Ancient History Mid Term Flashcards

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Qin Shihuangdi

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Emperor of China (259-210bc) | Founder of Qin Dynasty

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``` First official emperor Based on legalism reforms Abolished aristocracy, hereditary Reform states for central power Standardized currency and writing systems ```

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``` 200bc-100ce Northwest Steppe of China Nomadic Fought and traded empirical China Appeared in only Chinese records Everything China isn’t Horses ```

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Region in the Peshawar valley Northwest Indian subcontinent Important Buddhist and Hindu centre of learning

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Romannesss 117-890ce Political and cultural status

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Pride in their civil way of life Recognition that they don’t own everything Define people who aren’t, people who are

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Water-course Advanced tech. And innovation Irrigation, health improved=bathing, drinking water

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``` Refers to the Roman time of peace Inner peace for the citizens Civil service jobs Uniform justice system more equal Uniform money expand trade Safer roads ```

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Pocket of sustainable living in a dessert or barren land

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Opened trade Trade posts for caravan Water Can now cross deserts

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Domesticated around 2500bc in Arabia Used in inner Asian Cold and warm temp

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Tolerance to cold, drought, high altitudes, sand | Enabled travel

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Iranian civilization | 500bc-1000ce

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``` Main caravan merchants of central Asia Expansive commercial network Control trade from east and west Expanded to the steppes Settled Languages, translation Religiously tolerant ```

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Bactrian territories Formed from Yuezhi 1st century

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``` Connected land and sea trade Cosmopolitan Religion=Greek, Iranian, Indian Hellenistic influence+Buddhism= Mahayana Buddhism Tolerant Sponsored art ```

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In India Boddhisattva Beginning of the common era

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Teaches that enlightenment can be thought in a single life time Open to everyone =popular and powerful Largest major religion

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Anyone on the path to enlightenment An ideal person The idea deity guidance is closer More accessible

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Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, translator 500 ce Pilgrimage to India to translate and bring back Buddhist texts

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``` Edge of Gobi desert China, Gansu province Western point of China Became part of China in Han dynasty Lots defence needed Caravan town+commerce centre ```

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``` Gateway to Rome 2000bc Taken by Rome in 100ce Semitic Cosmopolitan Greek on top of Persian Trade centre,, especially to Rome Wealth, business, finance -offices, insurance, financial institutions ```

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``` Xianbei clan Nomadic Eurasian steppe 368-535 Sinicized- sucked into Chinese culture Long and powerful northern dynasty before reunification under sui + tang ```

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Ancient capital (Zhou-tang) Since neolithic Ideal location for capital-mountains-yellow River-wei River

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``` Chinese instrument Tang Dynasty Oud, Pipa, Biwa,Bipa Spread of ideas and culture Silk Road Trade influence ```

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``` Foreign Barbarian tribes Fall of Roman Empire Invited in because it was too big-need more soldiers Becoming less Roman Merit hierarchy ```

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Head of foederati Proclaimed himself king of Italy (476) Deposed Romulus Augustus End western empire

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300-500 Raids to western Roman territory Contributed to fall of Roman Empire Pushed other nomadic tribes their way

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300 Emperor of western Roman Empire Became sole ruler moved capital to Byzantine Converted empire to Christianity

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``` Islamic community 622 Anyone in the faith Universal community Identity Not political ```

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Regions where Islam is the state Law prevails Islamic rule only

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``` Heart of Meso. Biggest city at the time Population House of wisdom Mongol got it in 1258 Centre for Arab and Islamic civilization Capital of Abbasid dynasty 762 ```

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``` Abbasid library Centre of knowledge, translation Circe 700 Many languages Many scholars cosmopolitan ```

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``` Islamic law Standard for living Code of living God’s wishes Laws stayed after decline of Caliphate Interpreted differently-akkk Religion split ```

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``` 1300 Scholar/explorer Travelled entire Islamic world Stories/shared knowledge Scribe record the world ```

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``` Flooding and drought Predict weather Sail north then south Time it Wind current in the Himalayan mountains Indian+Arabian benefit ```

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``` Indian ship 600bc-600ce Better use of wind New tech. Copied Borrowed compass from Chinese ```

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``` Song Dynasty 960-1279 Massive Most advanced at the time Rudder Compartment hull for anti flooding ```

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``` Had to pass through to get to China Could tax straight Super cosmopolitan Diverse Trade centre ```

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Ruled Malacca Indonesian empire 1200-1400 Settlement of the sea faring people

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``` Dark ages Associated with monasteries Dispersal of knowledge Information spreading with books Religious knowledge ```

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``` First university 1088 Law Students made demands Large scale education Sophisticated Cosmopolitan people got along Took over some scriptorium Secular ```

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Persian physician, astronomer, polymath, writer Philosopher-scientist of Islām 980-1037

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1095-1350 Inner conflict always No unified pol power Empire of faith

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1096 Popular crudsade Lead by Peter the Hermit Appeal of the crusades

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Medival world map Jerusalem is the centre Religion influences knowledge

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Medieval Muslim territory in south Spain Iberia 711-collapse of Ummayad dynasty 1000 Caliphate took the Visigoths not good mil.

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``` Live in peace Jews conditions favourable ish Unde Muslim Scholars respected Traded well Could have their own shit Job protection Able to cooperate ```

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``` Christians reconquered 1000 Competition umong christians Fueled the reconquering Forced conversion Fake Christians ```

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Last place to be reconquered | Tribute state that was left

Ancient History Mid Term Flashcards

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