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History 1010
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Undergraduate 1
07/22/2010

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Cyrus
Definition
Established Persian Empire
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Darius
Definition
3rd King of Achaemenid Empire, was ruler at its peak
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Satrap
Definition
Name given to governors of the persian empire
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Persepolis
Definition

Ceremonial capital of the persian empire

means "City of Persians"

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Hoplite
Definition
Greek Soldier
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Polis
Definition
Means that Greeks couldn't envision government that is bigger than a city
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Tyrant
Definition
People that come to power by means other than hereditary
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Democracy
Definition
Athenians used it.  Came about because of Phalanx
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Persian Wars
Definition
Persia vs. the Hellenic world.  499-449BC, Darius kind of started it.
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Homer
Definition
Poet during Greek times
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Arete
Definition
Greek term for goodness, excellence, sometimes displayed as a godess
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Athens
Definition
Greek Capital
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Sparta
Definition
During the Greek era, was mostly known for its military minded civilization.
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Phalanx
Definition
Unit in the Greek Army
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Plato
Definition
Trained by Socrates, Philosopher, and mathematician
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Aristotle
Definition
Trained by Socrates, philosopher and mathematician
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Peloponnesian War
Definition
Greeks drove the PErsians out
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Hellenistic Age
Definition
Era after Alexander the Great, and during decline of Greece, and rise of Rome
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Ptolemy
Definition
Roman citizen in Egypt that wrote in Greek, came up with first accurate world map
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Erastes
Definition
Lover
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Eromenos
Definition
Beloved
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Humanism
Definition
Whatever the problem is, it is the product of Human's
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Greece
Definition
Hellas
Term
Greek Culture
Definition
Hellenism
Term
Hellenize
Definition
To adopt Greek culture and ideas as one's own
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Hellenistic
Definition
refers to the period of Alexander the Great and his successors who were "Gree-ish"
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Macedonians
Definition
Hellenistic people to the north of Greece
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First Macedonian to conquer Greece?
Definition
Philip, after him was Alexander the great and he carved out one of the largest empires
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Alexander's Generals?
Definition
Selusus and Tolany
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Roman Republic
Definition
Republican government that overthrew the Roman monarchy, starting in 509BC and lasted 482 years
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Roman Senate
Definition
Political institution in ancient rome
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Patricians
Definition
The aristocrats, by virtue of their name makes them powerful
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Plebians
Definition
Poorer persons
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Patron/Client relationship
Definition
More powerful people give poorer people money and in return they become like entourage and street gangs.
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Council of Plebs
Definition
Only open to Plebs, organized into 35 voting blocks, Magistrates, Tribunes could veto any law
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Punic Wars
Definition
War beterrn Rome and Carthage
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Equites
Definition
Means "Horsemen" or "Cavalry"
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Cato the Elder
Definition
Famous Roman Warrior
Term
Gracci Brothers
Definition
 Tiberius and Gaius, attempted to give land to the Plebs and both were killed for it.
Term
Marius
Definition
Pleb, rose through ranks through military.  The people gave him power
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Sulla
Definition
Patrician, wasn't allowed to run for something, raised an army and took over Rome
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Pompey
Definition
Restored Grain to Rome
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Julius Caesar
Definition
Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
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Romanization
Definition
began with a war of personal vanity with Caesar
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Marc Antony
Definition
Friend and supporter of Caesar, after Caesar's death him and Octavian joined up and formed a triumvirate 
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Octavian (Augustus)
Definition
Was the Nephew of Caesar and after his death, him and Antony and Linus formed the Triumvirate but then they all had a disagreement and he ended up being the only ruler of Rome.
Term
Pax Romana
Definition
Long period of peace in Roman history 
Term
Jesus
Definition
Started Christianity
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Paul
Definition
Roman Citizen, one of the first followers of Jesus
Term
Aqueduct
Definition
Provided water to Roman cities
Term

Crisis of the Third Century

Definition
 was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression
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Diocletian
Definition
Was a Roman Emporer, he used the Military to rise through the ranks.
Term
Constantine
Definition
First Roman Christian emporer
Term
Sermon on the Mount
Definition
Compilation of Jesus' Sayings, one of the main sources of Christian Pacifism 
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Christianity
Definition

Christians believe Jesus is the son of God, God having become man and the savior of humanity. Christians, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah

 

Creator of Christianity

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Empire
Definition
All empires have a core and peripheral, all empires exist in order to extract wealth.
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Center/Periphery
Definition
The core of the Kingdom, and the periphery is the outside areas
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Extraction/Control
Definition
Buy off the people on top, make them think its in their benefit to work for you
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Daoism
Definition
Person that is supposed to drop out of civilized world and find enlightenment through nature
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Qin Dynasty
Definition
First ruling dynasty of imperial China
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Qin Shi Huang

