Early Empires in India & China
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Draw a line from each item on the left to its match on the right.
1. Assassinate
A. An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean
2. Hinduism
B. A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
3. Gravity
C. The Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes
4. Ahimsa
D. Nonelective government officials
5. Reincarnation
E. Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis
6. Reborn
F. The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
7. Rebirth
G. After death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
8. Enlightenment
H. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
9. Bureaucracy
I. Ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
10. Porcelain
J. A Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred
11. Silk Road
K. Restored to new life and vigor
12. Sage
L. To destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
13. Daoism
M. The beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
14. Confucius
N. Philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life