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Cultures of Persia, India, and China
2011-2012 WHI SOLPart III
Nebuchadnezzar is also the same king who built this
famous structure in Babylon for his homesick wife.
The Hanging Gardens
The Babylonians would eventually be conquered by the
Persians. Where were the Persians from?
Iran
Who was the Persian King who conquered the
Babylonians?
Cyrus
How did Cyrus treat the people that he had conquered?
With Tolerance
After conquering Babylon, Cyrus allowed these people to
return to Israel and Judah.
The Jews
What was the religion that the Persians practiced?
Zoroastrianism
Who was the founder of the Zoroastrian religion?
Zoroaster
Zoroaster taught that their were two opposing forces in the
Universe. What were these forces?
Good and Evil
The teachings of Zoroaster were recorded in this holy book
The Avesta
The Persians, instead of forcing their religion on the people they conquered, allowed the Jews and
all the other people they conquered to practice their
religion freely. This is known as?
Religious Toleration
Cyrus soon had built an empire. His son Cambyses would extend
the empire by conquering the land of the Pharaohs. What land did he
conquer?
Egypt
Who was the third king of Persia?
Darius
Darius developed an administration of government
through departments staffed with non-elected officials. This type of
government would be known as an
Imperial Bureaucracy
Darius divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces, and placed a governor in charge of
each province. What were these governors called?
Satraps
Darius also built this to make travel across Persia’s
conquered territories easier
The Royal Road
The classical Indian Valley Civilization began by this river
The Indus River
Over time, the civilization would be extended east to this
river
The Ganges
What mountains would border the Indian subcontinent
The Hindu Kush and the Himalayas
What ocean is south of India?
The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean
What were the two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
A group of Indo-Europeans migrated into the Indus Valley
through the Hindu Kush. Who were these people?
The Aryans
The Aryans soon dominated the people of the Indus Valley
region. They would develop a structured social hierarchy
system known as
The Caste System
This religion developed in India. The Caste System is an integral
part of it
Hinduism
The Hindus believed in many forms of one
god
In Hinduism, one would move up or down in the caste system as a
result of ones thoughts and actions. What is this known as?
Karma
Karma influenced your position in the caste system as Hindus
believe in a system of rebirth known as
reincarnation
What are the two most sacred writings in Hinduism?
A man named Siddhartha Guatama developed another
religion in India. What would he come to be known as?
The Buddha
The term Buddha means this
The Enlightened one
Siddhartha explained his new faith as a search for answers to life’s
mysteries that he had not found in this religion.
Hinduism
Siddhartha (the Buddha) laid out four main ideas that he had understood in his Enlightenment. What were these ideas known as?1) Everything in life is suffering and sorrow
2) The cause for all the suffering in the world is people’s selfish desire for the temporary pleasures of the world.
3) The way to end all suffering is to end all desires
4) The way to overcome such desires is to attain enlightenment. This is done by following the eightfold path, which is called the middle way between desires and self-denial
The fourth Noble Truth explained that by following this one could attain enlightenment
What is the Symbol for Buddhism?
Classical Chinese Civilization
What civilization is located in this area?
China
China had one of the four River Valley Civilizations. Between what rivers did this civilization emerge?
Huang He and Yangtze
What is another name for the Huang He River?
The Yellow River
In China’s early years, many warlords fought one another as
they were all trying to gain control of China. What was this
time period known as?
The Time of Warring States
the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell
future events
Divination
In Chinese History, the divine (godly) approval thought to be
the reason dynasties were allowed to keep royal authority
Mandate of Heaven
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