AP World History - Period 2 - Vocab Flashcards

7642404333	Judaism	The monotheistic religion of the Jews.	0
7642404334	Assyrians	Semitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire.	1
7642404335	Babylonians	Civilization in Fertile Crescent, characterized by the code of Hammurabi.	2
7642404336	Sanskrit	Written language developed by the Aryans.	3
7642404337	Roman Empire	Massive empire based in Italy, inequality, Pax Romana, sophisticated republic with law code.	4
7642404338	Hinduism	A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.	5
7642404339	Brahma	A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.	6
7642404340	Caste System	A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.	7
7642404341	Buddha	Enlightened one, founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama.	8
7642404342	Mauryan Dynasty	First empire in India, led by Ashoka Maurya, bureaucracy.	9
7642404343	Ashoka	A ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism.	10
7642404344	Confucianism	A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius, ancestor veneration and filial piety.	11
7642404345	Daoism	Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality, East Asia.	12
7642404346	Christianity	A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus, official religion during decline of Roman.	13
7642404347	Jesus of Nazareth	Basis of Christianity.	14
7642404348	Hellenistic	Greek-like.	15
7642404349	Emperor Constantine	Converted Rome to Christianity.	16
7642404350	Filial piety	Father worship, Confucianism.	17
7642404351	Persia	Empire in the Middle East, led by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes; Satraps.	18
7642404352	Qin Dynasty	Dynasty of China that ruled from 221 BCE to 206 BCE that set up a harsh legal system.	19
7642404353	Han Dynasty	Chinese dynasty that held its Golden Age.	20
7642404354	Gupta Empire	Second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta.	21
7642404355	Phoenicians	Traders in the Mediterranean that spread their alphabet.	22
7642404356	Greek city-states	Parts of Greece that had their own individual societies, un-unified because of geography.	23
7642404357	Teotihuacan	The first significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city.	24
7642404358	Bureaucracy	A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials.	25
7642404359	Silk Roads	Land-based trade routes that linked Eurasia.	26
7642404360	Trans Saharan trade routes	Trade routes connecting African Empires.	27
7642404361	Indian Ocean Trade	Trade that was controlled by Muslim empires, another way of linking China to European trade.	28
7642404362	Monsoon Winds	These carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa.	29
7642404363	Hebrew Scriptures	Another name for the Old Testament.	30
7642404364	Jewish Diaspora	Scattering of Jews from Mesopotamia.	31
7642404365	Reincarnation	Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life, Hinduism and Buddhism.	32
7642404366	Monastic life	A life dedicated to prayer, work, study, and the needs of society.	33
7642404367	Shamanism	Belief that some people can communicate with spirits.	34
7642404368	Ancestor Veneration	The practice of praying to your ancestors. Found especially in China.	35
7642404369	Animism	The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.	36
7642404370	Moche	Early Peruvian culture.	37
7642404371	Cahokia	in Illinois, the largest earthwork of the Mississippian culture.	38
7642404372	Diplomacy	Negotiation between nations.	39