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5976646675Characteristics of Maurya empireunified Aryan kingdoms into one civilization, traded silk, cotton, elephants, powerful military, centralized government, Buddhism0
5976646676Chandragupta MauryaFounded Maurya empire1
5976646677AshokaMauryan emperor who violently conquered many people, was distressed by the violence he caused, and converted to Buddhism, spread Buddhism with Rock and Pillar Edicts2
5976646678Rock and Pillar EdictsColumns all around Maurya empire with proverbs and Buddhist sayings, helped spread Buddhism3
5976646679Characteristics of Gupta Empiredecentralized and smaller, golden age, Hinduism, many achivements in math and science, caste system, tributary states, loss of women's rights4
5976646680Chandra Guptafounded Gupta empire5
5976646681Hinduismreligion that Aryans diffused into India empires, basis of caste system in India6
5976646682Characteristics of Qin Dynastyshort, powerful army, patriarchal, legalism, harsh emperor, centralized government, well organized7
5976646683Qin Shi Huangdicreated Qin Dynasty after period of warring states, supported legalism, harsh rules8
5976646684Legalismmaintained that peace and order were achievable only through a centralized, harsh governed state. believed people were evil, and would be made to obey through harsh punishment, strong central government, and unquestioned authority9
5976646685Confucianismorganizes society through focusing on five fundamental relationships: ruler and subject, parent and child, husband and wife, older and younger brother, and friend to friend. Believed that when each person does their obligations within the relationships, society is orderly10
5976646686Daoismbelief that ambition and activism only bring strife to the world, and that disengagement of worldly affairs and a simple life of harmony with nature is best for an orderly society. Zen11
5976646687Characteristics of Han DynastyGolden Age, highly educated and excellent communicators in government, Confucianism, civil service exam based on Confucianism, Buddhism also influential12
5976646688Wu Ti (aka: Han Wudi)Emperor who Kept Han dynasty from nomadic Xiongnu invasions, expansionistic leader13
5976646689achievements of Guptaadvances in arts and sciences, developed pi and concept of zero, decimal system14
5976646690Achievements of QinStart of the Great Wall of China, unified all regions of China after the Period of Warring States15
5976646691Achievements of Hancivil service exam, rudder, compass, paper, sundials, calendars16
5976646692Persian Empirelarge empire, satrapies, conquered others, but let them keep their identities, long roads, ie: Great Royal Road17
5976646693Lydiansmade coined money and monetary system, conquered by Persians18
5976646694Phoenicianssimple 22 letter alphabet, advanced ship tech, conquered by Persians19
5976646695HebrewsFirst Monotheistic religion: Judaism, Toran, maintained identity, conquered by Persians20
5976646696AthensGreek polis, political, commercial, cultural center of Greek civilization, strong navy, FIRST DEMOCRACY21
5976646697Cleisthenesfirst to create idea of democracy: all Greek men vote on laws22
5976646698Periclesestablished democracy, rebuilt Athens after Persian War, established Delian League23
5976646699Socratesone of first greek philosophers, established philosophy progress24
5976646700Spartawealthy city state, agricultural and military region, higher women's status, focus on military, all boys and some girls receive military training25
5976646701CarthageNorth Africa City State, enemy of Rome, Phonecians, Hannibal, wars with Rome26
5976646702Roman Republiccivilization that rose to power after Greece: senate and assembly power, 12 tables of Rome, stable political structure, lots of war and conquering27
5976646703Roman Empireweakened senate, triumvirate, laws of Octavian (Augustus Caesar), Christianity, Pax Romana28
5976646704Persian Warwar between Persia and Greece, united Greeks against Persia, Athens destroyed, Greece takes over Aegean Sea29
5976646705Peloponnesian Warwar between Athens (Delian League) and Sparta (Peloponnesian League), Athens fell to Sparta, Sparta weakened, Macedonians took over30
5976646706Punic WarsWar between Rome and Carthage, Carthage burned to ground, Rome gains access to Mediterranean Sea31
5976646707Phillip IIKing of Macedonians, took over Greece after Peloponnesian Wars, died32
5976646708Alexander the GreatExpanded Macedonia/Greece empire and influence, conquered Persians, conquered all the way to Indus valley, spread Greek culture to all over, Hellenism33
5976646709Hellenistic Ageinfluence of Greek culture on other cultures that Alexander the Great conquered, for example Egypt and the Indus valley34
5976646710Julius Caesardeclared himself emperor for life, first triumvirate, created jobs for poor, assassinated. turned Rome into an empire, not a republic35
5976646711Octavius (Augustus Caesar)first real Roman emperor, second triumvirate, Pax Romana under his reign36
5976646712Diocletiandivided Roman Empire into two empires, stopped inflation, co-emperors, brought armies back37
5976646713Constantineended persecution of Christians with Edict of Milan, converted to Christianity38
5976646714the Hunspushed German visigoths who pushed Romans, caused fall of Western Roman Empire39
5976646715Characteristics of Mayadecentralized city states, warefare involved with sacrifice, went to war for slaves, agricultural economy, maize, blood-letting, made human sacrifices, social classes, isolated from rest of world40
5976646716Achievements of Mayacomplex and accurate calendar system, architecture, city planning, big cities, concept of zero, field systems, writing system41

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