AP World History Chapter 3 Flashcards

5250025747	Alexander the Great	Conquer from Macedon; conquered the Persian empire and part of northwest India.	0
5250025748	Persian Empire	A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India; florist from around 550 to 330 B.C.E.	1
5250027109	Athenian Democracy	A radical form of direct democracy in which much of the free male population of Athens had the franchise and officeholders chosen by lot.	2
5250027110	Hellenistic Era	The period from 323 to 30 BC in which Greek culture spread widely in Eurasia and North Africa in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors.	3
5250029462	Greco Persian Wars	Two major Persian invasion of Greece, In 490 B.C.E. and 480 B.C.E., in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea.	4
5250029463	Caesar Augustus	The great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as a sole ruler of the Roman state at the end of an extended period of Civil War.	5
5250031429	Pax Romana	The "Roman peace", a term typically used to denote the stability and prosperity of the early Roman Empire, especially in the first and second centuries.	6
5250031430	Qin Shihuangdi	Literally "first emperor from the Qin"; forcibly reunited China and established a strong and repressive state.	7
5250031431	Trung Trac	A Vietnamese woman from an aristocratic military family who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against China following the execution of her husband.	8
5250033895	Han Dynasty	Dynasty that ruled China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., creating a durable state based on Shihuangdi's state-building achievement.	9
5250033896	Mauryan Empire	A major empire that encompassed most of India (332-185 B.C.E.).	10
5250033897	Ashoka	The most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire (268-232 B.C.E.), who converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance.	11