AP World History Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

5388294479	Alexander the Great	Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 B.C.E.), conqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwest India.	0
5388298324	Ashoka	The most famous ruler of the Mauryan empire (r. 268-232 B.C.E.), who converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance. (pron. ah-SHOKE-uh)	1
5388301021	Athenian democracy	A radical form of direct democracy in which much of the free male population of Athens had the franchise and officeholders were chosen by lot.	2
5388303302	Caesar Augustus	The great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as sole ruler of the Roman state at the end of an extended period of civil war (r. 31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.).	3
5391755911	Greco-Persian Wars	Two major Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 B.C.E. and 480 B.C.E., in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea.	4
5391758940	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. (pron. hahn)	5
5391761079	Hellenistic era	The period from 323 to 30 B.C.E. in which Greek culture spread widely in Eurasia and North Africa in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors.	6
5391761080	Mauryan Empire	A major empire (322-185 B.C.E.) that encompassed most of India.	7
5391763375	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 C.E. (pron. pox roh-MAHN-uh)	8
5391763376	Persian Empire	A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India; flourished from around 550 to 330 B.C.E.	9
5391765347	Qin Shihuangdi	Literally "first emperor from the Qin"; Shihuangdi (r. 221-210 B.C.E.) forcibly reunited China and established a strong and repressive state. (pron. chihn shee-HWANG-dee)	10
5391766821	Trung Trac	Vietnamese woman from an aristocratic military family who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against China around 40 C.E. following the execution of her husband.	11