PCC HI-101 History of Civ. Test 2
Taj Mahal
"best of buildings" Built by a mogul emperor as a tomb for his favorite wife.
Mauryas
a native Indian family who drove out the Greeks, conquered the northern plain, and established the Maurya Empire
East and West Pakistan
broke from India over Religion, later became (West) Pakistan and Bangladesh
Ainu
sons of japeth/hokkaido/caucasian
Damascene steel
steel from India used for weapons by Arabs.
Asoka
the greatest leader of the Mauryan Empire. He converted to Buddhism from Hinduism
Asia
1/3 of the earth's surface/ 3/4 of the earth's population/ also contains the highest and lowest points on earth.
Babar
A muslim warrior of Mongol extraction that invaded India and founded the Mogul Empire
Componants of Hinduism
Brahma, Reincarnation, Karma
Four Major Castes
Brahmans- Preists and scholars Princes and Warriors Land Owners The Rest- Farmers and Servants Untouchables/Outcastes
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha, or enlightened one.
Shang Dynasty
Cast bronze, built chariots, made silk, and developed a system of writing.
255-206 BC
Ch'in dynasty in China / Great Wall of China
1100 BC
Collapse of New Kingdom/ decline of Egypt/ beginning of forgeign invasions and domination
332-323 BC
Egypt Conquired by Alexander the Great/ Ptolemy establishes Hellenistic Dynasty
30 BC
Egypt conqured by Romans
1580 BC
Egypt's New Kingdom established/ height of Egyptian Empire
Prince Shotoku
Founder of the Japanese civilization
Yuan Dynasty
G.Khan's successors. During this time is when Marco Polo came.
AD 320-535
Gupta Dynasty in India/ "Golden age of India"
1850 BC
Hebrews sojourn in Egypt
The Indian subcontinent's three major land regions
Himalayan Mountain System, the Northern Plains, and the Deccan Plateau
India's two distinctive cultural features
Hinduism and the caste system
China's two great river systems
Huang He (yellow river, china's sorrow) and Yangtze
Chou Dynasty
Longest ruling dynasty, during which Lao-tse and Confucius lived and taught.
Han Dynasty
Marked the height of ancient China's power and glory. Great Silk Road, made a calender, silk, glazed pottery, and paper.
AD 1200s-1368
Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan/ Yuan dyansty in China / Marco Polo travels to the orient
Urdu
Official language of Pakistan, also called Hindustani
Isthmus of Suez
Once connected Africa to Asia
Aryans
People from the Indo-European steppes, who later moved down into India, and began the caste system in India. Vedas were their sacred texts. The caste system was based on varna, or skin color.
1500 BC
Rise of Huang He Valley Civilization in China
2000 BC
Rise of Indus Valley Civization in India
China
The Middle Kingdom, Also, the world's oldest living civilization
Guptas
The empire that inaugurated India's "Golden age"
Shih Huang Ti
The founder of the Ch'in dynasty, the first emperor of a united China. Associated with the Great Wall of China
Asia's three great fertile river valleys
Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, Huang He
Mnt. Fuji
a big ole mountain in Japan. Always has snow on it.
Yamato Clan
established a loose rule over the other clans in Japan
Genghis Khan
feirce Mongol warrior who took over china, making the largest continental empire in history
Shinto
nature worship, oldest religion of japan
