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| 14024567922 | Mauryan Empire India 324-184 BCE | The first state to unify most of the Indian Subcontinent. ( centralized) It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya and then Asoka. Grew wealthy from taxes on agriculture (1/4), iron mining, and control of trade(silk,cotton) routes. Buddhism, Large imperial army(elephants), Rock and Pillar Edicts P E R S I A |  | 0 |
| 14024567923 | Buddhism India, China, Southeast Asia, Japan 563 BCE | Follows the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. ( mental and moral self-purification) Afterlife is Nirvana and believes in reincarnation, anyone can achieve nirvana.( appeals to the poor) No Caste R, S, I, A |  | 1 |
| 14024567924 | Arabic numerals Gupta India 320 CE | a written number system with the concept of zero and the decimal system. (numeral style 1-9) 0. Adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further by the 600's. SA | 2 | |
| 14024567925 | Qin Dynasty China 221-209BCE | Eastern Chinese states conquered surrounding territories creating the first empire. Centralized, standardization of laws, writing, and weights. Wall of China Paper press, Sundial, compass Legalism P E R S I A |  | 3 |
| 14024567926 | Persian Empire Egypt, Mediterranean, Greece 500 BCE | Cyrus was the founder of the empire who was tolerate the territories he conquered. (Lydians, Phoenicians and Hebrews) Darius was the second leader who improves administration and adopted Zoroastrianism. satraps, great royal roads, Lydian coins, Phoenician alphabet PERSIA |  | 4 |
| 14024567927 | Great Royal Road Persian Empire | 1600 miles long, improved transportation and communication. S A | 5 | |
| 14024567928 | Polis Greece | City-states that shared a common culture, each independent from one another. Social Structure: citizens, free people, non citizens. P S | 6 | |
| 14024567929 | Golden Age of Pericles Athens 480-404BCE | Pericles established democracy, the Delian league(city-states against foreginers) was established Socrates, Plato, and Aristole along with Greek drama. Partheon P R S I A | 7 | |
| 14024567930 | Delian League Athens 480BCE | alliance against aggression from its common enemies. P S | 8 | |
| 14024567931 | Plebeians Rome 509BCE-476CE | All other free men and slaves in Roman Republic. P S | 9 | |
| 14024567932 | Patricians Rome 509BCE-476CE | land-owning noblemen in Roman Republic. P S | 10 | |
| 14024567933 | 12 Tables of Rome Rome | Civil laws to protect individual rights. concept of "innocent until proven guilty". P S | 11 | |
| 14024567934 | 1st Triumvirate Rome | Three person or position government or other system of authority Pompey, Crassus, Julius Caesar. P | 12 | |
| 14024567935 | 2nd Triumvirate | Three person or position government or other system of authority Octavius, Marc Anthony, Lepidus. P | 13 | |
| 14024567936 | Paganism Rome | State religion throughout Roman Republic and early days of Roman Empire. Citizens were required to make sacrifices to gods. R | 14 | |
| 14024567937 | Christianity Roman Empire | Grew from Judaism First tolerated by the Romans but they saw a threat from the religion to their power and Emperor Nero began to kill them in spectacles. Only stopped by the Edict of Milan. P R S | 15 | |
| 14024567938 | Edict of Milan 313 BCE Rome | Issuesed by Constantine to end the persecution of Christians and made it the state religion in 391. P R S | 16 | |
| 14024567939 | Classical Period Greece, Rome, India, China 600BCE- 600 CE | http://www.slideshare.net/Hugh_07/the-classical-period-in-ap-world-history First form or system to be of significance before modern times. P, E, R, S, I, A | 17 | |
| 14024567940 | Zoroastrianism Central Asia 2nd millennium BCE | The belief of two gods of good, Ahura mazda, and then evil Made the concept of Heaven and Hell P R S | 18 | |
| 14024567941 | Confucianism China 400BCE | Philosophy of moral and ethical in character and questioning political and social order. The five fundamental relationships, Filial Piety P S | 19 | |
| 14024567942 | Daoism China 500BCE | Way of nature, simple life in harmony, Counter balance to Confucian activism, added to the complexity of China. R, S | 20 | |
| 14024567943 | Hinduism India | Goals is to merge with Brahma and want to achieve Moksha (internal peace) , Vedas (text) , follows Dharma (rules), Caste R S | 21 | |
| 14024567944 | Judaism Hebrews | Torah (text) , God's chosen people spawned Christianity and Islam. P R S | 22 | |
| 14024567945 | Theravada (Hinayana) India | Remains close to the original principles set by the Buddha but down plays the importance of Gods and emphasizes individual enlightenment. R S | 23 | |
| 14024567946 | Rock and Pillar Edicts India 321 BCE | Ashoka, reminded Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives. P R S A | 24 | |
