AP WORLD HISTORY- Semster 1 Flashcards

11976519963	what is the kamasutra?	a Buddhist thing that talks about relationships between man and women	0
11976519964	What is the Mahabharata?	A piece of Indian literature that contains passages called the Bhagavad Gita.	1
11951169135	What is a primary source?	directly from time period	2
11951169136	what is a secondary source?	A secondary source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.	3
11951169137	time period: 8000 BCE- 600 CE	foundations	4
11951169138	600 BCE- 600 CE	Classical Era	5
11951169139	600 CE- 1450 CE	Post classical era	6
11951169140	1450 CE to 1750 CE	Early Modern Era	7
11951169141	1750 CE to 1900 CE	Modern Era (long 19th century)	8
11951169142	1900 CE to Present	20th century and beyond	9
11951169143	history	study of change over time	10
11951322026	SPRITE .... S	social	11
11951322027	SPRITE P	political	12
11951322028	SPRITE..... R	religious	13
11951322029	SPRITE..... I	intellectual	14
11951322030	SPRITE.... T	technological	15
11951322031	sprite events	economic	16
11951322032	How long have humans been on earth?	2.5 mil. years	17
11951322033	another name for Paleolithic age	Old Stone Age	18
11951322034	what tools were used in the paleolithic age?	simple tools	19
11951322035	what was the most important discovery of the paleolithic age?	fire	20
11951322036	another name for mesolithic age	middle stone age	21
11951322037	when was the mesolithic age?	12,000-8,000 BCE	22
11951322038	what animals was raised in the mesolithic era?	Cows	23
11951322039	another name for Neolithic era	New Stone Age	24
11951322040	what era did people start settling down in place?	Neolithic era	25
11951322041	what types of tools were made in the neolithic era?	metal tools	26
11951322042	what is the bronze age known for?	metalworking being common	27
11951541526	Where was Catal Huyuk located?	Southern Turkey near Tigris and Euphrates rivers	28
11951541527	what river in Egypt did the people live next to?	nile	29
11951541528	what river in India were they living next to?	Indus	30
11951541529	what river in china did they live next to	Huanghe	31
11951541530	Where was the Tigris Euphrates civilization?	mesopotamia... middle east	32
11951541531	when was the wheel invented?	4000 BCE	33
11951541532	when did the sumerians invade the Tigris river valley civilization?	3500 BCE	34
11951541533	What is polytheism?	Belief in many gods	35
11951541534	what is the world's first monarchy?	Tigris and Euphrates Civilization	36
11951541535	when were akkandians and babylonians in control of Mesopotamia?	2340 BCE - 2125 BCE	37
11951541536	Who did the Egyptians trade with?	mesopotamia	38
11951541537	what were womens rights in egypt?	can own and trade property and propose and divorce marriages	39
11951541538	What was Egyptian writing called?	Hieroglyphics	40
11951541539	egyptians art was?	lively and cheerful	41
11951541540	who took over Egyptians civilization?	assyrians	42
11951541541	where was the indus valley civilization?	between indus river and Ganges River	43
11951541542	where was Hwang He china civilization?	yellow river	44
11951541543	when was the shang dynasty?	1532 BC - 1027 BC	45
11951541544	where were the jews located?	Mediterranean	46
11951541545	what bible do jews follow?	hebrew bible	47
11951541546	Who is Jehovah?	god for jews	48
11951541547	what is the formative period?	destruction of indus valley river civi	49
11951794725	aryan religion believes in?	polytheism	50
11951794726	could you switch classes in India?	nope	51
11951794727	what empire was alex the great apart of?	mauryan Empire	52
11951794728	the order of invasions in India?	empire➡kushans➡Guptas➡Fluns	53
11951794729	who was the founder of Hinduism?	No founder	54
11951794730	what is the basic rules of Hinduism?	Dharma	55
11951794731	who is the founder of buddhism?	siddharta	56
11951794732	what religion was made by persians?	Zoroastrianism	57
11951794733	when was the Peloponnesian war?	431-404 BC	58
11951794734	what are the main two city states in Greece?	athens and Sparta	59
11951899870	who fought in the punic wars??	roman republic and phoenician city of caterage for med.	60
11951899871	who was the roman leader?	Caesar	61
11951899872	government in sparta was	aristocracy	62
11952521047	What are hunter-gatherers?	Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods	63
11952521048	what is civilization?	A group of people that share a common culture	64
11952521049	Who is Alexander the Great?	Macedonian conqueror who introduced Greek ideas (Hellenism)	65
11952521050	Who are the Aryans?	hunters, nomadic shepards who prized cows, good warriors, entered Indus Valley and conquered the people of the Indus Valley	66
11952521051	What is the caste system?	The Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by birth	67
