Ancient India/Ancient China Study Guide
ANCIENT INDIA
India’s Early Civilizations- vocabulary
Subcontinent-
Monsoon-
Sanskrit-
Social Studies 7-Mr. Spaeth
Raja-
Caste-
Guru-
1.) How is the Indian subcontinent separated from the rest of Asia (195)?
2.) What made the Aryans great warriors (198)?
3.) What were the five major social groups in Indian society [4 castes, 1 below caste (199)]?
Hinduism and Buddhism-vocabulary
Hinduism-
Brahman-
Reincarnation-
Dharma-
Karma-
Buddhism-
Nirvana-
Theocracy-
1.) How is karma related to reincarnation (203)?
2.) How does a Buddhist reach nirvana (205)?
India’s First Empires- vocabulary
Dynasty-
Stupa-
Pilgrim-
1.) Who was Asoka and what was his importance (210)?
2.) How did the Gupta Empire become wealthy (213)?
3.) In what branches of science did ancient Indians make advances (214)?

ANCIENT CHINA
China’s First Civilizations-vocabulary
Aristocrat-
Pictograph-
Ideograph-
Bureaucracy-
Mandate-
Dao (tao)-
1.) Name the two most important rivers of early Chinese civilization (225).
2.) What was the role of Shang warlords (226)?
3.) What was the Mandate of Heaven (229)?
Life in Ancient China-vocabulary
Social class-
Filial piety-
Confucianism-
Daoism (Taoism)-
Legalism-
1.) Who developed the teachings of Legalism?
2.) What was the lowest social class in ancient China?
The Qin and Han Dynasties-vocabulary
Rudder-
Silk Road-
Acupuncture-
Liu Bang-
Han Wudi-
1.) The Great Wall of China was built on the labor of which group?
2.) Compare the Qin dynasty to the Han dynasty.
3.) What events allowed Buddhism to flourish in China?