AP World History Unit 1 Flashcards
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| 15111190878 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms Brahman | 0 | |
| 15111277516 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. Filial Piety (Han) | 1 | |
| 15131569165 | Neo-Confucianism | term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the Tang Dynasty. Foot binding | 2 | |
| 15131582766 | Zoroastrianism | A religion that developed in early Persia and stressed the fight between the forces of good and the forces of evil and how eventually the forces of good would prevail. Monotheistic | 3 | |
| 15131591836 | Buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Siddhartha Gautama | 4 | |
| 15131619976 | Buddhism: Mahayana | buddhist teaching that incorporated buddhiastivahs who were spiritual guides combo between Chinese folklore, Doasim and Buddhism. | 5 | |
| 15131646255 | Legalism | A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service. Qin dynasty | 6 | |
| 15131652962 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. |  | 7 |
| 15131657087 | Daoism/Taoism | A Chinese philosophy where people practice humility, lead a simple life and have harmony with nature. Mega hippies leave into forest on water buffalos. |  | 8 |
| 15131669877 | Judism | Founded by: abraham ; God: chosen people-follow gods laws torah; monotheistic |  | 9 |
| 15131685234 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. |  | 10 |
| 15131691611 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | A massive Chinese peasant uprising inspired by Daoist teachings that began in 184 C.E. with the goal of establishing a new golden age of equality and harmony. (Han) |  | 11 |
| 15131703550 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. |  | 12 |
| 15131707449 | Ban Zhao | A major female Confucian author of Han dynasty China (45-116 C.E.) whose works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women. Filial Piety women can be educated only to be better wives. |  | 13 |
| 15131722162 | Plato | Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens. | 14 | |
| 15131730526 | Sui Wendi | Buddhist emperor of the Sui dynasty Great Wall of china, keeping the steppe nomads out made life better for the people cause Buddhism (temples became YMCAs) | 15 | |
| 15131798326 | Siddhartha Gautama | The prince who is said to have founded Buddhism, after figuring out the secrets to life under a tree. |  | 16 |
| 15131841656 | Cyrus the Great | A remarkable leader who managed to reunite he Persian Empire in a powerful kingdom. Under Cyrus, Persia began building an empire larger than any yet seen in the world |  | 17 |
| 15131851112 | The Black Death | The common name for a major outbreak of plagues (bubonicplague ,anthrax) that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, carrying off vast numbers of persons. |  | 18 |
| 15131886481 | Wu Zhao | Became Empress in 690. She assumed the title herself- the only woman in China to do so. (Tang) |  | 19 |
| 15131902619 | Shi Huangdi | Founder Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire . He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and Legalism hella everyone wanted to die for him and he was dumb and drank mercuary |  | 20 |
| 15131942841 | Socrates | Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth | 21 | |
| 15131946068 | Constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) | 22 | |
| 15131953294 | stirrup | device for securing a horseman's feet, enabling him to wield weapons more effectively. First evidence of the use of stirrups was among the nomads of Eurasia. |  | 23 |
| 15131972836 | Foot Binding | Practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; made it easier to confine women to the household. NEO-CONFUSIONISM |  | 24 |
| 15131982954 | tribute system | Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and peoples that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute—produce of value from their countries—to the Chinese emperor (although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable). | 25 | |
| 15131986850 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. (samsara) |  | 26 |
| 15131993770 | Darma | doing one's moral duty in this life so that the soul can advance in the next life. Move up samsara into (Moksha) | 27 | |
| 15132003839 | Bodhisattva | a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings. EXAMPLE: fat gold man in Chinese restaurants is Bodhastivah fat and gold too much chi. |  | 28 |
| 15132089566 | Filail Piety | Revering ones ancestors. Son to Father Father to ancestors and people to their emperor. (Han) women must be good wives. |  | 29 |
| 15132110735 | Samsara | the cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism |  | 30 |
| 15132114824 | Nirvana | The state of englightenment for Buddhists. |  | 31 |
| 15132121085 | Lateen sails | A triangular sail attached to a short mast |  | 32 |
| 15132130732 | Buddha | Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have found a path for overcoming suffering. | | 33 |
| 15132146110 | Hellenism | Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam. | 34 | |
| 15132157121 | Karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |  | 35 |
| 15132160336 | dao | the way | 36 | |
| 15132165305 | Caste System | a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society and samsara. |  | 37 |
| 15132195868 | Anatolia | turks and the greeks |  | 38 |