9th Grade World History
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| How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled? | they moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals
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| How did the Han Empire choose the people for a place in government? | one who did well on an exam
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| How did the Qin Dynasty start? | Emperor Qin Shi Huang defeated 6 states to end the warring period
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| What were some of the things that Emperor Qin Shi Huang did to control his Empire?*** short answer | -jailed, tortured and killed all critics
-he burned all books of Confucian thinkers or any critics of Legalism
-buried Confucian scholars alive
-sent people to build the wall and his Mausoleum
-forbid anyone from criticizing his government
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| What was the Great Wall Built for? | to keep out northern invaders, symbol of the strength of China
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| What were some of the things found in Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum?***short answer | -terracotta army- 6000 soldiers, 100 chariots & 600 horses
-bronze birds: set up by a 60m pond to recreate river scene
-armory with 100s of armor & helmets
-skeletons of over 100 humans w/ bronze plaques-laborers who died while working on it
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| Who was the 1st leader of the Han dynasty? | Liu Bang
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| Who was the most important Emperor during the Han Dynasty? | Emperor Wudi
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| How did the Han Dynasty decline?***short answer | disease, famines, and peasant uprisings; emperor was overthrown in 200 C.E. and China divided into 3 kingdoms
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| What is filial piety? | a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors
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| Why did the Emperors during the Qin Dynasty encourage harsh punishments for light crimes? | they believed that heavy punishments would scare off more serious crimes
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| What is the Daoist notion of WuWei? | action through non-action
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| The founder of Confucianism is? | Master Kong
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| Confucian values are found in what book? Which are instructions for proper behavior? | the Analects
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| In the 5 Relationships what is the main behavior required? | respect, mainly for elders
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| Why did Laozi believe that striving for power and wealth was harmful? | it was not natural
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| The highest Hindu caste members in India were the? | Brahman (priests)
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| Does Buddhism promote the caste system? | no
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| Chandrgupta went to war with Persia because of what? | he fell in love with Helen
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| How did Chandragupta Maurya control his empire? | a bureaucracy
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| Chandragupta’s adviser Kautilya aka Chanakya wrote about what? | guidelines for rulers
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| Chandragupta’s paranoia showed how?***short answer | secret police, women warriors to defend his castle, food tasters (for poison), secret passages, never slept in same bed twice
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| What happened at Kalinga? | Asoka converted to Buddhism
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| What are Rock Edicts? | huge stone pillars inscribed with new policies and laws
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| What acts of compassion did Ashoka do for his empire? | wells and drinking places for cattle, shade trees and rest-houses along the road systems, began free hospitals, veterinary clinics
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| What were some of the Buddhist policies Ashoka implemented***short answer | promoted vegetarianism, limited Hindu animal sacrifices, sent missionaries to China and Sri Lanka
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| How did the Mauryan Dynasty end?***short answer | weak ruler, invasions and internal revolts
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| What was the state religion during the Gupta Empire? | Hinduism
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| What were some of the achievements of the Indian Empire during the Gupta Empire? | astronomy, mathematics, & medicine; performed surgery; found vaccine for smallpox; created calendar based on the sun (7 day week – divided day into hours) & proved Earth was round; created modern numerals; the concept of zero, decimal system, & pi (3.14)
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| Who brought the Vedas to India? | Aryans
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| What is Jati? | your occupation; what you are born into
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| Where did the word Caste come from? | Portugal
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| Who are the Pariahs?***short answer | “Untouchables”, those outside of society, unclean
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| Who is the God that is considered the creator in Hinduism? | Brahma
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| Who is the preserver in Hinduism? | Vishnu
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| Who is the Destroyer in Hinduism? | Shiva
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| Who is lord of success, destroyer of evil and obstacles, god of education, wisdom and wealth? | Ganesha
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| What is Moksha? | soul breaks free of material world and reincarnation and unites with brahman
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| What is your duty in Hinduism? | Dharma
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| What is rebirth of the soul? | Samsura
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| Who was the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gautama
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| What did the founder of Buddhism do to try and find the answer to suffering? | he meditated under a fig tree
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| The way to end suffering is to follow the 4 nobles truths, which tell us to take this? | 8-fold path
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| What is a Stupa? | recognized holy sites/shrine that served as focal points of devotion
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| How did Hinduism deal with the Buddha? | in time the Buddha came to be worshipped as another incarnation of one of the Hindu gods
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| What is the Torah? | the first five books of the Bible
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| What is the Talmud? | interprets the Torah
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| Who forces the Jews into exile in 586BC? | King Nebuchadnezzar
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| What is a Bedouin? | nomadic person who wanders
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| What was the Ka’aba before Islam? | a building full of idols to be worshipped along with many gods and spirits
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| Who founded Islam? | Muhammad
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| Muhammad left Mecca in 622 and began what? | the Hijra, or “flight” to Medina
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| The holy book of the Muslims is called? | Qu'ran
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| What are the 5 pillars of Islam?***short answer | -declaration of faith
-daily prayer
-alms (donate) to the poor
-fasting during Ramadan
-Hajj: a pilgrimage to Mecca
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