ap world history vocab Flashcards
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| 10586822467 | Syncretic | combining of different beliefs | 0 | |
| 10586822468 | Hellenistic Period | the spread of greek culture throughout the mediterranean and asia | 1 | |
| 10586822469 | Alexander the Great | king of Macedonia who conquered the largest land based empire to that point in history and spread greek culture as a result | 2 | |
| 10586822470 | Pericles | ruled greece during golden age and made extensive lasting political and cultural impacts | 3 | |
| 10586822471 | Herodotus | greek historian who wrote extensively about the persian wars | 4 | |
| 10586822472 | Socrates | greek philosopher who developed an educational method based on question and answer that forms the basis for modern educational practices | 5 | |
| 10586822473 | Direct Democracy | government in which all citizens vote directly on laws and other issues in a large assembly | 6 | |
| 10586822474 | Zoroastrianism | early monotheistic faith based on good and evil that influenced judaism and christianity | 7 | |
| 10586822475 | Aristocracy | A form of government in which power is held by the nobility | 8 | |
| 10586822476 | Aristotle | greek philosopher whose teachings focused on the importance of the empirical evidence and logic | 9 | |
| 10586822477 | Plato | greek philosopher who contributed to the education by opening a school called the academy | 10 | |
| 10586822478 | Polis | greek term for a city-state that included the city center and the agricultural land that surrounded it | 11 | |
| 10586822479 | Homer | greek poet whose works the Iliad and The Odyssey give descriptions of ancient greek life | 12 | |
| 10586822480 | Minoans | early settlers of Crete in the Aegean whose art and culture had a lasting impact on the greeks | 13 | |
| 10586822481 | Darius | persian king who developed an organized method of controlling suck a large empire as well as extending the Royal Road and establishing a common currency | 14 | |
| 10586822482 | Representative Democracy | government in which all citizens elect representatives to vote on issues for them | 15 | |
| 10586822483 | Cyrus the Great | the founder of Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire, who extended the boarders of persian control to its extent, Aegean to India | 16 | |
| 10586822484 | Monarchy | government ruled by a king | 17 | |
| 10586822485 | Royal Road | ancient highway, part of silk road and the Uttara path, used for trade | 18 | |
| 10586822486 | Satrap | governors who ruled persian provinces for the emperor | 19 |