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Shi Huangdi- founded the Qin dynasty and unified China into a single empire for the first time.

  • United all city-states

  • He unified China, standardized language, burned books did not allow criticism

  • Lasted very short time, wanted to be mortal, but a magic potion killed him.

Wudi- known for expanding the Han Dynasty's territory through military conquests

  • Han dynasty (golden age of China)

  • founder of Han Dynasty

Monopoly- Government-granted right to sell a commodity or control a trade.

  • The Silk Road was the road to China.

Expansionism- the policy of a nation expanding its territory often through military force.

  • China expanded during the Han dynasty

  • Manderanes 

Civil Servants- permanent non-elected employees who work for the government at local or state levels to carry out public services and maintain government operations.

Warlords- military commanders who gain power during periods of political collapse, controlling territory through their own armed forces.

Acupuncture-  The first detailed written records.

  • Medical method where needles are but into sore places.

               China art

           Terra cotta warriors 

  • Designed to protect the emperors in the afterlife.

  • Chin wanted an army for his afterlife

  • Artifacts and army to follow him to the afterlife

  • Underground chambers

Chandragupta Maurya the founder of the first Indian empire

dissent Ideas that opposed this of the government

Asoka - an emperor who turned the empire to Buddhism and became tolerant.

missionaries - people sent on a religious mission

 golden age - a period of great cultural achievement 

decimal system - numbers that are based on 10

 joint family - the basic family structure 

dowry - a payment to the bridegroom provided by the bride’s family.

Emma Hall key terms


Atman

The individual soul inside every living being


Moksha

The ultimate goal in Hinduism, freedom from the cycle of reincarnation.


Reincarnation 

The belief that after death, a soul is reborn into a new body


Karma

Both action and result, if someone does something morally good, then something good will come out of it, and the same applies to something bad.


Dharma

The religious and moral duties of an individual.


Ahimsa

A key principle in Hinduism, nonviolence


Caste

Social groups in which people are born in


Siddartha Gautama

The founder of Buddhism


Four Noble Truths

The heart of Buddhism, main idea


Eightfold Path

The way to understand the four noble truths


Nirvana

The final goal for a buddhist


Sect

Subgroups in Buddhism