7642404333 | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews. | 0 | |
7642404334 | Assyrians | Semitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire. | 1 | |
7642404335 | Babylonians | Civilization in Fertile Crescent, characterized by the code of Hammurabi. | 2 | |
7642404336 | Sanskrit | Written language developed by the Aryans. | 3 | |
7642404337 | Roman Empire | Massive empire based in Italy, inequality, Pax Romana, sophisticated republic with law code. | 4 | |
7642404338 | Hinduism | A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion. | 5 | |
7642404339 | Brahma | A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything. | 6 | |
7642404340 | Caste System | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life. | 7 | |
7642404341 | Buddha | Enlightened one, founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama. | 8 | |
7642404342 | Mauryan Dynasty | First empire in India, led by Ashoka Maurya, bureaucracy. | 9 | |
7642404343 | Ashoka | A ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism. | 10 | |
7642404344 | Confucianism | A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius, ancestor veneration and filial piety. | 11 | |
7642404345 | Daoism | Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality, East Asia. | 12 | |
7642404346 | Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus, official religion during decline of Roman. | 13 | |
7642404347 | Jesus of Nazareth | Basis of Christianity. | 14 | |
7642404348 | Hellenistic | Greek-like. | 15 | |
7642404349 | Emperor Constantine | Converted Rome to Christianity. | 16 | |
7642404350 | Filial piety | Father worship, Confucianism. | 17 | |
7642404351 | Persia | Empire in the Middle East, led by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes; Satraps. | 18 | |
7642404352 | Qin Dynasty | Dynasty of China that ruled from 221 BCE to 206 BCE that set up a harsh legal system. | 19 | |
7642404353 | Han Dynasty | Chinese dynasty that held its Golden Age. | 20 | |
7642404354 | Gupta Empire | Second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta. | 21 | |
7642404355 | Phoenicians | Traders in the Mediterranean that spread their alphabet. | 22 | |
7642404356 | Greek city-states | Parts of Greece that had their own individual societies, un-unified because of geography. | 23 | |
7642404357 | Teotihuacan | The first significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city. | 24 | |
7642404358 | Bureaucracy | A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials. | 25 | |
7642404359 | Silk Roads | Land-based trade routes that linked Eurasia. | 26 | |
7642404360 | Trans Saharan trade routes | Trade routes connecting African Empires. | 27 | |
7642404361 | Indian Ocean Trade | Trade that was controlled by Muslim empires, another way of linking China to European trade. | 28 | |
7642404362 | Monsoon Winds | These carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa. | 29 | |
7642404363 | Hebrew Scriptures | Another name for the Old Testament. | 30 | |
7642404364 | Jewish Diaspora | Scattering of Jews from Mesopotamia. | 31 | |
7642404365 | Reincarnation | Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life, Hinduism and Buddhism. | 32 | |
7642404366 | Monastic life | A life dedicated to prayer, work, study, and the needs of society. | 33 | |
7642404367 | Shamanism | Belief that some people can communicate with spirits. | 34 | |
7642404368 | Ancestor Veneration | The practice of praying to your ancestors. Found especially in China. | 35 | |
7642404369 | Animism | The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits. | 36 | |
7642404370 | Moche | Early Peruvian culture. | 37 | |
7642404371 | Cahokia | in Illinois, the largest earthwork of the Mississippian culture. | 38 | |
7642404372 | Diplomacy | Negotiation between nations. | 39 |
AP World History - Period 2 - Vocab Flashcards
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