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WORLD HISTORY
CHAPTER 7 STUDY GUIDE
ARYANS – MAURYA – GUPTA – CHINA
Around what date did the Aryans begin to migrate into the Indus Valley?
Where did the Aryans migrate from?
The Aryans put in place a strict social class system in India made up of four classes. What was the
name of the highest class?
Who was the highest class made up of?
What religion emerged in India over time that is now the country's dominant religion?
The definition of reincarnation can be found in its name.
Define:
Re Incarnate Explain the Hindu belief of reincarnation and what they hope it ultimately leads to
What are the three main forms of Brahman
A.
B.
C.
What do Hindus consider their most holy books and when were they written?
Later, in the 500s and 400s, two other religions were founded in India. List them and their founders Religion
Founder
A.
B.
Describe Sidhartha's childhood and how he came to his beliefs regarding truth
List Sidhartha's Four Noble Truths
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B.
C.
D.
Define nirvana
What became Sidhartha's nickname and what did it mean?
What dates did we give for the Maurya Empire?
The lands of what modern-day countries did the Maurya Empire include?
How does the textbook describe Chandragupta's style of leadership?
Know the dates of Ashoka's reign
What “weapon” did Ashoka's army have that greatly aided their victory over Kalinga?
Describe Ashoka's change of heart during his reign (what caused it/what did he do as a response, etc)
What religion did Ashoka adopt?
Give the dates for the Gupta Empire
What body of water was the Gupta Empire develop around?
During the Gupta Empire, India enjoyed what is called it's Classical Age. What does this term refer to?
List three examples
Give the dates for the Zhou Dynasty in China
What other civilization's dates roughly parallel those of the Zhou?
The Zhou followed what dynasty in China?
What three classes made up Zhou society?
A.
B.
C.
Explain how feudalism works
Who was Confucius?
Summarize what Confucius believed to be most important
Give the dates for the Qin Dynasty
Summarize Shi Huangdi's style of leadership
Who did Shi Huangdi take power away from in China and whom did he give it to?
Shi Huangdi united China and expanded it's borders. To protect his new lands from those of the north
(Mongolia), what did have built?
Some have sarcastically call the Great Wall of China the world's longest ___________. Why?
What is Shi Huangdi's clay (or terracotta) army?
What are the dates of the Han Dynasty?
Along with Buddhism, what other religion developed during the Han Dynasty is highly influential to
Chinese culture?
What was the Silk Road?