AP World History Strayer Chapter 3 Flashcards

5307647598	Alexander the Great	Alexander III of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwestern India.	0
5307647599	Ashoka	The most famous ruler of the Mauryan empire; he converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance.	1
5307647600	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
5307647601	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.	3
5307647602	Greco Persian War	Two major Persian invasions of Greece, in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea each time.	4
5307647603	Han Dynasty	Dynasty that ruled China, creating a durable state based on Shihuangdi's state-building acheivement.	5
5307647604	Hellenistic Era	The period in which Greek culture spread widely into Eurasia in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors.	6
5307647605	Mauryan Empire	A major empire founded by Chandragupta that encompassed most of India and unified the Indian subcontinent.	7
5307647606	Pax romana	The "Roman Peace," a term typically used to denote the stability and prosperity of the early Roman Empire.	8
5307647607	Persian Empire	A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India.	9
5307647608	Qin Shihuangdi	First emperor from the Qin that forcibly reunited China and established a strong and repressive state.	10
5307647609	Trung Trac	The older of two sisters that lead the Vietnamese Revolution. She lived from 12 - 43 C.E and rather than being captured in war after her troops were badly defeated, legend says she committed suicide in honor of her family.	11
5307647610	Kushan Empire	An empire located in Northern India and Central Asia. They maintained the Silk Road and they were one of the first emerging territories from Bactria.	12