| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Yangzi and yellow rivers | flow east from plateau of Tibet to yellow sea - give water to villagers |
| loess | soil from desertish regions |
| court | gathering of nobles around a monarch |
| oracle bones | inscrived animal bones used to predict the future |
| mandate of heaven | royal authority is the result of divine approval |
| dynastic cycle | the rise and fall of the chinese dynasties |
| Shang dynasty | Huang he valley - emperors, worship, skilled at working with bronze, designed china's first writing/lunar calendar |
| Zhou dynasty | took over Shang-authority under mandate of heaven, strengthened army |
| "the Dao" | the way, limitless force that is part of all creation |
| yin and yang | cant have one without the other, how everything coexists |
| middle way | moderation |
| the great departure | buddha finding way into enlightenment and becoming |
| therevada | the way of the elders, monk or nun, independent |
| mahayana | help each other find enlightenment, work together |
| Tibetan | mahayana but gets to nirvana in 1 lifetime |
| subcontinent | landmass that is part of continent but is considered an independent entity |
| citadel | fortress |
| vedas | sacred writings of Indo-Aryans |
| rajas | leaders of acienct cities india |
| castes | social classes, after varnas |
| harappa and mohenjo daro | early culture |
| aryans | noble people who took over india |
| untouchables | low class, handled dead animals for job |
| karma | what goes around comes around |
| dharma | duties of an individual |
| ahimsa | non violence |
| moksha | escape from reincarnation |
| samsara | endless cycle of suffering caused by birth, death, and rebirth |
| brahman | hindus highest god |
| atman | non material self |
| upanishads | philosophy, constitute vendanta |
| epic poems | extremely long poems |
| rama and sita | love and kidnapping and doing right thing - legend |
| siva | destroyer |
| brahma | creator |
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