AP world history chapter 3 Flashcards

10845563150	Persian Empire	An empire in western Asia in ancient times. They attempted to conquer Greece several times in the fifth century b.c. but were defeated in the Battle of Marathon and in several other land and sea battles.	0
10845563151	Athenian democracy	Athens in the 5th to 4th century BCE had an extraordinary system of government: democracy. Under this system, all male citizens had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and the opportunity to participate directly in the political arena.	1
10845563152	Greco-Persian Wars	a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. The fighting was most intense during two invasions that Persia launched against mainland Greece between 490 and 479.	2
10845563153	Alexander the Great	conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria(356-323 BC)	3
10845563154	Hellenistic era	covers the period of Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC	4
10845563155	Augustus	Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC	5
10845563156	Pax Romana	A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.	6
10845563157	Qin Shihuangdi	the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created a common currency and legal system	7
10845563158	Han Dynasty	The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China. Founded in 206 BC when the rebel leader Liu Bang successfully ended the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty lasted for four centuries and is considered a golden age in Chinese history	8
10845563159	Trung Trac	heroines of the first Vietnamese independence movement, who headed a rebellion against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state	9
10845563160	Kushan Empire	people that ruled over most of the northern Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia during the first three centuries of the Common Era. The Yuezhi conquered Bactria in the 2nd century BCE and divided the country into five chiefdoms	10
10845563161	Mauryan Empire	Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India.	11
10845563162	Ashoka	was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.	12