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| Question | Answer |
| First Qin ruler of China; he built institutions that helped China remain unified for almost 2,000 years | Shi Huangdi (259-210 BC) |
| a Chinese political philosophy that holds that the most effective government is that which rules people by a harsh set of laws | Legalism |
| First emperor of the Han dynasty in China; he did away with the Legalist policies of the Qin and appointed Confucian scholars as his advisors. | Liu Bang (c. 250-195 BC) |
| Fifth emperor of the Han dynasty in China, he led the Han dynasty during its peak and substantially increased Chinese territory. | Wudi (141-87 BC) |
| a centralized administrative system that runs the day-to-day business of government | civil service |
| normadic raiders from the grasslands north of China during the reign of Han dynasty; emperor Wudi fought against them in the mid-100s BC | Xiongnu |
| a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors | filian piety |
| Confucian scholar of the Han period; she wrote a classic Confucian text on the role of women, Lessons for Women, in which she argues that women should show humility and obedience toward their husbands and families | Ban Zhao (AD 45- c.115) |
| Chinese official under Emperor Wudi; he was sent on a journey through China to form an alliance with the Xiongu tribe to the west. His travels led to a vast increase in trade and the establishment of the Silk Road. | Zhang Qian (died 113 BC) |
| trade routes stretching from China to Mediterranean, which allowed for the exchange of goods and ideas from China to the Roman Empire. | Silk Roads |
| Chinese historian, sometimes called the "father of Chinese history"; he wrote the "Historial Records" or "Shiji", in which he attempts to provide a complete history of China from the Yellow Emperor to the reign of Wudi. | Sima Qian (c.145-90 BC) |
| Chinese medical practice that involves inserting needles into the skin in order to relieve pain | acupuncture |
| Founder of the Mauryan Empire in India; he conquered much of northern India and ruled over parts of Pakistan | Chandragupta Maurya (c.321-c.298 BC) |
| Indian philosopher and politician and advisor to Chandragupta; he wrote "Arthashastra", a great work on how rulers seize and maintain power. | Kautilya (c. 300 BC) |
| Mauryan emperor from c.273-c.232 BC; one of the greatest rulers of ancient India, he brought nearly all of India under one authority for the first time in history. He also promoted the spread of Buddhism | Ashoka (died c. 232 BC) |
| Emperor of the Gupta; during his reign the Gupta Empire reached its peak. He extended the territory of the empire. His regime was a time of prosperity and cultural flourishing for much of India | Chandra Gupta II (300's-400's) |
| Indian dramatist and poet, often called the "Indian Shakespeare"; his poems and plays were written on historical, mythological, and romantic subjects. | Kalidasa (c. AD 600s) |
| the number system that we use today, created by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by Arabs | Hindu-Arabic numerals |
| Gupta mathematician and astronomer; he argued that the earth revolves around the sun and correctly explained the causes of eclipses | Aryabhata (476-c.550) |
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