Ap world history vocab Flashcards
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| 5288003934 | Alexandervthe great | Macedonian eho conquered the persian empireand part of nw | 0 | |
| 5288003935 | Ashoka | Ruler of mauryan empire, converted to Buddhism and attempted to rule peacefully | 1 | |
| 5288003936 | Athenian democracy | Form of direct democracy in which much of free male population of Athens had voice in gov | 2 | |
| 5288003937 | Ceasar augustus | Great nephew and adopted son of Julius ceasar ; emerged as sole ruler of the roman state | 3 | |
| 5288003938 | Greco Persian wars | 2 major Persian invasions of Greece ,490 and 480 bc ; Persians were defeated on both loans and sea | 4 | |
| 5288003939 | Han dynasty | Ruled china from 206 bc to ad 220 created durable state based on shihuangdis state building | 5 | |
| 5288003940 | Hellenistic era | From 323-30 bc Greek culture spread widely in Eurasia and n Africa in kingdoms ruled by Alex the greats successors | 6 | |
| 5288003941 | Mauryan empire | Major empire that encompassed most of India ( 322-185 bc) | 7 | |
| 5288003942 | Pax romana | "Roman peace" stability of Roman Empire in 1st and 2nd centuries ad | 8 | |
| 5288003943 | Persian empire | Expanded from Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India | 9 | |
| 5288003944 | Qin shihuguangdi | "First emperor from the qin" forcibly reunited china and established a strong and repressive state | 10 | |
| 5288003945 | Bhagavad Gita | Epic Hindu poem affirms performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation | 11 | |
| 5288003946 | Judaism | Monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews; sole personal god | 12 | |
| 5288003947 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments | 13 | |
| 5288003948 | Moksha | Hindu belief liberation from separate existence and union with brahman | 14 | |
| 5288003949 | Nirvana | End goal of Buddhism in which individual identity is extinguished into state of serenity | 15 | |
| 5288003950 | Siddhartha guatama | Buddha - Indian prince turned ascetic who founded Buddhism | 16 | |
| 5288003951 | Socrates | First great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence | 17 | |
| 5288003952 | Upanishads | Indian mystical and philosophical works; written b/t 800-400bc | 18 | |
| 5288003953 | Vedas | Earliest religious text of India; poems hymns and rituals | 19 | |
| 5288003954 | Zoroastrianism | Persian monotheistic religion founded by prophet Zarathustra | 20 | |
| 5288003955 | Patriarchy | Social system of male dominance | 21 | |
| 5288003956 | Pericles | Prominent and influential statesman of Athens he presided over Athens golden age | 22 | |
| 5288003957 | Spartacus | Roman gladiator who led the most serious slave revolt in Roman history | 23 | |
| 5288003958 | Axum | Second wave era kingdom of east Africa present day Eritrea and Ethiopia | 24 |