Moksha
7. Karma
8. Dharma
9. Brahma
10. Varna
11. Reincarnation
12. Atman
13. Caste System
14. What are the major beliefs of Hinduism? Look at the definition above to help you.
Buddhism
15. Who is Siddharth Guatama?
What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism? Explain each of them (each noble truth counts as one point)
16. The First Noble Truth
17. The Second Nobel Truth
18. The Third Nobel Truth
19. The Fourth Noble Truth
20. Describe the Eight-Fold Path
Confucianism
21. Describe Confucianism
Explain the Five Relationships of Confucianism. (Each relationship counts as one point)
22. Ruler-Subject
23. Father-Son
24. Husband-Wife
25. Older Brother-Younger Brother
26. Friend-Friend
MORE QUESTIONS ON THE BACK!
Explain the significance of the following geographic features for the civilization provided:
Harrapan Civilization
27. Himalayas
28. Indus River
29. Monsoon
30. Khyber Pass (you need to look this one up on google if you don’t have it in your notes)
31. Ganges River
Ancient China
32. Huange He River
33. Tibetan Plateau
34. Yangtze River
Use your GSPRITE Charts, your Mauryan/Gupta Chart, and your Ancient China Civilizations chart to help you answer
the following:
Indus River Valley Civilization
35. What is different about the Harrapan writing system than cuneiform or hieroglyphics?
36. What makes archeologists think that the Harrapan civilization was well organized?
Mauryan/Gupta Empires
37. Who was Chandragupta Maurya?
38. Who was Ashoka?
39. What religion to Ashoka convert to and help spread across Asia?
40. What contributed to the decline of the Mauryan dynasty?
41. What contributed to the decline of the Gupta dynasty?
Ancient China
42. Who is Shi Huangdi? What did he do?
43. What is the Mandate of Heaven?
44. Describe the Dynastic Cycle
45. During which dynasty was the warring states period?
46. What dynasty invented a written language based on symbols for ideas rather than sounds?
47. Describe the major accomplishments of the Qin Dynasty.
48. What was the first dynasty in China?
49. What led to the decline of the Qin Dynasty?