Name - Chapter 3: People & Ideas On The Move
Name - Chapter 3: People & Ideas On The Move
Name - Chapter 3: People & Ideas On The Move
• The Indo-Aryan people invaded the area, creating a rigidly structured society (caste system) blended with
native beliefs.
• During the Golden Age of classical Indian culture, Indian people made significant contributions to world
civilization.
• Hinduism influenced Indian society and culture and is still practiced in India today.
• Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in a part of India that is in present-day Nepal.
• Buddhism became a major faith when Asoka sent missionaries throughout Asia.
• Classical China was centered on the Huang He (Yellow River) and was geographically isolated. Invaders
entered China from the North. The Great Wall was built for China’s protection.
• Chinese culture began around 1500 B.C. Of Chinese contributions to civilization, Confucianism and
Taoism are among the most noted.
Key Terms
Caste
Hinduism
Buddhism
Reincarnation
Imperial Bureaucracy
Zoroastrianism
Karma
Siddhartha Guatama
Four Noble Truths
Silk Roads
Royal Roads
Bureaucracy
Confucianism
Taoism
Yin/Yang
Questions
1. How did Persia govern its empire?
2. Why were physical geography and location important to the development of Indian civilization?
12. Why were Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism important in the formation of Chinese culture?
DBQ’s
____ 1. The Indo-European peoples that migrated from the steppes were mainly
A. traders.
B. hunters.
C. herders.
D. farmers.
____ 3. In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain that comes from complete understanding is
known as
A. sangha.
B. dharma.
C. moksha.
D. nirvana.
____ 4. The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by
A. Hittites.
B. Aryans.
C. Hindus.
D. India's first residents.
____ 5. The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible,
known as
the
A. Torah.
B. Old Testament.
C. Ten Commandments.
D. Ark of the Covenant.
____ 6. The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the
A. many gods.
B. reincarnation.
C. the caste system.
D. the sacredness of all life.
____ 7. The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of
A. vowels.
B. papyrus.
C. pictographs.
D. phonetic symbols.
____ 15. What geographic features might have kept Indo-European groups separated from each other?
A. mountains
B. seas
C. rivers
D. all of the above