Asian and African Civilizations

Mauryan Empire

Had a strong central government, well organized bureaucracy, had secret police to quash dissent, had female warriors guarding the palace and emperor. The empire had prosperous economy, huge capital city, and huge palaces, schools, libraries, and temples.

Chandagupta Maurya

Founder of the Mauryan Empire, Overthrew the Nanda Empire, Unifies parts of Northern India

His grandson, Ashoka ruled the largest Indian empire.

Kautilya

political philosopher, economist, strategist, and advisor to Chandra Gupta

Argued rulers should not have principles, but do whatever is necessary

Machiavelli before Machiavelli

Dissent

Speaking out against/criticizing the government

Ashoka

chandragupta’s grandson

Ruled the largest Indian empire ever

Conquered most of the kings of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan

Gupta Empire

A very powerful Indian empire that had a golden age which made advances in mathematics, sciences, and literature.

Golden Age

An era of peace and prosperity

Caste system

A social system that divides people into social classes

Untouchables

The lowest class in the caste system

Laws of Manu

India’s most famous early legal code. Laws demonstrated how women’s legal independence were restricted.

Confucius

Founder of Confucianism

Confucianism

A philosophical and religious tradition where the key to maintaining society is through traditional social relationships.

Lao Tzu

Founder of Daoism

Daoism

a philosophical and religious tradition that promotes harmony and unity with nature. Teaches people to live calmly and peacefully. Intervening in life’s events causes conflict and destruction.

Yin Yang

Oposites fit together and depend on each other for harmony. (Darkness and light, life and death)

Legalism

philosophy that people only obey strong rulers who can force obedience.

Warring States Period

Era of intense conflict in china in which powerful states warred to unify the country after the fall of the Zhou Dynasty. Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism came out of this.

Qin Shi Huangdi

First emperor of china

Standardized: weights and measures, currency, and writing

Built infrastructures like roads, bridges, canals, etc.

Great Wall of China

Han Dynasty

Pax Sinica

Civil Service exam

Silk Road

Belt and Road Initative

Kush

Aksum

Queen Sheba

King Ezana

Locate India, China, and Aksum

Which empire went with India

which empire went with china

which empire went with Africa

how did chandrgupta rule? What role did women play?

how did Ashoka rule? What major religion did he promote?

What is the general pattern of Indian history?

Which empires had a golden age

What were some of the mathematical, scientific, and literary accomplishments of the Gupta Empire?

Who was the Gupta golden age NOT golden for? Why?

Were women always treated below men’s status for all of Indian history? Did indina always have a rigid caste system?

Why do Confucianism, Danish, and Legalism come out of the Warring states period in china?

what are the major beliefs/values of Confucianism?

what are the major beliefs/values of Daoism?

What does the yin yang stand for?

what are the major beliefs/values of legalism?

which did Qin Shi Huangdi listen to: Confucianism, daoism, or legalism? Which did the Han use?

What were Qin’s important accomplishments?

what/who is china named after? Why?

what were some major accomplishments of Han China?

Roughly how long did the Han dynasty rule China?

What was the role of women in Han China?

Under which Chinese Dynasty did the Silk Road start?

why was the Silk Road important? What goods/ideas did it spread? What bad things did it spread?

why was queen Sheba important in Aksumite history?

what religion did king ezana convert to and make the official religion of Aksum?

how important was trade to china, India, and Aksum?

Ren

main principle of Confucianism which describes people should behave in a loving, selfless, and moral way.

li

actions that are right becasue of the needs of society.

Found in Confucianism 

Yi

In Confucianism

Describes the actions that are inherently right, good, and moral

Hsiao

The principle that children should respect their parents

dao

Main principle of daoism

All things in the universe are connected together through the Dao

Wu Wei

method of following the dao. Living in harmony and letting things take their natural course without influence.