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Chapters 5-9 Flashcards

1
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The Medes & Persians were _________ peoples originally

A

indo-europeans

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2
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The eyes and ears of the king in Persia

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spies

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3
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were defeated by Romans in 83 BCE

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Selecudis

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4
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social structure was originally similar to that of the Medes and Persians

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Aryans

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5
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saw the material world as a resting place for the reincarnated

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Zarathustra

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6
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capital of the Persian empire before Persepolis

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Pasargadae

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7
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Persian administrative and taxation districts

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Satrapies

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8
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defeated by Arab warriors in 651 CE

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Sasanids

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9
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Zarathustra’s compositions

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Gathas

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10
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decisive victory of Alexander of Macedon over the Persians

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batlle of Guagamela

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11
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Major early turning point in rise of Persian empire was victory of

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Cirus over Lydia

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12
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Darius was the greatest of the _____ emperors

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Achaemenid

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13
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Persian underground canals

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qanats

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14
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“good words, wood thoughts, good deeds” were used to sum up the view of _______

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Zoroastrianism

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15
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king who failed to follow normal Persian governing policy of toleration

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Xeres

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16
Q

Wang Mang had many revolutionary reforms causing him to become known as the ______ emperior

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socialist

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17
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Chinese emperor that started imperial institute for higher learning

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Han Wudi

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18
Q

most successful Xiongnu leader

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Modu

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19
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founder of the Han dynasty

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Liu Bang

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20
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found 15,000 terra-cotta soldiers in it when who’s tomb was discovered

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Qin Shihuangdi

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21
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Qin Shihuangdi would declare that he was the first _____ of a unified China

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emperor

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22
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via ruthless strengthening + expansion of state, who attempted to control their Chinese subjects

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Shang Yang & Han Feizi

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23
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philosophy that criticized social activism, and proposed the people live a life of relection and introspection

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Daoism

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24
Q

Daodejing was the most important _____ of Daoism

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book

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25
Mencius served as chief spokesman for _______ philosophy and was most learned man of Warring States period
confucian
26
_____ literary works were core texts of traditional Chinese education due to the efforts of Confucius
zhou
27
were considered superior individuals in Confucianism due to participation in public affairs
Junzi
28
Under Qin & Han dynasties, there'd be a greater cultural unity than there was with the ____ emperors
Persian
29
Sima Qian
great Chinese historian
30
Chinese emperor known for his hatred of confucianism and his destruction of its books
Qin Shihuangdi
31
main advisor to Chandragupta Maurya
Kautalya
32
leading Janist teacher
Vardnamana Mahavira
33
what was promised for Hindu practicioners that participated in the world and observed their caste duties?
salvation
34
Megasthenes
author of the Indika
35
invasion of _____ in 327 BCE by Alexander of Macedon caused political chaos that led further to the country's unification
India
36
Vardhamana Mahavira was the first popular teacher of _____
Jainism
37
Bhagavad Gita is an Indian work that deal w/ a convo between warrior _____ and his charioteer, Krishna
Arjuna
38
caused political chaos in India w/ his invasion in 327 BCE
Alexander of Macedon
39
capital of Ashoka's empire
Paliputra
40
In india, Kushans would reach their peak under the rule of
Kanishka
41
called people to lead lives characterized by balance and moderation
Buddhism
42
high cost of administration and cost of soldier & bureaucrat salaries were the biggest financial problem of late ______ period
Mauryan
43
Indian political structure was known for series of small kingdoms during time of the:
Aryans
44
the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, 2 great Indian epics, characterize _____ as weak-willed and emotional creatures
women
45
Philip II conquered the _____ by 338 BCE
Greeks
46
citizenship in athens was open to _____ athenian citizens
male
47
in the early Roman republic, the _____ elected 2 councils
pathenicians
48
in classic Greece society, women lived under _____ authority of their male relatives
legal
49
large plantations that were worked by slaves
latifutidia
50
Christ means:
annointed one
51
location of most notable, lavish palace of Minoan culture
koriossos
52
condemned to death by jury of Athenian citizens
socrates
53
has the writing of the iliad attributed to him
homer
54
also known as serfs, constantly presented a threat of an uprising to the Spartans
helots
55
raised an army of 70k rebellious slaves in 73 BCE
spartacus
56
popular relgions during the roman empire:
mithraism, judaism, cult of Isis, and christianity
57
during the ____ empire period, Selenucid realm had the greatest Greek influence
hellenistic
58
cleopatra was the last of the ____ rulers
ptlomaic
59
under the leadership of Pericles, ____ became the most sophisticated of the poleis
athens
60
ambassador sent out by Han Wudi
Zhang Qian
61
it was the information that zhang qian brough back with him from his time as ambasssador that encouraged Han Wudi to destroy the ______ and form the foundations of the silk roads
xiongou
62
location of trading port of rhapta
east african coast
63
land route of the main silk road ran from ___ capital of chang'an to mediterranean port of antioch
han
64
buddhism would ne spread to china by foreign:
merchants
65
christian community that emphasized human nature of Jesus
nestonians
66
manichaens who lead a normal life but followed strict moral code
"hearers"
67
st. cyprian would record the suffering of christians that was caused by ____ _____ in his work on mortality
epidemic diseases
68
26 roman eperors that reigned during 235 CE and 284 CE
Barracks emperors
69
would divide roman empire into two parts
diocletian
70
4 officials who ruled roman empire under diocletian's plan
tetrarchs
71
via work of st. augustine, christian thought would be linked to:
platonic philosophy
72
as a result of _____ __ _____, a decision wwas reached in the belief that jesus possessed both human and divine natures
council of nicea
73
invaded and destroyed rome in 410 CE
visigoths
74
when the edict of milan was issued by constantine, the _____ religion was allowed to openly practice religion
christioan

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