Asia-largest continent
inventions by early civilizations- wheel,saddle,harness,chariot paper
6 religions that began in Asia-buddhism, confucianism, hinduism, islam,shinto,taoism
india- the country called subcontinent because of size
indus river valley- where indian civilization first arose
asoka-greastest ruler of maurya empire
buddhism-originated in india
guptas-dynasty that began a golden age of indian culture
hinduism-religion that became prevalent during the guptas dynasty
aryran-tribe whos developement laid the ground work for hinduism
islam-religion promoted by mogul empire
tsai lun- chinese inventor of paper
prince shotoku- founder of japanese civilization
marco polo- first european to travel whole length of Asia
hong kong- location of colony establised in great britain
indonesia- international cross roads for trade after marco polo
mogul empire- muslim empire that ruled india
two religions that originated in india: recarination, animal worship
nirvana- buddhas version of peace
shang dynasty- chinese dynasty that developed a system of writing
ch’in dynasty- the dynasty that built the first united chinese empire
great wall of china- the worlds longest fortification
buddhism-religion which became strong
kublai khan-established yuan dynasty
shinto- oldest surviving religion of japan
leif ericson- viking explorer who may of sailed to america
christopher colombus- founded america
vasco da gama- first european to reach far east by sea
amerigo vespucci- first man to realize colombus discovered a new continent
ponce de leon- spanish explorer who made the first spanish landing on the north america mainland
vasco de balboa-spanish explorer who discovered the pacific ocean
ferdinand magellan- portugese sailer who started a 3 year voyage around the world
hernando cortes-conquered aztec indians
francisco coronado- spanish explorer whos men discovered the grand canyon
hernando de soto-spanish explorer who discovered the mississippi
phillip ll- king of spain
john cabot- first explorer to reach north america
roanoke island- location where sir walter raleigh founded a colony
kami- basic forces of nature
brahma- the universal spirit of hinduism