Definition
Became first emperor of unified china
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Han Dynasty
Definition
Second imperial dynasty of China,  It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang
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Xiongnu
Definition
were a confederation of nomadic tribes from Central Asia with a ruling class of unknown origin
Term
Gaozu
Definition
First Emperor of Han Dynasty
Term
Wu
Definition
The State of Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu. Considered a semi-barbarian state by ancient Chinese historians
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Harappa
Definition
Place in now Northeast Pakistan, contains ruins of a bronze age fortified city
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Moheno-Daro
Definition
One of the largest city settlements of the Indus Valley civilization
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Indus River
Definition
River that runs along Pakistan and was very important to ancient civilization
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Ganges River
Definition
Largest River of the Indian subcontinent, kept India secluded because of its natural barrier
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Vedic Age
Definition
period during which the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of the Indo-Aryans, were being composed
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Varna
Definition
The different classes
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Karma
Definition
If you are good and do your duties, you will be rewarded in the next life
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Hinduism
Definition
Third largest religion in the world, the most dominant religion in Southeast Asia
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Brahmin
Definition
 is a class or caste in the Indian continent,
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Moksha
Definition
, is the liberation from samsara and the concomitant suffering involved in being subject to the cycle of repeated death and rebirth (reincarnation)
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Asceticism

Definition
 describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals
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Nirvana
Definition
Ultimate reward of Buddhism, release from cycles of reincarnation.  
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Mauryan Empire
Definition
Ancient Indian Empire (324-184BC)
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Ashoka
Definition
Indian Emporer during the Mauryan Empire, Buddhist
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Gupta Empire

Definition
Ancient Indian Empire The dynasty was a model of classic civilization
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Monsoon
Definition

big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the area.

 

Very important to Indian farming

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Buddha
Definition
was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism
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Four Noble Truths
Definition

 

  • Thus is the Noble Truth of Suffering
  • Thus is the Noble Truth of the Accumulation of Suffering
  • Thus is the Noble Truth of the Elimination of Suffering
  • Thus is the Noble Truth of the Path that Leads Away from Suffering
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    Zero
    Definition
    Invented by the Indians and it made counting much easier
    Term
    Jainism
    Definition

    EVERYTHING HAS A SOUL, all nature can be reincarnated, renounce desire

    Term
    Brahmin
    Definition
    Priests, and Scholars
    Term
    Kshatriya
    Definition
    Warriors, and Officials
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    Vaishya
    Definition
    Merchants, Artisans
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    Shudra
    Definition
    Peasants and Laborers
    Term
    Untouchables
    Definition
    Exactly as the name sounds......they had the shitty jobs so people stayed away
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    Sasanid Empire
    Definition
     was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by theSasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651
    Term
    Arab
    Definition
    Arabic culture and language, however, began a more limited diffusion before the Islamic age, first spreading in West Asia beginning in the 2nd century, as Arab Christians such as the Ghassanids
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    Mecca
    Definition
    Holiest Meeting site in Islam
    Term
    Muhammad
    Definition
    founder of religion of Islam
    Term
    Muslim
    Definition

     is an adherent of the religion of Islam. Literally, the word means "one who submits (to God)".

     

    God means Allah

     

    They believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad

    Term
    Islam
    Definition
    Monotheistic religion, founded by Muhammad
    Term
    Medina
    Definition
    Birth place and burial ground of Muhammad, second holiest city in Saudia Arabia
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    Umma
    Definition
    Arabic word meaning Community, the whole word means community of believers
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    Quran
    Definition
    Central religious text of Islam.  Muslims believe the book to be the divine guidance for mankind
    Term
    Tawaif
    Definition
    Entertainers during the Mughal Empire
    Term
    Allah
    Definition
    Arabic term for God
    Term

    Khadijah

    Definition
    Muhammad's first wife
    Term
    Ramadan
    Definition
    Ninth month of Islamic calendar, when people fast and pray more
    Term
    Shi'ites
    Definition
    Followers of Ali, denomination of Islam
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    Sunnis
    Definition
    Largest denomination of Islam, followers of Muhammad
    Term
    Hadith
    Definition
     Hadith are regarded by traditional Islamic schools of Jurisprudence as important tools for understanding the Quran and in matters of Jurisprudence
    Term
    Five Pillars of Islam
    Definition

    1) The profession of faith

    2) Zakat (alms giving)

    3) Ramadan (month of fasting)

    4)Daily and weekly prayer

    5) The Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

    Term
    Ali
    Definition
    Son in law of Muhammad, raised by Muhammad and was the first person to believe him when he said he had been contacted
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    Abu Bakr
    Definition
    First male to convert to Islam
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    Caliphate
    Definition
    First system of government in Islam
    Term
    Umayyad
    Definition
    Second of four Islamic Caliphate dynasties
    Term
    Abbadis
    Definition
    Third Islamic Caliphate
    Term

    Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī

    Definition
    Persian mathemetician that came up with Algebra
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    Turkic
    Definition
    Migration of Turkic peoples and were precursor to the Huns
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    Jihad
    Definition
    Religious duty of Muslims and the word means struggle.
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    Genghis Kahn
    Definition
    Chief of turkik speaking mongols, build largest empire in history
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    Dante
    Definition
    Came up with the idea of Hell
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