AP WORLD HISTORY Flashcards

10636404992	Persian Empire	Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median, Lydian, and Babylonian empires, as well as Egypt and many others. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire.	0
10636409821	Qin Shihuangdi	(r.221-210 BCE) The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed strongly in Legalism and sought to strengthen the centralized China through public works.	1
10636413218	Athenian Democracy	A type of government used in Athens which is sort of a combine of majority rule and democracy.	2
10642879997	Han Dynasty	(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalim.	3
10642884442	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
10642886736	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.	5
10642891988	Alexander the Great	King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia	6
10642894839	Kushan Empire	ruled central asia to northern india, important in spreading budhism to chinese, took control of the trade route that connected india	7
10642897690	Hellenistic Era	the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world	8
10642900802	Mauryan Empire	(321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya.	9
10642902710	Augustus	(63 BCE - 14 CE) First emperor of Rome (27 BCE - 14 CE) He restored order and prosperity to the Empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Grandnephew to Julius Caesar.	10
10642905714	Ashoka	Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism.	11
10642906939	Pax Romana	A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.	12