Ap world history Flashcards

3074742648	Confucius	Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.	0
3074742649	Taoism	Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events.	1
3074742650	Legalism	Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit.	2
3074742651	Jainism	Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism	3
3074742652	Buddha	Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.	4
3074742653	Chavin	An early pre-Incan civilization that flourished in northern and central Peru from about 900 to 200 bc, known for its carved stone sculptures and boldly designed ceramics	5
3074742654	Olmecs	cultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico circa 1200 B.C.E.; featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems.	6
3074742655	Socrates	Athenian philosopher of late 5th century B.C.E.; condemned to death for "corrupting" minds of Athenian young; usually seen as the father of western philosophy; people should teach by asking questions; did not approve of democracy (Athens was a democracy); took poisoned hemlock as suicide	7
3074742656	Plato	Plato was a philosopher and mathematician in Classical Greece, and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.	8
3074742657	Aristotle	Greek philosopher; teacher of Alexander; taught that knowledge was based upon observation of phenomena in material world.	9
3074742658	Hellenism	Culture derived from the Greek civilization that flourished between 800 and 400 B.C.E.	10
3074742659	Alexander the great	(r. 336-323 B.C.E.); son and successor of Philip II; conquered Persian Empire and advanced to borders of India; attempted to combine Greek and Persian culture; taught by Aristotle	11
3074742660	Silk Road	A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods.	12
3074742661	Cosmopolitan	Composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world	13
3074742662	Caravan city	a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc. any group traveling in or as if in a caravan and using a specific mode of transportation, as pack animals or motor vehicles:	14
3074742663	Periplus	is a manuscript document that lists the ports and coastal landmarks, in order and with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore.	15
3074742664	Mahayana Buddhism	Version of Buddhism popular in China; emphasized Buddha's role as a savior.	16
3074742665	Hinanyana Buddhism		17
3074742666	Bodhisattvas	a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.	18
3074742667	Dhamma	the principle of cosmic order.	19
3074742668	Xiongnu	Nomads who terrorized the border and were defeated by Wudi. Lived in the steppes or grasslands north of China. Were the biggest threat to security.	20
3074742669	Pax sinica	(Latin for "Chinese peace")	21
3074742670	Emperor wu		22
3074742671	Punic wars	three wars (264-146 B.C.E.) between Rome and the Carthaginians; saw the transformation of Rome from a land to a sea power.	23
3074742672	Roman Republic		24
3074742673	Dictator		25
3074742674	Plebeians	An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republi	26
3074742675	Sassanian empire		27
3074742676	Nestorian Christian		28
3074742677	Sogdians		29
3074742678	Bantu migration		30
3074742679	Teotihuacan		31
3074742680	Mesoamerica		32