7826525340 | Legalism | Society can best be controlled through harsh punishments | 0 | |
7826525341 | Egypt | One of the first civilizations, this one arose along the banks of the worlds longest river. | 1 | |
7826525342 | Democracy | Government which derives its power from the people. | 2 | |
7826525343 | Han | This classical empire was Confucian and paper was invented during this period. | 3 | |
7826525344 | Ashoka | United India under one rule and was converted to Buddhism, adopting it as the state religion. | 4 | |
7826525345 | Buddhism | This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama | 5 | |
7826525346 | Confucianism | Chinese philosophy which stresses loyalty, ancestors and duty | 6 | |
7826525347 | Phoenicians | Credited with the development of an alphabet based on sounds c. 1500 BCE | 7 | |
7826525348 | Silk Road | Ancient trade routes which connected the early civilizations: Roman, India and Han China | 8 | |
7826525349 | Roman | This classical empire is the cultural hearth of "western civilization" | 9 | |
7826525350 | Gupta Dynasty | The golden age of India from 320-550 CE | 10 | |
7826525351 | Cuneiform | A system of writing invented in Mesopotamia, c. 3000 BCE | 11 | |
7826525352 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 12 | |
7826525353 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great, he developed the traditions of Western thought | 13 | |
7826525354 | Huns | Nomadic society which helped to bring down the Classical Empires | 14 | |
7826525355 | Gladiators | Roman slaves who would fight to entertain the masses "Bread and Circuses" | 15 | |
7826525356 | Hammurabi | Ruler of Babylon and the creator a written law code | 16 | |
7826525357 | Neolithic | The switch from hunter/gatherer to farmer c. 8000 BCE | 17 | |
7826525358 | Patriarchal | Male dominated society | 18 | |
7826525359 | Mayan | Located in Central America this empire developed an extremely advanced calendar system | 19 | |
7826525360 | Indus River | The location of the Harappa civilization | 20 | |
7826525361 | Bronze Age | c. 3000 BCE, this coincides with the invention of the wheel and writing | 21 | |
7826525362 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 22 | |
7826525363 | Julius Caesar | Roman general who assassinated in 44 BCE to "save" the Roman Republic | 23 | |
7826525364 | Mesopotamia | The first civilization arose here, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | 24 | |
7826525365 | Judaism | This religion was the predecessor to Christianity and Islam and is monotheistic | 25 | |
7826525366 | Qin | This dynasty was and is remembered for beginning the Great Wall of China unification | 26 | |
7826525367 | Paper | Invented in China c. 100 CE | 27 | |
7826525368 | Zoroastrian | c. 7th Century BCE belief in heaven and hell. Cosmic struggle between good and evil Persia. | 28 | |
7826525369 | Shang | Chinese dynasty during which writing and bronze work were invented | 29 | |
7826525370 | Pastoral | Society which is based on raising and herding animals | 30 | |
7826525371 | Diffusion | The spreading of technology, language, religion of culture or culture | 31 | |
7826525372 | Caste system | A rigid, highly stratified social structure in India | 32 | |
7826525373 | Qin Shi Huangdi | The unifier of China and the builder of the "terra cotta" army | 33 | |
7826525374 | Christianity | This religion was established after Hinduism, Judaism and Buddhism and originated in the first century CE | 34 | |
7826525375 | Yellow and Yangtze | The Chinese civilization began here | 35 | |
7826525376 | Mauryan | Ruler of this classical empire was named Ashoka, he tried to reconcile the Hindu and Buddhist faiths | 36 | |
7826525377 | City-States | Early Greek independent political unit which often contained elements of democracy | 37 | |
7826525378 | Daoism | "Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still" | 38 | |
7826525379 | Hinduism | Stresses a strict caste structure which is a part of ones reincarnation experiences | 39 |
AP WORLD HISTORY VOCAB Flashcards
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