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World History
Module 7 lesson 1-3 Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mauryan Empire | first empire in India, founded by Chandragupta Maurya |
| Asoka | grandson of Chandragupta; leader who brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest height |
| Religious Toleration | acceptance of the right of people to have different religious beliefs |
| Tamil | language of southern India; also the people who speak that language |
| Gupta Empire | second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta |
| Patriarchal | relating to a social system in which the father is the head of the family |
| Matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is the head of the family |
| What changes did Asoka make in the Mauryan Empire? | 1. made great roads 2. religious toleration 3. created laws that prevented violence 4. changed how the government was ruled |
| How did Chandragupta hold his vast empire together? | He divided his empire into four provinces and a prince ruled each one. Which were then divided smaller and ruled by government members. |
| What peaceful means did Chandra Gupta II use to strengthen his empire? | Marriage diplomacy farmers would set aside time to work on community resources |
| Mahayana | sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship |
| Theravada | sect of Buddhism focusing on strict spiritual discipline |
| Stupa | mounded stone structures built over Buddhist holy relics |
| Brahma | creator of the world, in Hinduism |
| Vishnu | preserver of the world, in Hinduism |
| Shiva | destroyer of the world, in Hinduism |
| Kalidasa | one of India's greate4st poets and playwrights |
| Silk Roads | caravan routes that crisscrossed Central Asia |
| What advances did scientists and mathematicians make? | pg. 95 Scientists 1. Determind that Earth was round 2. Diseases + medicine Mathematicians 1. Idea of zero 2. Decimal numbers |
| What did India send to different parts of the world, aside from goods? | 1. art 2. architecture 3. religions-buddhism |
| Indian Note two examples of the flowering of literature and performing arts | 1. writing academics were formed 2. poems were popular 3. dance 4. drama |
| Indian Note two examples of the flowering of science and mathematics | 1. began to use a calendar (based off of sun cycles) 2. seven day work week 3. divided the day into hours 4. determind earth was round 5. Roman numerals 6. decimal system |
| Han Dynasty | Chinese dynasty that ruled for most of the period from 202 BC to AD 220 |
| Centralized government | Government that concentrates power in central authority |
| Civil service | administrative departments of a government; also, word describing government jobs and employees |
| Monopoly | one group's complete control over the production and distribution of certain goods |
| Assimilation | policy of encouraging conquered peoples to adopt the institutions and customs of the conquering nation |
| What changes did Liu Bang make? | 1. Started a centralized gov't 2. lowered taxes 3. eased the punishments for crimes |
| What caused the fall of the first Han Dynasty? | Peasants rebelled--because of high taxes and poor working/living conditions |
| What were the results of paper being invented? | 1. more books 2. helped spread education 3. expansion of gov't 4. help w/ record keeping 5. people would read more |
| What did the Chinses society look like under the Han Dynasty? | It was very structured with the emperor at the top. He had a large number of officials who reached down to the smallest village. They filled the civil service jobs. Those who wanted those jobs had to pass an exam that tested them on their knowledge of Con |
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