Asia Menu : Appetizer #3 : Who is it?
Asia Menu : Appetizer #3 : Who is it? Name: Hour: SS#: Directions: The first column provides a description of a person or group that was important in Asia’s history. Write the name of the person or the group in the second column. Using your textbook INDEX and pages 625-632 AND 638-644 will be helpful for this task CHOICES: Akbar Aryans Asoka East India Company Gupta rulers Mohandas Gandhi Description Nomadic herders Spoke, and later wrote, Sanskrit Established varnas, which developed into castes Was a wealthy prince Gave up everything to search for truth Is known as “Buddha” or the “Enlightened One” Famous Mauryan ruler His empire included almost the entire subcontinent Dedicated his life to peace and became Buddhist First of these rulers was Chandragupta I in AD 320 Set up an empire in northern India Trade, science, mathematics, medicine and the arts thrived Greatest Mogul ruler Supported the arts and lowered taxes Allowed different religions British trading company Colonized most of the subcontinent by the mid 1800s Worked for independence from Great Britain Used civil disobedience, not violence Ancestors came from Tibet Live in the Himalaya Many hired to guide climbing expeditions Believe in one God and stress doing good deeds to escape the cycle of reincarnation Most live in northwestern India and want an independent state Sherpas Siddhartha Gautama Sikhs Name of Person or Group
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