Unit 2 ReviewIndia and China

•Who was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire?

•Chandragupta Maurya

•Which continents traded with India?

•Asia, Europe and Africa

•What group of people spread the Indian culture to many other areas of the world?

•Indian merchants

•Who brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest height?

•Asoka

•What activity encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?

•Increased trade

•What religion did Asoka help spread?

•Buddhism

•Who was the leader of the Gupta Empire?

•Chandra Gupta

•Who was responsible for building extensive roads which made travel and communication easier?

•Asoka

•What was the period of achievement called under Chandra Gupta?

•the Golden Age

•What was an effect of Indian trade?

•an increase in the banking system

•Where were India's earliest civilizations located?

•river valleys

•How did the physical geography of China’s location affect its development?

•China was isolated by its geography so developed on its own

•What did Shi Huangdi do with the books of Confucius?

•He had them burned

•Why was the Silk Road important to China?

•It provided contact with other cultures through trade

•What was a similarity in the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and ancient Chinese civilizations?

•They each built irrigation systems

•What was the purpose of Shi Huangdi’s policy of centralization?

•He wanted to increase his power

•What was a belief in divine approval of leaders?

•Mandate of Heaven

•What is the belief that a ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carry out their duties well?

•Legalism

•What is a society in which men are most important?

•Patriarchal society

•What is a society in which women are most important?

•Matriarchal society

•What is the system where the king gives land to his nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service?

•Feudalism

•Where were the first civilizations located?

•In river valleys

•What was an unsatisfactory feature of the Hammurabi’s Code?

•Punishment was different for rich and poor, men and women.

•What was a Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today?

•The invention of the phonetic

alphabet

•What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt?

•They had a strong leadership, economy, and government and access to a good supply of stone.