Friday, September 9, 2011

GSPRITE style notes for Chapter 2+3 Test

Here they are in the new and improved GSPRITE format......


Geography
China
Isolation

India
“Subcontinent”
Why is India easier to invade than China?

Social
China
Peasants vs. Nobility
Social structure of China

India
Original Castes of ancient India

Political- These two locations are far more formal in the classical period than earlier civilizations
China
Dynasty
“Son of Heaven” or “Mandate of Heaven”
Legalism during Zhou and Qin
Qin
Confucian during Han
Fall of dynasties?
Why did Chinese government tolerate Daoists?
Daoists vs. Confucianism
Accomplishments of Han Government?

India
Fragmented kingdoms
Mauryan vs. Gupta Dynasty
Accomplishments of Ashoka

Religious
China
Daoism- Back to nature/ do not like government

India
Aryans bring religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Similarities/differences between the two religions
Tolerance toward other faiths/religion
Nirvana/ Moksha
Karma and Dhrma

Intellectual/Technology
China
China’s economic strength
Chinese view of nature
Chinese Art-Careful craftsmanship and attention to details
5 Confucian Relationships/ Beliefs

India
Literature of ancient India (Holy Texts)
Features of Indian art
Mauryan Empire = Indian Empire
Gupta Period is Golden Age of India….why?

Economy
China
Economic strengths of ancient China?

India
Merchants have greater freedom than in China

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