A series of flashcards of 2 units to help people study for their Pre-AP World History Midterm
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| 293380775 | A group of Indo-European people. | Aryans | 0 | |
| 293380776 | ruler in the Mauryan Empire that converted into a Buddhist | Ashoka | 1 | |
| 293380777 | What are the 5 Hindu beliefs | Brahman, Multiple Gods, Dharma, Karma, Samsara | 2 | |
| 293380778 | The Buddha's word for the release from selfishness and pain. | Nirvana | 3 | |
| 293380779 | What are the steps in the Eightfold Path (remember by UPS CAME Wednesday) | Understanding, purpose, speech, action, way to earn a living, effort, mindfulness, concentration | 4 | |
| 293380780 | Founder of Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama | 5 | |
| 293380781 | Goal of Buddhists | To achieve enlightenment, or wisdom | 6 | |
| 293380782 | Founder of Confucianism | Confucius | 7 | |
| 293380783 | What was Athens like during the Golden Age of Greece? | Architecture improved, drama played a large role in society, and classical art rose in popularity | 8 | |
| 293380784 | According to Hindu beliefs, how could people change their social status? | By doing good works in this life so they came back in a higher caste in their next life. | 9 | |
| 293380785 | What were the early hunter-gatherer societies like? | They were made up of small, nomadic tribes | 10 | |
| 293380786 | How did the Zhou justify their right to overthrow the Shang Dynasty? | They claimed the Shang had lost the favor of the Mandate of Heaven and it had been passed on to the Zhou. | 11 | |
| 293380787 | How were Indus Valley cities different from cities in other early civilizations? | They were well-planned cities with sewage systems, streets laid out in grids, and ziggurats. | 12 | |
| 293380788 | What are lines of latitude and longitude? | Latitude lines measure distances north and south of the equator,longitude lines measure distances east or wet of the prime meridian. | 13 | |
| 293380789 | What factors led to the fall of Rome? | Many economic, political, social, and military factors led to the fall of Rome, such as, less in patriotism, loyalty, germanic invasions, tax increases, etc. | 14 | |
| 293380790 | Who finally defeated the Greek city-states? | The Macedonians | 15 | |
| 293380791 | What two aristocrats worked for reforms that led to democracy in Athens? | Solon and Draco | 16 | |
| 293380792 | What were the major empires of India we studied this semester? | The Mauryan and Gupta Empires | 17 | |
| 293380793 | When was a dictator chosen to rule in the Roman republic? | Any time there was a civil war in Rome | 18 | |
| 293380794 | How did Romans supply their cities with water? | By building aqueducts. | 19 | |
| 293380795 | What is Apollo the god of? | Apollo was the god of music, healing, truth, and the sun | 20 | |
| 293380796 | How did Augustus Caeser (Octavian) set the foundations for a stable government | He established a civil service system that allowed lower classes to help organize and run the daily activities of government. | 21 | |
| 293380797 | Who tried to restore order to the Roman Empire? | Diocletian and Constantine | 22 | |
| 293380798 | What is the first written code of laws in Rome (requested by Plebians) | Twelve Tables | 23 | |
| 293380799 | What religion did Christianity start as a branch from? | Judaism | 24 | |
| 293380800 | What is a hemisphere? | half the earth or any other planet | 25 | |
| 293380801 | Who became the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus Caeser/Octavian | 26 | |
| 293380802 | When and where was Julius Caesar killed? | March 15, 44 C.E. on the Floor of the Senate | 27 | |
| 293380803 | How were Sumer and Egypt different? | Sumer believed their rulers are god's chief servants and wrote with cuneiform, Egypt viewed pharoahs as gods and wrote with hieroglyphics | 28 | |
| 293380804 | What impact did Gupta mathematicians have on civilization? | they invented zero and the Arabic number system. | 29 | |
| 293380805 | What is a man of skill, because of tool making abilities? | Homo Habilis | 30 | |
| 293380806 | A change from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled villages is... | the Neolithic Revolution | 31 | |
| 293380807 | What was Stonehenge | A Neolithic burial place in England | 32 | |
| 293380808 | What are irrigation systems? | Networks of ditches dug to transport water from their source to fields for farming. | 33 | |
| 293380809 | What civilization considered themselves guardians of Egyptian values? | Nubians (Kush) | 34 | |
| 293380810 | How are Hinduism and Buddhism similar? | Both believe in reincarnation, karma, and afterlife. Also, originated in India | 35 | |
| 293380811 | What are long-term effects of the caste system in India? | Aryans remained dominant in India for years | 36 | |
| 293380812 | What focused on balancing yin and yang, opposite forces of nature, and natural order? | Daoism | 37 | |
| 293380813 | What was the underlying objective that gave rise to Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism? | Trying to restore social order, harmony, and respect for authority | 38 | |
| 293380814 | In the Han dynasty, how were Chinese bureaucrats chosen? | By passing examinations. | 39 | |
| 293380815 | Who wasn't considered of society, and were given jobs that involved handling dead bodies or dirty work. | Untouchables | 40 | |
| 293380816 | What book did Confuius write as a conversation with his disciples? | The Analects | 41 | |
| 293380817 | Describe Athenian democracy | It was a democracy where all male citizens could participate. | 42 | |
| 293380818 | What distinguished Greek gods and goddesses from humans? | They were immortal and had divine powers | 43 | |
| 293380819 | How did Sparta and Athens each participate in the Persian Wars? | Sparta was more powerful on land, Athens was more powerful on the sea | 44 | |
| 293380820 | Describe the education system in Sparta | Boys and Girls were taught whatever their mothers knew. | 45 | |
| 293380821 | What is a polis? | Greek city-state | 46 | |
| 293380822 | How was Macedonia able to conquer Greece? | Greece was still divided after the Peloponnesian war. And it took them by surprise | 47 | |
| 293380823 | Who was Aeschylus? | Greek's first playwright | 48 | |
| 293380824 | When the Roman Empire's capital moved to Byzantium, what new name was given to the city? | Constantinople | 49 | |
| 293380825 | Why did Romans oppose Christianity? | Christians refused to worship Roman Gods and Goddesses. | 50 | |
| 293380826 | What did Rome and Carthage fight over? (punic wars) | Control over mediterranean trade routes | 51 | |
| 293380827 | Describe the Third Punic War | Rome attacked Carthage to get revenge | 52 | |
| 293380828 | How did early Christians gain followers? | Walking Roman roads and talking about it. | 53 | |
| 293380829 | Roman Numerals--XV | 15 | 54 | |
| 293380830 | Roman Numerals-XLIII | 43 | 55 | |
| 293380831 | Roman Numerals--DL | 550 | 56 | |
| 293380832 | Roman Numerals--CMLXXXI | 981 | 57 | |
| 293380833 | Roman Numerals--LXVII | 67 | 58 | |
| 293380834 | Roman Numerals--CI | 101 | 59 | |
| 293380835 | Roman Numerals--IC | 99 | 60 | |
| 293380836 | Roman Numerals--MCL | 1,150 | 61 |
