AP World History, Classical Civilizations Flashcards

4875674193	Classical Civilizations	Civilizations that has enduring influence over vast numbers of people.	0
4875674194	Main Accomplishment of Zhou China	Expanded Chinese territory to include the Yangtse River valley, adding fertile rice growing area.	1
4875674195	Main Accomplishments of Qin China	Chinese territory expanded as far as Northern Vietnam, construction of a defensive wall (not the Great Wall,) standardized coins, and common written language.	2
4875674196	Main Accomplishments of Han China	Strong governmental bureaucracy, Chinese territory in Indochina, Chinese civil service exams, Silk Road trade, paper and water mills.	3
4875674197	Alexander the Great	From Macedonia and reached into India's subcontinent as far as the Indus River where he set up a border state named Bactria.	4
4875674198	Chandragupta	An autocratic ruler who founded the Mauryan dynasty in India.	5
4875674199	Ashoka	Grandson of Chandragupta known for brutality of his conquests. Later relaxed his behavios and connected with the Silk Roads, sharing Buddhism.	6
4875674200	Gupta India	Ruled by Hindus and enforced the caste system upon India, developing a less centralized government than the Mauryans and tolerating Buddhism.	7
4875674201	Sati	Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself on her husband's funeral pyre.	8
4878290448	What did the practice of sati mean?	The custom was alleged to bestow honor and purity upon the widow	9
4875674202	Main Accomplishments of Gupta India	Sterilization in surgery, knowledge of plastic surgery, and advances in astronomy.	10
4875674203	Persia	A culture that lies relatively close to the Mediterranean that influences the region later in history.	11
4875674204	Zoroastrianism	A Persian religion that held to a belief in a system of rewards and punishments in the afterlife.	12
4875674205	Greece	A classical civilization whose origin traces to Indo-European peoples who migrated to the southern Greek Peninsula at 1700 BCE.	13
4875674206	Phoenician Mariners	Seafaring people who migrated to the Aegean Sea and recorded a 22 letter alphabet representing consonants. This alphabet became the basis of the Greek alphabet.	14
4875674207	Polis/City-State	Greek political organizations consisting of a city and surrounding countryside, both under the influence of one government.	15
4875674208	Democracy	A form of government that originated in Athens in which the people rule.	16
4875674209	Aristotle	A Greek philosopher who wrote on a variety of subjects in politics, arts, and the sciences. His major philosophies became a model of Greek thought.	17
4875674210	Hellenistic Age	A period in Greek history during the rule of Alexander the Great.	18
4875674211	Stoicism	Hellenistic philosophy that taught that men and women should use their powers of reason to lead virtuous lives.	19
4875674212	Mystery Religions	A belief shared among many religions in which believers who truly follow their practices will be rewarded with a blissful life in the afterlife.	20
4875674213	Pax Romana	Roman Peace.	21
4875674214	Twelve Tables	Roman law.	22
4878272718	These formed the basis of classical India	Vedic and Epic ages (cultural and social structures)	23
4878283582	During Gupta rule, because of the strict divisions of the caste system, this practice was not widespread	Slavery	24
4878285846	High-towered temples in honor of the Hindu gods; lavish wall paintings in caves dedicated to gods	Two accomplishments of the Gupta dynasty	25
4878286603	Caves of Ajanta	Gupta-era paintings are found on the walls here	26
4878295473	This period came to an end with the weakening and fall of Rome, Han China, and Gupta India to invaders	The classical period	27
4878299836	T/F: The fall of the three great classical empires (Rome, Han China, and Gupta India) showed a number of similarities	True	28
4878304630	Constantine converted to what religion?	Christianity	29
4878309560	During Constantine's time, the (western) (eastern) portion of the empire declined, while the (western) (eastern) thrived.	western, eastern	30
4878312391	T/F: The eastern portion of the Roman empire did not fall at the same time as the western empire	True	31
4878314650	T/F: The eastern portion of the Roman empire saw much more pressure from invaders than the western portion	False	32
4878317008	By 476, the last Roman emperor was replaced by a Germanic ruler from the tribe of (fill in)	Visigoths	33
4878321992	This Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 tried to capture portions of Rome's lost territory, but it was in vain	Justinian	34
4878328027	Heavy taxes on peasants; Decline of interest in Confucian goals Poor harvests Population decline from disease	Some causes of the decline of the Han dynasty	35
4878332987	Later emperors wanted a life of pleasure instead of ruling wisely The influence of army generals The recruitment of outsiders into the army The vastness of the empire/hard to rule	Some causes of the decline of the Roman empire	36
4878336628	Local princes became more powerful Nomads drove into the central part of the country The country fragmented into regional states	Some causes of the decline of Gupta India	37
4878497103	Indus	River in India	38
4878497104	Yellow	River in China	39
4878498330	Sacred texts of Hinduism	Vedas and Upanishads	40