11952521052	what are Guptas?	group of people that conquered India	68
11952521053	What are untouchables?	People "outside" the caste system. They do the dirty work.	69
11952521054	What is Hinduism?	A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms	70
11952521055	What is Sanskrit?	the most important language of ancient India	71
11952521056	What is Dharma?	the religious and moral duties of an individual	72
11952521057	Who are Vishnu and Shiva?	shiva is god of destruction and vishnu is god of creation	73
11952521058	What is Buddhism?	A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.	74
11952521059	What is Nirvana?	a state of perfect peace	75
11952521060	What is reincarnation?	the rebirth of the soul	76
11952521062	what is panchatantra		77
11952521063	what is Tamlis?		78
11952521064	when was early Japanese settlement?	5000 BCE	79
11952706157	When did Germans settle in Denmark?	2000 BCE	80
11952706158	when were the Vedas composed?	1200 BCE -700 BCE	81
11952706159	when did polynesians migrate?	1500 -500 BCE	82
11952706160	when was the Zhou kingdom?	1122- 770 BCE	83
11952706161	when did the germans expand southwards?	1000 BCE	84
11952706162	when did Maya begin?	900 BCE	85
11952706163	when did Chavin culture start?	850 BCE - 250 BCE	86
11952706164	when did the rise of greek city states happen?	800 BCE	87
11952706165	when was the Bantu migration?	800 BCE -1000 CE	88
11952706166	when was the beginning of China's classical era?	770 BCE-403 BCE	89
11952706167	what allowed for growth in civilizations after indus valley civilization?	military conquest	90
11952819424	what time period was iron introduced?	classical period	91
11954342645	what was old age seen as in the Classical civilizations?	good habits & wisdom	92
11954342646	who said "old in their bones, dishonored, cut off"?	Aeschylus	93
11954342647	were elders treated well in the Mediterranean during this time period?	nope. they were seen as greedy and foolish	94
11954342648	what was Kung Fuzi also known as?	Confucius	95
11954342649	what was Confucius' wisdom complied into?	analects	96
11954342650	where did Confucius live/ have a major impact on society?	China	97
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11976519938	when did China's trade become more important?	Han dynasty	100
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11976519939	what was the most influential invention in the Han dynasty?	a collar for animals to plow and farm	102
11976519940	What is Doaism?	a Chinese religion	103
11976519941	who created paper?	Han Dynasty	104
11976519942	what is the silk road?	A trade route that linked China to the West	105
11976519943	what was china also known as during the Han dynasty?	the middle kingdom	106
11976519944	where are the two monasteries craved out of stone in India during the classical era?	at Ajanta and Ellora	107
11976519945	what is the Ramayana?	The oldest Hindu Epic written by Valmiki	108
11976519946	what was the third great center of classical civilization?	India	109
11976519947	What is buddism	A religion founded by Siddartha Gautama. The goal is to achieve enlightenment (nirvana) by following the Noble Eightfold path.	110
11976519948	what was the largest empire in pre modern india?	mauryan empire	111
11976519949	what did the guptas want?	to reassert Brahmins dominance	112
11976519950	when did classical india move to the Ganges river?	the vedic ages 1500 BCE	113
11976519951	what are the vedas?	ancient hymns and prayers for religious ceremonies	114
11976519952	what was the first epic in classical India?	Rig-Veda	115
11976519953	What is the Mahabharata?	the world's longest epic poem (India)	116
11976519954	What are the Upanishads?	They are writings concerned with the cycle of rebirth	117
11976519955	Who is Indra?	A God of storms and monsoon rains. He was a great warrior who could revive the fallen.	118
11976519956	did the aryans make human sacrifices to the gods?	yes	119
11976519957	how many states were formed in India?	16 major states	120
11976519958	Who was Ashoka Maurya?	Grandson of Chandragupta	121
11976519959	The Kushans in India reached their peak under	Kanishka	122
11976519960	what religion did Kushan follow?	buddhism	123
11976519961	when did the Krushan state fall in India?	250 CE	124
11976519962	when did the guptas take India?	320 CE	125
11976519937	what was the job of the majority of people in Greece and Rome?	they were all farmers	126
11983937437	What is Zoroastrianism?	The religion of Persia, was founded Zoroaster, who believed in one god, the freedom of humans,and the triumph of good.	127
12011763868	when was the Peloponnesian war?	431-404 BC	128
12011763869	what was greece's politics like?	athens-direct democracy sparta- aristocracy	129
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