Chapter 5 AP World History Vocab* Flashcards

11259944249	Wang Mang	interrupted Han rule for around 15 years to rule China; tried helping the poor by establishing granaries and land reform.	0
11259944250	Scholar-Gentry Class	Held the highest status in Chinese society, created by the civil service exams	1
11259944251	Yellow Turban Rebellion	A major Chinese peasant revolt that began in 184 BCE and helped cause the fall of the Han dynasty	2
11259944252	Varna/Jati	Two categories of social identity of great importance in Indian history. Varna are the four major social divisions: the Brahmin priest class, the Kshatriya warrior/administrator class, the Vaishya merchant/farmer class, and the Shudra laborer class.	3
11259944253	Ritual Purity in India	If a Bramin was brushed by an untouchable they would need to go through this.	4
11259944255	Spartacus	slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a rebellion against the roman army for slave freedom- he was killed after two years	5
11259944256	Three Obediances	Father, husband, son	6
11259944257	Empress Wu	the only woman to rule China in her own name, expanded the empire and supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty.	7
11259944258	Aspasia	Helped Pericles rule Athens. Considered knowledgeable and witty, she achieved a lot for her female role in Athens.	8
11259944259	Helots	Slaves to the Spartans that revolted and nearly destroyed Sparta in 650 B.C.E.	9