AP World History Chapter 4 Flashcards

3791212823	What exactly is an empire	- Empire are simply states political systems that exercise power - Encompassed a considerable variety of peoples and cultures with a single political system	0
3791224238	Some example of empire	Eurasian empires of the classical era- those of Persia, Greece under Alexander the great, Rome, China during the Qin and Han dynasties.	1
3791256598	Empires and Civilization in Collision	- Eurasia witnessed the flowering of second wave civilizations - Distant civilizations did not directly encounter one another - The Persian Empire and Greek civilization emerge.	2
3791287945	The Persian Empire	- In 500 B.C.E, the largest and most impressive of the world's empires was that of the Persian. - The Persian Empire centered on an elaborated cult of kingship. - Persian was ruled by the great god Ahura Mazda. - Persian monarch fully deserved the title Great king, King of Kings, Kings of countries containing all kinds of men. - Persian governors, called satraps - Imperial spies, known as the ''eyes and ears of the kings "	3
3791337414	The Persian Empire	- The royal road.	4
3791353802	The Greeks	- The Greeks were an Indo-European people - Classical Greece emerged around 750 B.C.E - Greeks called themselves Hellenes - Every four years, The Greeks participate together in the Olympic games. - Greeks came up with the idea of "citizenship" - Sparta - famous for its extreme forms of military discipline - Reforming leader named Solon emerged in 594 B.C.E - Athenian democracy, was different from modern democracy - The Athens military called themselves Helhots.	5
3799519401	The Greco-Persian Wars	- Greek settlements on the Anatolian seacoast, known to the Greeks as Ionia. - Persians twice in ten years launched major military expeditions to punish the Greeks - The Greeks defeating the Persian on both land and sea - Persia represented Asia and despotism - Greece signified Europe and freedom - Greco-persian Wars also the Golden Age of Greek culture - Greek goddess Athena, was built; Greek theater was born from the world of Aeschylus - Peloponnesian war lasted 30 years and was between Sparta and Athens.	6
3799568072	Alexander and the Hellenistic Era	- The takeover of Greece was led by Philip II. - Second round in the collision of Greece and Persia was led Philip's son, Alexander. - The great Persian Empire was defeated. - Alexander was hailed as the "King of Asia" . - Alexander was anointed as pharaoh, and was declared Egyptian priests to be the "son of the gods" . - After he died his empire split into 3 [three]. - Alexander died in 323 B.C.E - Hellenistic Era (323-30 B.C.E) - is a period in history defined as the time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman domination. - Hellenistic which is derived from the Greek "Hellas" which mean Greece. - Hellenistic cities were much more culturally diverse than original Greek city-states.	7