Ancient China & India

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  1. 3. Elected chief of Indian tribes
  2. 5. Fine windblown yellow soil
  3. 9. Hindu principle of nonviolence
  4. 11. Most famous emperor of China who expanded the size of his empire greatly
  5. 13. Blending of two or more cultures
  6. 14. Refers to all the actions of a person's life that affects their fate in the next
  7. 15. Government where land is granted in return for support military service
  8. 17. Single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods and resided in all things
  9. 18. Seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction for part of a year
  10. 19. Collection of hymns and other Hindu religious teachings
  11. 21. Major river that flows through China
  12. 25. People who seek direct communion with divine forces
  13. 26. This sect of Buddhism spread to China and Eastern Asia
  14. 27. Social group people are born into and cannot be changed
  15. 28. Ideas that opposed those of the government
  16. 30. Directs people in achieving the goals of a moral life and enlightenment
  17. 32. Respect for parents above all else
  18. 35. Mauryan emperor who promoted Buddhism
  19. 36. This sect of Buddhism spread to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
  20. 37. First emperor of India
  21. 38. Used for increased trade and communication with the west
  22. 39. Officials in the government who get their positions based on merit
  23. 40. First empire of India
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  1. 1. First emperor of China
  2. 2. India's greatest epic dealing with warfare and religion
  3. 4. Philosophy based on ensuring social order and creating a good government
  4. 6. This empire is considered the golden age of Indian history
  5. 7. Major river that flows through India
  6. 8. Buddha's explains life as suffering and ways to cure it
  7. 10. One of the twin capitals of the Indus civilization
  8. 12. Religious and moral duties of an individual
  9. 13. Your essential self/soul
  10. 16. One of the twin capitals of the Indus civilization
  11. 20. Raise area of level land
  12. 22. Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
  13. 23. Belief that the Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given him by the gods
  14. 24. Union with the universe and release from the cycle of death and rebirth
  15. 28. Payment to the grooms family to finance the wedding
  16. 29. Large landmass that juts out from a continent
  17. 31. Ideal family in which the entire family shares a common dwelling and possessions
  18. 33. Indian god of war
  19. 34. Union with Brahman to be free from the cycle of death and rebirth