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Unit 3 Study Guide: Classical India & Classical China
****This is a guide – it is not all inclusive – as always you will have to study and look over everything from Unit 3.
Vocabulary
Indo-Europeans
Steppes
Migrations
Bhagavad-Gita
Upanishads
satguru,
Caste-System
Brahmins
Arthasastra
Aryans
Three Jewels of
Buddhism
Vedas
Chandragupta
Maurya
Mahabharata
Kshatriya
Vaisya
Sudras
Untouchables
Asoka
Chandragupta
Maurya
Reincarnation
karma
enlightenment
Mara
Nirvana
bodhi
Four Noble
Truths
Siddhartha
Gautama
(Buddha)
Middle Path or
Eightfold Path
Dharma
Four
Denominations of
Hinduism
Nine Beliefs of
Hinduism
moksha
Adharma
Chandra Gupta
Filial Piety
Bureaucracy
Well-Field System
Feudalism
Confucius
Five Basic
Relationships
Analects
Hanfeizi
Legalism
Lao Zi
Daoism
Li Su
Dynastic Cycle
Warring States
The Art of War
Qin Shi Huangdi
Monetary System
Fiscal Policy
Liu Bang
Commanderies
Civil Service
System
Silk Road
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Assimilation
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
Brahmanism
Great Wall of
China
Philosophy
Institutionalize
Yin & Yang
Confucianism
Kautilya
Classical India:
Explain the Aryan migration/invasion of India. Be sure to state reasons why they left the steppes and how they came into India. (What
might have been reasons that they left the steppes?)
List the castes of the Caste System as well as summarizing it as a social order system. Make sure to explain how it influenced the
religions of India.
Explain what Brahmanism is and what it gave birth to.
Summarize Buddhism. Make sure to explain how bodhi, the 4 noble truths, and the middle path lead to enlightenment.
Summarize Hinduism. Make sure to explain how karma and reincarnation work with the Caste System. Also, what moksha is?
Summarize each of the accomplishments of the two great India Empires. Make sure to address Asoka!
Classical China
Analyze each of the three schools of thought. Make sure you can explain their views on government and the social order of society.
Explain why China became a Buddhist nation. Do not forget to talk about the “road” it took getting into China.
Summarize the Qin Dynasty. Make sure to explain their accomplishments and governing style.
Summarize the Han Dynasty. Make sure to explain their accomplishments and governing style.