AP World History Flashcards
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| 14718387923 | Describe early Indian and Greece Society. | -Harrapan (Indus River) and the Minoan (Island of Crete) -Lacked city walls, prosperity based on trade | 0 | |
| 14718416573 | Describe the Dark Age | -Indian and Greece Society enhanced by Central Asia. -Nomadic Horse Breeders -2000-1000 BCE Indo-Europeans spread culture to Europe and Asia --> Caused displacement/new languages | 1 | |
| 14718458702 | Vedas | -Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. -Foundation for Indian religion. | 2 | |
| 14718476641 | (Four) Varnas | -Another word for the social classes in the Caste system that ranked people from high to low -Brahmin Priest, Rajana Warriors, Vaishya producers, Sudra dependent Laborers --> Brahmin enshrined the distinction, declared Brahmin holy, kept everything in place | 3 | |
| 14718528585 | Karma | One gained merit from doing duties in station -Those who followed obligations were born higher in next life | 4 | |
| 14718560423 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed from Vedic religion., characterized by a belief in reincarnation and that fulfulling obligations would lead to a better next life | 5 | |
| 14718581225 | Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) | -Founder of Buddhism -Equalitarian, Not based on social class or birth -Disliked how hierarchical Brahmins were | 6 | |
| 14718658561 | Mauryan Dynasty | -The first united Indian state, founded by Chandragupta in (321-184 BC) -Buddhism was encouraged and thrived -Capital city governed by 30 | 7 | |
| 14718674857 | Ashoka | -(268-232 BC)Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. | 8 | |
| 14718695536 | Hellenes | -Greeks -Lineage unimportant, rather territorial sovereignty (law of land) -Developed citizens (civic identity): Did so by creating artificial tribes consisting of different types of people creating identity. | 9 | |
| 14718731833 | Polis | -a Greek city-state -Raising politics above anything | 10 | |
| 14720512706 | Peloponnesian War | (431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north. | 11 | |
| 14720514514 | Greek Laws of Nature | -Laws that regulated the natural world | 12 | |
| 14720517585 | Athenian Democracy | -A radical form of direct democracy in which much of the free male population of Athens had the franchise and officeholders were chosen by lot. | 13 | |
| 14720521129 | Alexander the Great | -King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | 14 | |
| 14720536785 | Roman Republic | The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate (nobles) | 15 | |
| 14720540724 | Plebians/Proletarians | -Plebians: Common people of Rome; small landowners -->Had citizenship and military service -Proletarians: Landless farmers --> Gave them land --> citizen soldiers | 16 | |
| 14720552373 | Consuls | -Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies -"President", senate -Plebians were able to become Consuls | 17 | |
| 14720569439 | Punic Wars | -A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean. | 18 | |
| 14720571110 | Publicani | -Roman tax collectors -Business was a separate class; Roman senates thought they were above business -Were not always lawful | 19 | |
| 14720581135 | Julius Caesar | -Made Roman dictator for life in 45 BCE, after conquering Gaul, assassinated in 44 BCE by the Senate because they were afraid of his power | 20 | |
| 14720587184 | Octavian | -44 BC, after Julius Caeser died, civil war between Augustus Ceaser and Mark Anthony -Augustus Caesar, and became the most powerful emperor of Rome. -Was the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Pax Romana. -Decreased size of senate -Administration was more uniform although still decentralized -Reformed military: foreign soldiers, full time -Government: unbeurocratic | 21 | |
| 14720606748 | Pax Romana | -A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. | 22 | |
| 14720652892 | Warring States Period | -The period from 475 BC until the unification of China under the Qin dynasty, characterized by lack of centralized government in China. It followed the Zhou dynasty. | 23 | |
| 14720654945 | Confucianism | -The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 24 | |
| 14721000910 | Analects | A record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples | 25 | |
| 14721006340 | Filial Piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 26 | |
| 14721008452 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 27 | |
| 14721019170 | Legalism | -A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service. -Laws should be equally applied to all subjects | 28 | |
| 14721130902 | Han Dynasty | -(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalism. - | 29 | |
| 14721142973 | Mandate of Heaven | -a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source -Emperor, his family and his administration had approval from heaven -Reason Chinese dynasties lasted a long time | 30 | |
| 14721162015 | Civil Service System | -The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit -In China, creation of a permanent government | 31 | |
| 14722554090 | Daoism | -A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 32 | |
| 14722070356 | What are 2 ideas that originated in Greece? | -Polis: Raising politics above everything else, even the kings and nobleman -Laws of Nature: Believed laws governed nature and that nature was a separate world -Athenian Democracy: 50 citizens were chosen by 500 to administer. I was chosen to be "president for a day"; Large level of civilian participation | 33 |