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Isolated Cultures (India/China/Japan) Test Review
The topics and questions on this test review will help you pass the test scheduled for 10/25/13.
The questions included you need to be able to answer to do well on the test. All of this has
been covered in class and/or are in your notes. If you are missing notes for any class, they are
online at:
http://springdalehb.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2943398&pageId=15918497
or talk to Mr. Petersen for a hard copy set.
What you are up against:
100 total points possible
 25 Multiple Choice
 10 True/False
 10 Matching
 5 Definitions
 2 Short Answers
2 Point Each
1 Point Each
2 Point Each
2 Point Each
5 Point Each
This Study Guide (6 definitions,
4 questions, and 2 prepared,
not fully written essays are due
on 10/24/13, THE DAY BEFORE
THE TEST. Review = 25 points!!!
Vocabulary to Know:
India
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Himalaya Mountains
Monsoons
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Integration
City planning/Blocks/Sewers
Cremation
Caste System
The Harappans
The Aryans
Sanskrit
Chandragupta
Ashoka
Ashoka's Law Code
Hinduism
Buddhism
Dharma
Karma
Brahman
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Buddha/Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Enlightenment
China
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Shang Social Structure
Zhou Social Structure
Mandate of Heaven
Dynasty Cycles
Anyang
Oracle Bones
Ancestor Worship
Advanced Bronzeworks
Feudalism
Warring States Period
Cavalry
Great Wall of China/Qin Walls
Qin Dynasty
Qui Shihunagdi
The Terra Cotta Army
Confucius
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
The Mongols
Temujin / Genghis Khan
Khanates/ Great Khanate
Kublai Khan /Yuan Dynasty Japan
Typhoon
Yamoto Clan/Emperors
Shotoku Taishi
Nara/Heian/Kamakura Periods
Feudal Lords
Samurai
Bushido
Shogun
Daimyo
Shinto /Kami
Seppuku
Steel
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
"Hermit Kingdom"
Katana / Washasi/ Tachi Swords
Questions you would do well to know how to answer:
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How was the development of the Isolated Cultures different to that of the other areas of
the Ancient World we have studied? What were they secluded from?
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In what ways did geography play a part in the development of the three societies we
looked at in this unit? Make a t-chart detailing each culture's geography.
Describe the different approaches to how two of the three countries organized their
civilizations and how they interacted as groups within their own society while isolated
from others. Do the two cultures you chose look different or similar? How?
How did the Warring States period play out in Ancient China? Explain how it started,
how long it lasted and how it ended. Who became Emperor and why?
How were the Aryans and the Harappans different and what happened when they came
in contact with each other in India. How was this unique in the Ancient World?
What was the impact of China in Japan's development as a society? What were two
things Japan kept but changed from what they got from China?
In what way did Japanese culture develop to highlight ideas of perfection and discipline
in how they did things in their society. Explain how this began and give examples in
larger Ancient Japanese society.
Possible Short Answer Questions
 Describe the differences between the societies of Ancient India and Ancient
China in terms of political struggles and social structure. Be able to support your
answer with examples from each of the two cultures.
 How were the four dynasties (Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Yuan) we studied in Ancient
China examples of how China changed over time from a isolated and separated
country to a unified Empire. Give examples to support your answer. You can
create a timeline if it will help, but you need to explain it as well.
 In what ways was Ancient Japan different from Ancient China? Explain some
differences that helped to shape how Japanese culture was unique and
examples.
 Explain how the ideas of Buddhism and Hinduism effected the development of
India in terms of its effects on Harappan social structure and Ashoka's Law
Codes. Tell me how these religions reflect or originate ideas on Indian religion.
Notes you should study:
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Hinduism Religion Notes
Buddhism Religion Notes
Indian Geography and Culture Notes
Chinese Geography and Politics Notes
Chinese Dynasties (Shang and Zhou)
Warring States and Qin Dynasty Notes
Mongol Invasion Notes
Japan 2 parter (Thurs/Friday)
Japanese Shoganate and the "Hermit Kingdom"