AP World History: Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards

10836442943	Persian Empire	It was the largest and most impressive empire in 500BCE, led by an absolute monarch. Occupied by Indo-European people whose homeland lays on the Iranian plateau, north of the Persian Gulf.	0
10841349383	Athenian Democracy	This form of democracy was direct, rather than representative, and was distinctly limited. Women, slaves, and foreigners could not participate in political activities.	1
10841381686	Greco-Persian Wars	Between the years of 490 BCE and 480 BCE, two major Persian invasions occurred in Greece. On both invasions, the Persians were defeated both on land and sea.	2
10841456813	Alexander the Great	Prepared a massive Greek expedition against the Persian Empire. Which was one of the greatest military feats of the world that it created a Greek Empire. The Persian Empire was defeated, its capital city, Persepolis was burned and he was hailed as the "King of Asia".	3
10841504478	Hellenistic Era	Happened during Alexander the Great's time, this was where the widespread dissemination of the Greek culture happened. Generated in a small, remote Mediterranean peninsula, now penetrated the lands of Egypt, Mesopotamia and India. This happened during 323-30 BCE.	4
10841535831	Augustus	The first emperor of Rome. The word was implied as a divine status for the ruler.	5
10841546640	Pax Romana	The Roman peace, the era of imperial Rome's greatest extent and greatest authority.	6
10841555768	Qin Shihuangdi	Succeeded in reuniting China during the age of warring states. Adopted Legalism. Contruscted the Great Wall of China to keep the barbarians out and as a mausoleum of his final resting place.	7
10841611646	Han Dynasty	Ruled China from 206 BCE to 220 CE. Adopted Confucianism. Consolidated China's imperial state and established the political patterns that lasted into the 20th century.	8
10841683105	Trung Trac	A Vietnamese woman who led a resistance against the Chinese empire when they were invading Vietnam during 40 CE. Born in an aristocratic, military family.	9
10841714142	Kushan Empire	A small empire in Central Asia. They created stable conditions at the heart of Central Asia, which allowed the Great flowering of trans-Eurasian mercantile and cultural exchange that occurred on the Silk Road.	10
10841833314	Mauryan Empire	326-184 BCE: Influenced by the Greek and Persian Empires. The first and largest of India's short experiments with a large scale political system. Encompasses all but the southern tip of the subcontinent.	11
10841916035	Ashoka	Emperor of Mauryan Empire (r 268-232 BCE). Left a record of his thinking in a series of edicts carved on rocks and pillars throughout the kingdom.	12