This page offers additional resources for students who wish to learn more about the early civilizations of India and China between 3000 BCE and CE 500.
Key People, Places, and Terms
Main Ideas
Key People, Places, and Terms
| monsoon | Kshatriyas | Huns | Confucius |
| Sanskrit | Vaisyas | Kalidasa | Laozi |
| raja | Sudras | Aryabhata | Huang He |
| caste system | Untouchables | Persia | Mongolia |
| caste | Siddhartha Gautama | Changan | Chang |
| Hinduism | Indian Subcontinent | Antioch | Jiang |
| reincarnation | Himalaya | Syria | Yellow Sea |
| karma | Ganges River | Mediterranean Sea | regime |
| dharma | Indus River | aristocracy | censorate |
| yoga | Deccan Plateau | Mandate of Heaven | Qin Shihuaungdi |
| Buddhism | Hindu Kush | Dao | Xiongnu |
| ascetic | Silk Road | filial piety | Liu Bang |
| nirvana | pilgrim | Confucianism | Han Wudi |
| Aryans | Asoka | Daoism | Gobi desert |
| Brahmans | Faxian | Legalism | Indian Ocean |
Main Ideas
1. India's earliest cities laid the foundation for the Aryans.
2. Buddhism and Hinduism developed in ancient India.
3. The caste system was a strict system social hierarchy in India.
4. In ancient India, the Mauryn dynasty, the Kushan kingdom, and the Gupta Empire flourished in ancient India.
5. Chinese dynasties followed a rise and fall pattern known as the dynastic cycle.
6. Three schools of thought about the nature of humans and the universe emerged in ancient China known as Confucianism, Doaism, and Legalism.
7. The ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang dynasty and established the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.
8. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out enemies from the north.
9. The Chinese Qin and Han dynasties established strong central governments that were the basis for future dynasties.
10. Technical and cultural achievements during the Qin and Han dynasties included the invention of paper and literary classics.
2. Buddhism and Hinduism developed in ancient India.
3. The caste system was a strict system social hierarchy in India.
4. In ancient India, the Mauryn dynasty, the Kushan kingdom, and the Gupta Empire flourished in ancient India.
5. Chinese dynasties followed a rise and fall pattern known as the dynastic cycle.
6. Three schools of thought about the nature of humans and the universe emerged in ancient China known as Confucianism, Doaism, and Legalism.
7. The ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang dynasty and established the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.
8. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out enemies from the north.
9. The Chinese Qin and Han dynasties established strong central governments that were the basis for future dynasties.
10. Technical and cultural achievements during the Qin and Han dynasties included the invention of paper and literary classics.
Maps
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Ancient India-The British Museum
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
Ancient India for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/
Mr. Donn-India Past and Present
http://india.mrdonn.org/index.html
BBC History-Ancient India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/india/
Ancient China-The British Museum
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
Ancient China for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
Mr. Donn-Ancient China
http://china.mrdonn.org/
Ancient Chinese Inventions-Video
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/ancienthistory/ancientchina/preview.weml
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
Ancient India for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/
Mr. Donn-India Past and Present
http://india.mrdonn.org/index.html
BBC History-Ancient India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/india/
Ancient China-The British Museum
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
Ancient China for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
Mr. Donn-Ancient China
http://china.mrdonn.org/
Ancient Chinese Inventions-Video
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/ancienthistory/ancientchina/preview.weml