AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP World History- Period 2 Flashcards

AP World History Period 2: 600 BCE to 600 CE

Terms : Hide Images
6541791853What factors shaped the features of early trade routes in the eastern hemisphere?Climate and location of routes, typical trade goods, and the ethnicity of the people involved.0
6541791854What are the 4 most significant trade routes of the period between 600BCE and 600CE?1. Eurasian Silk Roads 2. Trans-Saharan caravan routes 3. Indian Ocean sea lanes 4. Mediterranean sea lanes1
6541791855What new technologies facilitated long-distance communication and exchange between 600BCE and 600CE?Yokes, saddles, and stirrups permitted the use of domesticated pack animals.2
6541791856What factors stimulated early exchanges along maritime routes from East Africa to East Asia?Innovations in maritime technology and advanced knowledge of monsoon winds. Ex. Lateen sail and dhow ships.3
6541791857What are the various forms of exchanges that took place between 600BCE and 600CE?Trade goods, people, technology, religious and cultural beliefs, food crops, domesticated animals, and disease pathogens.4
6541791858What crops spread from South Asia to the Middle East?Rice and cotton.5
6541791859What changes did the spread of crops encourage?Changed in farming and irrigation techniques.6
6541791860What religious and cultural traditions were transformed as they spread?Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.7
6541791861The number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by:Imposing political unity.8
6541791862What are the 6 key states/empires and their locations?Southwest Asia: Persian Empire East Asia: Qin and Han Empires South Asia: Mauryan and Gupta Empires Mediterranean: Phoenecia, Greek City-states, Hellenistic and Roman empires Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan, Maya Andean South America: Moche9
6541791863What did the rulers of empires create to organize their subjects?Administrative institutions10
6541791864Two important elements of imperial administrations are:1. Centralized government 2. Elaborate legal systems & bureaucracies11
6541791865What regions hosted the most famous administrative institutions?China, Persia, Rome, & South Asia12
6541791866Name 4 ways in which imperial governments projected military power over large areas.1. Diplomacy 2. Developing supply lines 3. Building fortifications 4. Defensive walls and roads 5. Drawing new groups of military officers and soldiers from the local populations or conquered peoples13
6541791867What function did cities play in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas?1. Centers of trade 2. Public performance of religious rituals 3. Political administration for states and empires14
6541791868Name 2 important early imperial cities.Rome & Teotihuacan15
6541791869What did the social structures of early empires display? What groups were typically included?Hierarchies / Included cultivators, laborers, slaves, artisans, merchants, elites, or caste groups16
6541791870How did imperial societies maintain food production?Relied on a range of methods such as peasant communities and slavery.17
6541791871An important reason to produce surplus in imperial societies was:To provide rewards for the loyalty of elites.18
6541791872___________ continued to shape gender and family relations in imperial societies.Patriarchy19
6541791873What specific empires created difficulties they could not manage?Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta20
6541791874What types of difficulties did Empires create that often led to their collapse/decline/transformation?Political, cultural, and administrative21
6541791875How did empire create environmental issues and what did these issues lead to?Successive mobilization of resources led to environmental damage which resulted in social tensions and economic difficulties by concentrating too much wealth in the hands of elites.22
6541791876What sorts of external problems did empires face?Issues along the frontier such as threat of invasions.23
6541791877What are 2 important examples of empires' external problem?Rome: Problems with northern and eastern neighbors Gupta: White Huns24
6541791878The codification of the ________ scriptures further associated Judaism with monotheism.Hebrew (Scriptures)25
6541791879The Hebrew scriptures influenced the cultural and legal traditions of what area?Mesopotamia26
6541791880What trend influenced the Jewish diasporic communities in the Middle East? Which peoples were involved?Conquest of Jewish states by Assyria, Babylonia, and Rome.27
6541791881Sanskrit scriptures formed the basis of the __________ religions, which later became known as __________.Vedic, Hinduism28
6541791882What core beliefs did Buddhism preach? What scriptures were they recorded in?Core beliefs: desire, suffering, and the search for enlightenment. Scriptures: Sutras & other misc. scriptures.29
6541791883Buddhism was, in part, a reaction to ____________.The Vedic beliefs and rituals dominant in South Asia.30
6541791884Emperor _______________ of _____________ supported the spread of Buddhism. Buddhism was also spread through ___________________________.Asoka / Mauryan Empire / efforts of missionaries and merchants and the establishment of educational institutions.31
6541791885The philosophical belief system of ___________ came out of China.Confucianism32
6541791886Confucianism's main goal was:to promote social harmony by outlining proper rituals and social relationships.33
6541791887What are the core beliefs of Daoism?Balance between humans and nature.34
6541791888What role did Daoism play in the development of Chinese culture?It influenced medical theories and practices, pottery, metallurgy, and architecture.35
6541791889Christianity drew on which religious tradition?Judaism36
6541791890Initially, Christianity rejected _______________ influences.Roman & Hellenistic37
6541791891Christianity initially spread through ____________, and later through the support of ____________________.Efforts of missionaries and merchants through many parts of Afro-Eurasia / Emporer Constantine38
6541791892What are the cored ideas of Greco-Roman philosophy/science?Logic, empirical observations, and the nature of political power and hierarchy.39
6541791893What role did belief systems play in social systems?Affected gender roles: Judaism & Christianity: encouraged monastic life Confucianism: emphasized filial piety40
6541791894What belief systems continued alongside the codified, written belief systems? Why did these persist outside of core civilizations?Shamanism/Animism persisted because of their daily reliance on the natural world.41
6541791895Which major art forms were influenced by belief systems? Which important examples are provided in the Key Concept outline?Literature, drama, architecture, and sculpture. / Ex. Greek plays, Indian epics42

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!