AP World History Flashcards

3119379127	punic wars	264-146 BCE between Rome and Carthage	0
3119379128	first emperor of the roman empire	octavius augustus caesar	1
3119379129	doric, ionic, and corinthian	prominent feature of Greek architecture	2
3119379130	Peloponnesian war	431-404 BCE war between Athens and Sparta	3
3119379131	herodotus	greek "father of history" not very unbiased about Persian wars	4
3119379132	merchants	social class respected more in hindu society than confucian society	5
3119379133	mystery religion	religions that promised their faithful followers eternity a state of bliss	6
3119379134	Gilgamesh	King of Uruk, subject of Mesopotamian epic poem	7
3119379135	Twelve Tables	codification of Roman law during the republic	8
3119379136	St. Paul	missionary to the Gentiles, an influential leader in the spread of Christianity	9
3119379137	Homer	authored two epic poems, full of Greek mythology	10
3119379138	untouchables	social status below the caste system; included butcher undertakers	11
3119379139	Siddartha Gautma	indian prince, better known as the Buddha	12
3119379140	Pharaoh	god-king in early civilization located in NE Africa	13
3119379141	Socrates	greek philosopher, criticized the hypocrisy he saw in Athens	14
3119379142	Alexander the Great	Macedonian King, brilliant military leader	15
3119379143	cultural diffusion	transmission of ideas and products and products from one culture to another	16
3119379144	pastoralism	lifestyle based on herding and raising livestock, more than agriculture	17
3119379145	polytheism	belief in many gods	18
3119379146	Pax Romana	the "Roman Peace" (0-200 CE)	19
3119379147	Ten Commandments	moral law of the Hebrews	20
3119379148	pericles	ruler of Athens during Golden Age	21
3119379149	Sparta	militaristic Greek city-state	22
3119379150	geocentric theory	belief before Scientific Revolution that the earth is the center of the universe	23
3119379151	patriarchal	social system in which the father is the head of the family	24
3119379152	Mandate of Heaven	"will of the gods" that granted a ruler the right to rule	25
3119379153	democracy	political system in which the people rule	26
3119379154	silk roads	caravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East	27
3119379155	Diaspora	exile of an ethnic or racial group from their homeland	28
3119379156	Varna	hindu word for caste, originally 4-5, became more complex over time	29
3119379157	pope	head of the Roman Catholic church	30
3119379158	Hellenistic Age	era in which Greek culture blended with Persian and others, spread by Alexander	31
3119379159	monotheism	belief in only one God	32
3119379160	neolithic age	new stone age, marked by the mastery of agriculture	33
3119379161	Xiongru	central Nomadic people who invaded China in ancient world	34
3119379162	Torah	first five books of the Jewish scripture/ Old Testament	35
3119379163	Sati	hindu custom, widow throwing herself on husband's burning funeral pyre	36
3119379164	animism	belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature	37
3119379165	Karma	in Hinduism, the good or evil deeds done by a person	38
3119379166	Jati	complicated system of sub-castes in the hindu caste system	39
3119379167	Han dynasty	East Asian dynasty; contemporary of Roman Empire	40
3119379168	Zoroastrianism	Persian religion, based on teachings of Zarathustra, and duality of good vs. evil	41
3119379169	Moksha	in Hinduism, spirit's liberation from cycle of reincarnation	42
3119379170	YHWH	god of the monotheistic religion of Judaism	43
3119379171	steppe	dry grassland	44
3119379172	filial piety	in China, respect for ones parents and other elders	45
3119379173	nirvana	in Buddhism, a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation	46
3119379174	Latifundia	large landholdings in the Roman empire	47
3119379175	ziggurat	Mesopotamian temples	48
3119379176	Aristotle	teacher of Alexander the Great	49
3119379177	analects	collection of teachings/sayings of Confucius	50
3119379178	edict of Milan	document allowing Christianity in the Roman Empire	51
3119379179	Quezalcoatl	Meso-america legend of a god who would someday return	52
3119379180	Brahmin	member of the social class of priests in Aryan society	53
3119379181	cuneiform	Mesopotamian writing system; pressed symbols on clay	54
3119379182	Polis	greek city state	55
3119379183	theocracy	a government ruled by God, or religious leaders	56
3119379184	Vedas	"wisdom," early collections of Hindu prayers and hymns, of Aryan origin	57
3119379185	slavery	many in the Roman Empire	58
3119379186	christianity	changed roman views on war and they wanted peace	59
3119379187	dharma	duty in life that hindu should fulfill	60
3119379188	samsara	hindu word for reincarnation	61
3119379189	kshatriyas	nobles and warriors	62
3119379190	shudras	workers that serve as laborers	63
3119379191	Four Noble Truths	the life of suffering	64
3119379192	the Eightfold Path	the "right" way to live as a buddhist and how to make decisions	65
3119379193	confucianism	Chinese belief system with high moral values and a good society	66
3119379194	daoism	belief system and philosophy belief in spirit	67