6632561646 | Wang Mang | A high court official of the Han dynasty who usurped the emperor's throne in 8 C.E - launched a series of reforms - a firm believer of Confucian government | ![]() | 0 |
6632562554 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | a major Chinese peasant revolt that started in 184 BCE and was one of the major causes of the fall of the Han Dynasty | ![]() | 1 |
6632563115 | China's scholar-gentry class | held the highest status in the Chinese society as it was created by the Civil Service Exam | 2 | |
6632564144 | Empress Wu | the only woman to rule China. She expanded the empire and she supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty | ![]() | 3 |
6641290144 | Wudi | a Chinese emperor who created the imperial training academy | ![]() | 4 |
6632578039 | Varna and jati | two categories of social identity that served great importance to Indian history. Varna was cut into four major social divisions: the Brahmin (priests), the Kshatriya (warrior/ administrator), the Vaishya (merchant/farmer), and the Shudra (laborer) classes. | 5 | |
6632591911 | "ritual purity" Indian practice | the idea that members among India's higher caste must follow strict regulations that limited them from interacting with members of the lower caste as it preserved caste standing and relationship with their gods | 6 | |
6632610490 | Greek and Roman slavery | war prisoners or captives that are forced to work in homes or farms | ![]() | 7 |
6632611159 | Spartacus | a Roman gladiator who led one of the most successful/serious slave revolts in Roman history | ![]() | 8 |
6632611160 | the "three obediences" | Confucianism: obey her father before marriage, her husband when married, and her sons when in widowhood | 9 | |
6632614660 | Aspasia | a woman from Athens who was known for her wit and learning partnership with Pericles | ![]() | 10 |
6632614661 | helots | slaves to the Spartans that revolted and nearly destroyed Sparta in 650 BCE | ![]() | 11 |
6632615321 | caste system | a set of rigid social categories that was determined through a person's position in society, occupation, and economic income | ![]() | 12 |
6641281514 | Dharma | In India's belief, the performance of duties appropriate to one's caste and good performance will lead to a rebirth into a higher caste | 13 | |
6641286065 | Karma | The effects of a person's actions will determine his or her faith in the next incarnation | 14 | |
6641294386 | Brahmins | Priests that are apart of the Hindu caste | 15 | |
6641296243 | Ksatriya | Warriors and rulers that are apart of the Indian caste system | 16 | |
6641298320 | Vaisya | Indian caste of farmer, craft people, and merchants | 17 | |
6641300504 | Sudra | this part of the Indian caste system is made up of the majority of the Indian population; this is made up of peasants, laborers. They had little to no rights | 18 | |
6632616530 | untouchables | low socials within the caste system; their jobs would usually be removal of human wastes, street sweepers, etc. | ![]() | 19 |
6641306805 | Pericles | An Athenian leader that was known for the advancement of democracy in Athens and ordered on construction of the Parthenon | ![]() | 20 |
6641309961 | Ban Zhou | a woman among the Chinese culture that lectured young women how to act | 21 |
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