AP World History Flashcards
600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.
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| 7704351572 | decentralized government | system of government characterized by shared power over multiple regional political hubs | 0 | |
| 7704351573 | monotheism | religious belief system is based on the worship of one deity (God) | 1 | |
| 7704351574 | Judaism | monotheistic religion that originated with Jewish people who worshiped god YHWY. after 1300 B.C.E. Moses led some Jews from captivity in Egypt | 2 | |
| 7704351575 | assyrian empire | located in North Mesopotamia, ancient empire lasted from the second millennium B.C.E. and from the 9th century B.C.E. through 7th century B.C.E. | 3 | |
| 7704351576 | roman empire | empire had expanded from its capital city of Rome. located on the Italian Penninsula and was foudned in 509 B.C.E. | 4 | |
| 7704351577 | Jewish Daispora | refers to the scattering of Jews around the world after being forced to leave their homeland of Israel | 5 | |
| 7704351578 | theocracy | system of government gives political authority to a leader of leaders, believed to be divinely guided- it had highly ranked members | 6 | |
| 7704351579 | vedic religion | polytheistic religion named after sacred texts or the vedas. its roots were in India around 1500 B.C.E. and it was also known as Hinduism | 7 | |
| 7704351580 | caste system | indian social structure groups people in 4 heredity varnas | 8 | |
| 7704351581 | Buddhism | founed in 6th century B.C.E. and is based on Four Noble Truths, and stated that all life is suffering | 9 | |
| 7704351582 | confucianism | founded by a chinese philosopher -The Analects- | 10 | |
| 7704351583 | Daoism | emerged during Era of Warring States. means "the way" or "the way of nature" its adherents sought to achiece harmony by practicing Wu Wei | 11 | |
| 7704351584 | Christianity | monotheistic religion based on teachings of the Jewish born Jesus | 12 | |
| 7704351585 | zoroastrianism | monotheistic religion founded by and Iran prophet during 6th century B.C.E. | 13 | |
| 7704351586 | ancestor veneration | belief focuses on worship of family ancestors and is fundamental to confuciam pholisophy and other traditional belief systems | 14 | |
| 7704351587 | indian vedas | sacred texts are at the heart of Vedic religion and Hinduism | 15 | |
| 7704351588 | ancient greek architecture | form of architecture features Doric, Ionic and Cointhiam columns and relief sculptures | 16 | |
| 7704351589 | andcient indian architecture | ancient Hindu temple built mainly of wood and brick- Buddhist Stuptas survive | 17 | |
| 7704351590 | persian empire | empires, centered at the capital city of Persepolis in modern day Iran. It encompases 3 serperate incarnations between 550 B.C.E. to 640 B.C.E. | 18 | |
| 7704351591 | maurya empire | empire flourished between 321-185 B.C.E. in ancient india founded by Chandragupta Maurya after Alex the Great's death | 19 | |
| 7704351592 | gupta empire | empire flourished between 320-550 B.C.E. united many of Indians regional kingdoms | 20 | |
| 7704351593 | centalized government | system of government characterized by concentration of government power in a capital or administrative hub | 21 | |
| 7704351594 | qin dynasty | dynasty founded by ______ Shihuangdi and reunited China dn ended the era of Warring States | 22 | |
| 7704351595 | teotihucan | centered on the city of the same name, was the most powerful in early Mexico. founded around 400 B.C.E. reached its hieght towaed the end of the 6th century C.E. scholars estimated that at its strongest it supported 200,000 people | 23 | |
| 7704351596 | mayan city-states | located on the Yucatan peninsula in what is today Mexico. included sites such as Chichen Itza and Tikal formed around ceremonial centers as early as 200 C.E. and faded by 900 C.E.: featured agricultural based economy and massive pyramids. large urban areas and polytheistic worship | 24 | |
| 7704351597 | bureaucracy | system of centralized gov. administration emreged in China during the qin dynasty and continued under the han dynasty. han dynasty introduced the practice of using exams to determine eligibility and suitability for civil service and gov. posts | 25 | |
| 7704351598 | han dynasty | chinese dynasty flourished 206 B.C.E. and 200 C.E. emphasized filial pity or respect for one's parents as part of a confucian belief system. most important empereor was Wu Di | 26 | |
| 7704351599 | han dynasty gender roles | women were legally subordinate to their fathers or husbands. a womans greates goal was to marry well and thus help her family. upper class women were often educated in literature, music and the arts | 27 | |
| 7704351600 | constantinople | city located in modern day Turkey. it was the capital and center of gov. commerce and culture for the Eastern Roman empire and later the Byzantine empire | 28 | |
| 7704351601 | carthage | N. African city founded by phoescian traders. became a significant economic power at the center of a large mediterrranean trading empire. during the three Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.E.) battled against the rising city of Rome | 29 | |
| 7704351602 | slavery | practice allows individuals, often from a dominant group, to won other individuals, oftem members of a subservient group or captured foreigners and force them to work without pay | 30 | |