| 14024567947 | Chandragupta the Great Maurya India 375-415BCE | The revival of the Mauryan empire leads to the Gupta Empire P E R S I A | 25 | |
| 14024567948 | Ashoka Maurya India 304-232BCE | Second leader who lead the height of the Mauryan Empire, converted to Buddhism. rock and pillar edicts. Trade: silk and Cotton. Powerful military P E R S I A | 26 | |
| 14024567949 | Chandragupta Maurya India 340-298BCE | Founded Mauryan empire, unified smaller Aryan kingdoms into a civilization. P | 27 | |
| 14024567950 | Wu Ti China - Han 141-87BC | Famous Han ruler and enforced peace in China and surrounding areas P | 28 | |
| 14024567951 | Lydians Persia | Coined money concept to conduct trade rather than using the barter system. Led to a monetary system of consistent prices. E S A | 29 | |
| 14024567952 | Phoenicians Persia - Mediterranean | Established powerful naval city states, 22 letter alphabet. P S A | 30 | |
| 14024567953 | Hebrews Persia, Israel | Judaism in the Persian Empire R S A | 31 | |
| 14024567954 | Athens Greece | City state in Greece, political, commercial, and cultural center of Greek civilization. Allied with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War First democracy in the world. Delian League PERSA | 32 | |
| 14024567955 | Sparta Greece | City state in Greece. Agricultural and highly militaristic P S A | 33 | |
| 14024567956 | Pericles Athens | Lead the golden age,established democracy for all adult males, Athens was rebuilt after the Persian Wars, Delian league established. P S A | 34 | |
| 14024567957 | Homer Greece 8th century BCE | Iliad and odyssey, widely regarded as western civilizations first two masterworks A | 35 | |
| 14024567958 | Macedonians Persia, Greece 359 BCE | Conquered Greece and Persian empire, caused culture to flourish and spread. Hellenistic culture P E R S I A | 36 | |
| 14024567959 | Hannibal Carthage 247-183 BCE | Carthaginian general considered one of best military geniuses in history. Destroyed villages in Rome during the second Punic war and defended the city of Carthage. P A | 37 | |
| 14024567960 | Pompey Rome 106-48 BCE | Member of first triumvirate, pushed of picture when Caesar became emperor for life P | 38 | |
| 14024567961 | Mahayana Buddhism China, Japan, Central Asia | Deep respect for the Buddha and Bodhisattva R S | 39 | |
| 14024567962 | Bodhisattva | Enlighten persons who have postponed nirvana to help others attain enlightenment | 40 | |
| 14024567963 | Crassus Rome 115-53BCE | Member of the first triumvirate, pushed out of picture when Caesar became emperor for life P | 41 | |
| 14024567964 | Julius Caeser Rome 100-44BCE | Power over southern France and other parts of Germany. Civil war between senate and Caesar in cause of pushing out Crassus and Pompey. P E R S I A | 42 | |
| 14024567965 | Octavius Rome 27BC-14AD | Member of the second triumvirate but gain full power of Emperor named Augustus Caesar. End of the republic P E R S I A | 43 | |
| 14024567966 | Constantine Rome 306-337CE | Issued edict of Milan ordered building of Constantinople faced problems of shrinking income and increased external pressures PERSIA | 44 | |
| 14024567967 | Wang Mang China 9-23CE | Help destroy the Han dynasty. Tried to make economic reforms. Fueled peasant uprising, died in battle. Yellow River flood P | 45 | |
| 14024567968 | Diocletian Rome 284-305CE | Strengthen economy by halting inflation, and issuing maximum prices Influenced the black market in cause of the government regulations. P E S | 46 | |
| 14024567969 | The Huns Eastern Europe, Central Asia 1-7 centuries | A nomadic group who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. Used mounted archery and may have caused Great Migration in Europe P R S A | 47 | |
| 14024567970 | Gupta empire India 320-550CE | After Maurya empire, more decentralized, a golden age because it enjoyed relative peace, concept of pi and zero, Arabic numerals, Hinduism was dominant religion. P E R S I A | 48 | |
| 14024567971 | Great Wall of China China - Qin 221BCE | Fortification of walls provide protection from enemies (Huns) shows a very territorial and centralized empire A | 49 | |
| 14024567972 | Peloponnesian War 431-404BCE Athens and Sparta | Athens and Sparta became fearful of each others power, Sparta was victorious and spared Athens due to its help in the Persian war. But the Macedonians conquered. Athens hid behind walls and the plague hit.Persians destroyed it's farmland. P S A | 50 | |
| 14024567973 | The Punic Wars 1st (264-241 BCE) 2nd (218-201BCE) 3rd(149-146BCE) Rome | Rome vs Carthage 1st: gain control of Sicily= roman win 2nd: Hannibal attacked but had to return to Carthage. Was sued for destruction of peace. Caused Rome increased of dominance. 3rd: Rome defeats Carthage P E S I A | 51 | |
| 14024567974 | Constantinople Rome 340 BCE | Site of Byzantium became capital of the Byzantine Empire A | 52 |
