AP World History: Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

5051396711	Persian Empire	Most powerful Indo-European empire during ancient times. Guided all future empires.	0
5051410475	Athenian Democracy	All male citizens had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and the opportunity to participate directly in the political arena.	1
5051416343	Greco-Persian Wars	Series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over patterns of expansion.	2
5051426898	Alexander the Great	King of Macedonia, conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.	3
5051431679	Hellenistic Era	Period in history defined as the time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman domination.	4
5051489699	Augustus	Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess.	5
5051438079	Pax Romana	Time of peace in Rome from 27 B.C to 180 A.D.	6
5051450371	Qin Shihuangdi	First Emperor of China, made terracotta army.	7
5051459679	Han Dynasty	The second imperial dynasty of China, founded the rebel leader Liu Bang successfully ended the Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty lasted for four centuries and is considered a golden age in Chinese history	8
5051465760	Trung Trac	Heroine of the first Vietnamese independence movement, who headed a rebellion against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state.	9
5051470605	Kushan Empire	Northern Indian empire that maintained the Silk Road. One of the first emerging territories from Bactria.	10
5051481457	Mauryan Empire	Indian empire founded by Chandragupta that unified the Indian subcontinent.	11
5051496471	Ashoka	Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, spread Buddhism throughout his empire.	12