Period 2 AP Review Flashcards

4191477762	Alexander the Great	Conqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwest India	0
4191477763	Aryans	Pastoralists who moved into India around the time of the Indus Valley civilization collapse	1
4191478910	Caesar Augustus	Great-nephew/adopted son of Julius Caesar who became sole leader of Roman state	2
4191478911	Hoplite	A heavily armed Greek infantryman	3
4191479278	Patricians	Wealthy, privileged Romans who dominated early Roman society	4
4191479279	Pax Romana	"Roman Peace" term most often used to denote stability and prosperity in the early Roman Empire	5
4191479572	Plebeians	Poorer, less privileged Romans who gradually won a role in Roman politics	6
4191479573	Yellow Turban Rebellion	A major Chinese peasant revolt that helped cause the fall of the Han Dynasty	7
4191479574	Atman	The human soul, which seeks Brahman	8
4191479955	Brahman	The "World Soul" or final reality in Hindu belief	9
4191479956	Buddhism	The cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama	10
4191479957	Confuciansism	Chinese philosophy, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of social order.	11
4191479958	Daoism	Chinese philosophy that advocates simplicity and understanding of the world of nature	12
4191480333	Filial Piety	The honoring of one's ancestors and parents; key in confucianism	13
4191480334	Judaism	Monotheistic religion, emphasizing a sole personal god with concerns for social justice	14
4191480335	Karma	In Hinduism, the determining factor of the level at which the individual is reincarnated.	15
4191480606	Legalism	Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments	16
4191480607	Moksha	Hindu belief, liberation from separate existence and union with Brahman	17
4191480608	Nirvana	End goal of Buddhism, in which individual identity is "extinguished" into a state of serenity and great compassion	18
4191481042	Caste	System of social organization in India; division of the populace into four inherited classes (varna) with the addition of thousands of social distinctions based on occupation (jatis)	19
4191481429	Ksatriya	Indian social class of warriors and rulers	20
4191481430	Vaisya	Indian social class that was originally farmers but extended to include merchants	21
4191482453	Untouchables	Indian social class under the sudras that performs the most unclean polluting work	22
4191520443	Sudras	Lowest Indian social class of varna; regarded as servants.	23