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History_1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cyrus? | conquered Persia, laid foundation of Persian empire |
| Cambyses? | conqured Egypt, son of Cyrus |
| Darius | divides up empire into satrapies, TOLERANCE, coins, taxes, fit laws to fit w/ natives, Royal Road |
| Persepolis | capital of Archemenid Empire, burnt down by Alexander the Great |
| Satrap/Satrapy | political structure that divides empire into sections run by different rulers all answering to one emperor |
| Eyes&Ears of King | Darius had spies everywhere |
| Royal Road | road built by Darius, connected A. Empire |
| Xerxes | A. Empire leader with no tolerance, flaunted Persian identity |
| Persian Wars | Ethnic Greek migrants in Ionia rebelled against empire, Greece sent help but lost, Darius & Xerxes tried to take over Greece, eventually Alex the Great defeated A. Empire |
| Seleucid Empire | first empire after A the Great died, lost rule slowly due to revolts |
| Parthian Empire | skillful warriors w/ no centralized gvmt, had amazing military w/ epic horses, conquered Seleucid Empire, attempted to bring back A. Empire customs. Collapsed from internal rebellion |
| Sasanid Empire | took over after Parthians, lots of trade + new crops, build things w/ engineers from rome (dams, roads), conquered by Arabs |
| Confucius | aristocrat that founded Confucianism, "Master Philosopher Kong" |
| Confucianism | fill gvmt positions w/ educated+ consciencous ppl, moral, optimistic, kind, family, appropriate behaivior, social responsibility, gvmt by merit |
| Junzi | superior individuals, take a broad view of affairs + no personal interest |
| Mencius | leader of Confucius school, advocated for kindness (ren) |
| Daoism | individual, nature, escapism, anti education&technology, disengagement |
| Laozi | founder of Daoism |
| Dao | "the way of the cosmos" |
| Legalism | importance of state, law, punishments, focus on agriculture and military |
| Qin Dynasty | short, , fought w/ neighbors till all of China was theirs |
| Qin Shihuangdi | China's first emperor, centralized imperial rule, built Great Wall, forced labor, hated education, legalist, burned books + forced labor, enforced common script+language+coins, unified China |
| Han Dynasty | long, legalist, Confucian Education, most influential dynasty |
| Liu Bang | army commander, restored order after Qin Dyansty |
| Han Wudi | administrative centralization & imperial expansion, legalist, Confucian Education System, conquered vietnam & Korea |
| Xiongnu | China's northern neighbors, nomadic and ruthless, great army+horses, raids on China, China tried to keep peace w/ tributes but eventually conquered xiongnu |
| Wuwei | Dao cheif moral virtue - disengagement |
| Zoroastrianism | earliest Persian religion, enjoy life in moderation, good words/thoughts/deeds |
| Iron | iron in china led to more food, more ppl, and a stronger military |
| Silk | silk industry grew rapidly + silk roads trade |
| Paper | Han invented paper |
| Wang Mang | attempted to reform during Han dynasty, "socialist Empire" |
| Monsoon | sea trade increased when it was figured out |
| Caste System | four main castes: priests, warriors, artisans, peasants |
| Jati | guilds developed into sub-castes |
| Jainism | strict religion, very demanding lifestyle, strict self denial, reincarnation |
| Alexander of Macedon | overran Persia, tore apart Indian states then left and gave up control |
| Chandragupta Maurya | overthrew all of northwestern India , including Greek territory |
| Mauryan Dynasty | tightly organized, central treasury + taxes, ended w/ financial difficulties |
| Arthashastra | manual for running of government |
| Ashoka | best Mauryan emperor, Buddhist values, encouraged trade + agriculture + education, conquered Kalinga=trade routes |
| Gupta Dynasty | relaxed gvmt, little crime, stable and prosperous, very regional(not centralized), 400 yrs after Mauraya |
| White Huns | Nomadic ppl from central asia, took over Gupta Dynasty |
| Siddhartha Gautama | lived sheltered rich life, pondered suffering, became wandering begging monk, founded Buddhism under a tree |
| Buddhism | four noble truths, lifestyle filled w/ contemplation + self-control + reflection, detachment from world, no caste system, popular, salvation = no more reincarnation + nirvana (spiritual independence) |
| Four Noble Truths | (Dharma) all life involves suffering, desire causes suffering, elimination of desire ends suffering, follow Noble Eightfold Path(balance, rejection of luxury, self denial) and eliminate desire |
| Boddhisatva | ppl who reached spiritual perfection but stayed back from Nirvana to help others, brought more popularity and money to B., could do good deeds for others (rich ppl liked this) |
| Hinduism | duty to serve, to learn, to seek wisdom, reincarnation, castes, Dharma(obedience) Artha(pursuit of $) Kama(enjoyment) Moksha(salvation) = points of life |
| Bhagavad Gita | Hindu poem, part of Upanishad texts |
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