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48 Cards in this Set
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india is a _____________ |
subcontinent |
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ancient indus city |
mohenjo-daro |
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early language of india |
sanskrit |
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earliest sanskrit literature |
vedas |
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aristocrat who pitied the poor |
buddha |
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successive lives |
reincarnation |
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resembled greek epics |
Upanishads |
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harmony with nature |
taoism |
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the ganges and indus rivers are in _________ |
india |
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3 main caste systems of india |
brahmans, vaisyas, sudras |
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what religion is reincarnation a part of? |
hinduism |
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the calendar as we know it today was first developed by the ______ dynasty |
Han |
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mencius was a follower of __________ |
confucius |
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modern theosophy is derived from hindu thought t/f |
true |
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burma is one of the countries that borders india t/f |
true |
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china is often called a subcontinent t/f |
false |
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alex. the great crossed into india but withdrew because of poor weather and the hostile people there t/f |
false |
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the caste system was one of the three pillars of indian society t/f |
true |
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the ancient indus people of india had a writing system and a system of standards and weights t/f |
true |
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belief that everything is God |
pantheism |
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one who is outside the caste system |
untouchable |
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chinese philosopher |
confucius |
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200 years of peace |
pax sinica |
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first chinese dynasty |
shang |
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mountains isolating india |
himalayas |
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_______ history has been divided by the ruling families, known as dynasties |
chinese |
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greece is located at the _________ |
aegean sea |
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spartas greatest rival in ancient times |
athens |
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humiliating persian defeat with only half number of men |
marathon |
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who envisioned a utopian society |
plato |
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first greek capital |
knossos |
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described the trojan war |
homer |
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spartan serfs |
helots |
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spartan enemy |
athens |
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established early democracy |
cleisthenes |
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used for banishment |
ostrakon |
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primary spartan value |
strict obedience |
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athenian temple |
parthenon |
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early name for istanbul |
byzantium |
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people living on the site of rome 700 years before Christ |
latins |
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the romans borrowed much of their country from the persians t/f |
true |
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leader who arrived on scene after romes corruption 133bc |
tiberius gracchus |
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issued edict of milan |
constantine |
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ad 325 |
council of nicaea |
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ad 313 |
edict of milan |
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built defensive walls |
hadrian |
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ad 14 death of: |
augustus |
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tried to revive Christian persecution |
julian |