Period 2 World History AP Flashcards

5971348589	Alexander of Macedon	Ruled Persia and created Alexandria ( a major trade city)	0
5971348590	Aristotle	A student of Plato. Broke with theories of forms and ideas. Emphasis on empirical findings, reason. Massive impact on western thought	1
5971348591	Ashoka	The most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance	2
5971348592	Augustus Caesar	The great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as sole ruler of the Roman StTe at the end of an extended period of civil war	3
5971348593	Buddhism	The cultural / religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama	4
5971348594	Caste system	Social order system created by the Aryans. It also serves as a source of political order as well- as social classes have power over others	5
5971348595	Confucianism	The Chinese hilosophy first enunciated by Confucius, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of sociL order	6
5971348596	Consuls	Highest elected political office of the Roman Republic	7
5971348597	Cyrus the Great	King of Persia. Noted for his conquests, religious tolerance and political moderation	8
5971348598	Daoism	Key element in Chinese philosophy that means way of nature or way of cosmos. Chinese philosophy with origins in the Zhou dynasty	9
5971348599	Delian League	Fighting the Persian War, the Greek city states joined together under the leadership of Athens	10
5971348600	Dharma	The teaching of the religion of the Buddha	11
5971348601	Diaspora	The dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel	12
5971348602	Diocletian	Restored later Roman Empire by dividing it into 2 distinct administrative districts, beginning of the end for Rome	13
5971348603	Eightfold Path	The path to Nirvana comprising of 8 aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced- right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration	14
5971348604	Etruscans	A dynamic people- dominated Italy from 5th to 8th century BCE. Probably from Anatolia. Had thriving cities, lots of trade but fell to external problems mostly with Greeks at sea and Celts from Gaul	15
5971348605	Four Noble Truths	The 4 central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching	16
5971348606	The Great Wall	A stone wall across northern China. Built in ancient times to defend the Chinese border	17
5971348607	The Analects	A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts from the Chinese	18