| 7704351603 | artisans | group of peopole make a living by producing goods through skilled work. during ancient times, these people often existed on the middle or lower rungs of a civilizations social hierarchy | 31 | |
| 7704351604 | peasants | this group of people made aliving through farmind, either as agricultureal laborers or small landowners, during ancient times these people typically existed on the lower rungs of a civilization's social hierarchy and accounted for the majority of the population | 32 | |
| 7704351605 | empire | form of gov. centralized powerin the hands of one leader, typically called and emperor. these typically spanned large geographical distances and controlled great quantities of wealth and resources | 33 | |
| 7704351606 | spread of Buddhism | occured throughout Asia with the help of the Mauryan empereor Ashoka, who sent numerous missionaries through india and sri lanka. additional missionaries traveling merchants, and educational institusions also aided in the diffusion of this religion | 34 | |
| 7704351607 | eurasian silk roads | trade routes connected the han empire with central india, the middle east and the roman empire. goods traded from east to west included: silk, spices, cotton, pearls, coral, and ivory. while goods traded from west to east included: glasswear, jewelry, bronze, wool, linen, olive oil, gold, and silver bullion | 35 | |
| 7704351608 | trans-sahara trade route | trade route develeped during ancient times as nomadic North African berbers initiated trade with merchants in the roman empire. goods traveled through the desert in caravans by camel. connected sub shara africa with the muslim world and points | 36 | |
| 7704351609 | indian ocean trade route | these trade routes served as water bases counterparts to the silk roads and connected china, southeast asia, india, and the middle east. traders contributed to the spread of Buddhism and Hindu cults along these sea lanes | 37 | |
| 7704351610 | mediterrranean sea trade route | connected the far flung parts of the roman empire. sometimes call the roman lake. safety of the waters and absence of pirates encouraged the grouwth of ong distance trade between such outposts as syria,spain, and north africa | 38 | |
| 7704351611 | polytheism | religous belief system bases on the worship of serveral deities | 39 | |
| 7704351612 | zhou dynastydyasty | officailly ruled china from 1122 to 256 B.C.E. inttroduced the concept of the mandate of heaven or divinely granted iperial power of ancestors and the rol of the family believing that if individuals fullfilled family duties, society wouuls function effectively | 40 | |
| 7704351613 | mandate of heaven | this chinese belief stated that the gods had granted power to the political ruler and also had the ability to revoke that power. this revocation could be seen through events such as floods, peasants, uprisings, and nomadic invasions | 41 | |
| 7704351614 | edict of milan | this decleration, issureed by the roman emperor constantine in 313 C.E. legalized Christianity though out the roman empire | 42 | |
| 7704351615 | gender roles in early religion | defferent religions offered different roles to men and women | 43 | |
| 7704351616 | fall of western roman empire | occure in 476 B.C.E. and was the result of numerous internal and external factors. | 44 | |
| 7704351617 | ancient greek wars | conflicts greatly inluenced ancient greek history. persian wars (500-470BCE) pitted greek city-states against the vastly supirior incading army of the persian empire in two distinct conflicts | 45 | |
| 7704351618 | hellenistic civilization | civilization located on the greek peninsula based on establishment of independent polis or city states. sparta and athens. | 46 | |
| 7704351619 | ancient greek science and philosophy | systems of inquiry empasized logic, empirical observationand study of political power and hierarchy. the first significant greek philosopher was socrates. | 47 | |
| 7704351620 | delian league | alliance of greek city-states was formed as a result of the persian wars. Between persian empire and greece | 48 | |
| 7704351621 | fall of gupta empire | collapse occured in 550CE as the result of internal factors included: the growth in power of regional administators at the expenses of the central government. External factors: the invasions of the white huns along the empires borders | 49 | |
| 7704351622 | era of warring states | period of ancient chinese history spanned 475 B.C.E.- 221 B.C.E. and was characterized by the inability of a single group to take control of china | 50 | |
| 7704351623 | great wall | massice chinese defensice structure built between the 7th century B.C.E. and the 16th century C.E. in north china. the original purpose was to protect china from frequent invasions of th Xiongnu | 51 | |
| 7704351624 | twelve tables | this system of laws, dating from 450 B.C.E. was the basis for all later law throughout rome and the roman empire | 52 | |
| 7704351625 | republic | system of gov. commonly associated with rome, is characterized by the election of political representatives by the people | 53 | |
| 7704351626 | pax romans | means roman peace refers to the 200 years of relative peace in the mediterranean region ushered in the emperor augustus in the early 1st century C.E. and maintained by the political economic and military might of the roman empire | 54 | |
| 7704351627 | fall of the han dynasty | this collapse occured as the result of internal strife including political corryption, economic instability, and unsupportable population growth ended in 220 C.E. | 55 |
