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AMSCO AP World History Chapter 5 Flashcards

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11860261213StupaBuddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound0
11860261214Edictshelped the people know the law under Ashoka1
11860261215Hunsconquered the Gupta Empire2
11860261216Ahimsabelief in nonviolence and reverence for all life3
11860261217Asceticsomeone who rejects worldly pleasures and lives a life of self-denial4
11860261218Enlightenmentstate of perfect wisdom and realizations5
11860261219Four Noble Truths1) all life involves great suffering 2) all suffering stems from desires for worldly pleasures and material things 3) suffering can end when one eliminates all of one's earthly desires 4) desire can be eliminated by following Buddhism's eight-fold path6
11860261220Nirvanastate of englightenment for Buddhists7
11860261221Reincarnationrebirth of a soul in a new body and new life8
11860261222Monasteriesestablished by Buddhists for the local lower classes9
11860261223Arabic Numeralsnumbers 0-9 that were actually created by Indians10
11860261224Caste SystemIndia's traditional social hierarchy 1) Brahmins 2) Kshatriyas 3) Vaishyas 4) Shurdas 5) Untouchables11
11860261225Varnaskin color12
11860261226BrahminsThe priestly and learned class13
11860261227KshatriyasThe warrior and ruling class14
11860261228VaishyasThe merchant and artisan class15
11860261229ShurdasThe peasant and serf class16
11860261230UntouchablesLowest class and had the worst jobs17
11860261231Silk Roadconnected China, India, and the Middle East, also traded goods and helped to spread culture18
11860261232Indian Ocean Tradeconnected the Indian empires to many different trading civilizations19
11860261233Five Basic Relationshipsruler to ruled, father to son, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, friend to friend20
11860261234Dao De Jingcollected ideas of Laozi21
11860261235Analectsbook written by Kong Fuzi that stresses the values and ideas of Confucianism22
11860261236Laozifounder of Daoism23
11860261237Yin Yangbalance between aggressive and submissive parts of humanity24
11860261238Han Fei Zushared leadership of Legalism with Li Si during the Qin Dynasty25
11860261239Shi Huangdifounder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor26
11860261240Great Wallbuilt in northern China to stop invaders from the north27
11860261241Xiongnua group of people who raided Chinese villages28
11860261242Civil Service Examhelped the Han dynasty select who would in the centralized government29
11860261243Chang' ancapital city of the Han Dynasty30
11860261244Yellow Turban Rebelliona peasant revolt in China against the Eastern Han dynasty.31
11860261245Silk Roadsimportant parts of the Silk Road hat put India on the map32
11860261246Filial Pietyrespect shown by children for their parents and elders33

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