Transcript CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 7 India and China Establishes Empires (400B.C. – A.D. 550) Mauryan Empire • Chandragupta ruled this empire in India Religious Toleration • The acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs Tamil Language • What language did the Tamil people speak? Gupta Empire • India’s second Empire • Hinduism thrived here Patriarchal • Families run by the eldest male • This was in India Matriarchal • Families headed by the eldest female • This was in Southern India Mahayana • Buddhist who accepted new beliefs that were not taught by Buddha, but were developed after his death Theravada • Buddhist that believe in Buddha’s more strict original beliefs Stupas • Wealthy Buddhist merchants who were eager to do good deeds paid for the construction of __________. • Mounded stone structures built over holy relics Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva • Hindus 3 most important gods Brahma • Hindu god • Creator of the world Vishnu • Preserver of the world • Hindu god Shiva • Hindu god • Destroyer of the world Silk Road • Traders used this road to bring silk from China to western Asia and then to Rome Han Dynasty • Liu Bang founded this dynasty in China • Most Chinese today claim to be from this dynasty, or “people of the ____” • Controlled China for 400 years Centralized government • A government in which a central authority controls the running of the state Civil Service • Jobs in which a person had to take a test in order to work for the government Monopoly • Occurs when a group has exclusive control over the production and distribution of a certain good Assimilation • The process of making conquered peoples part of a culture