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World History I
World History, Exam 2, Auburn University, Fox
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10/12/2010

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Chinese Civilization
Definition
Main religion/ideology: Confucianism
Government: Administrative centralization
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Japanese Civilization
Definition
Main religion/ideology: Shintoism
Culture: Borrowing culture
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Greek (Western Civilization)
Definition
Main religion/ideology: Christianity
Government: decentralized government
Resources: Trade and conquer.
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Confucianism
Definition
Chinese. Confucious (Kongzi)(551-479 BCE)Humans are teachable, improvable, and perfectable beings.
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Legalism
Definition
The power of the ruler. Chinese.
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Han Dynasty
Definition
(206-220 BCE)Han Wudi. Administrative centralization. Ministerial government. Expanded into SE Asia, recognized as major player. Conflicts with Xiongnu- nomadic raiders and pillagers.
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Two Types of Buddism
Definition
Theravada- very extreme, follow the path of the elders, SE Asia
Mahayana- more middle path. faith alone is okay. China, Korea, and Japan
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Sinicization
Definition
Making an Indian tradition Chinese. Like Buddah.
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Chinese Civil Service Exams
Definition
9 ranking system. Anyone could become a high ranking member of the government by passing the exam. Tested knowledge of Confucious classics.
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Zheng He
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(1405-143)born into Muslim family. Seven voyages. Emporer's permission to go on voyages and makes it to Africa, very important.
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Matteo Ricci (Jesuits in China)
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(1552-1610) Introduced Christianity to China.
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Tribute system
Definition
Keeps East Asia at peace. China is peace maker. Suzerian- feudal lord to who Vassals pay tribute. Tribute state pays tribute to a more powerful Suzerian state. Wealth is the tribute.
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Prince Shotoku
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(574-622) 17 Article consitituion. birth counts & emporer is more improtant. borrows heavily from chinese ways.
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Shoen system
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Japan. Regulated land ownership. Set up private, tax free, estates and manors whos rise underminded the political and economic power of the emporer and contributed to the growth of powerful local clans.
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Shogunate
Definition
Japanese. Like a prime minister. Emporer is a figure head, the shoguate has all the real power and control.
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Tokugawa Control Mechanisms
Definition
evolotution of Samurai. Alernate attendance system. Strict management of foreign relations.
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Solon's reforms
Definition
Constitutional reform, economical reform, moral or cultural reform. Gave a concrete legal structure to Greek society. Encouraged fathers to find jobs for sons. Made illegal for slaves to use their bodies for collateral.
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7 Types of European Government
Definition
Monarchy, democracy, oligarchy, anarachy, consitution, tyranny, aristocracy.
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Cleisthene's reforms
Definition
Organized and set up Athenian democracy.
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Peloponnesian Wars
Definition
Spartans and their allies vs Atheneans and their allies. Spartans won. Democracy loses.
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Phillip II (of Macedon)
Definition
338 BCE Created Macedonian empire.
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Federal League of Corinth
Definition
Phillip the II, brings Greek city states into one. Sets the states for a unified Greece.
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Alexander the Great
Definition
wars of conquest. Persia, Egypt, Northern India. Huge empire, one of the greatest emporers. Tried to assimilate everyone.
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Plato
Definition
Imagining ideal form
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Aristotle (and his thoughts on government)
Definition
Form and matter. identified 3 types of good government:
1) Aristocracy(he thinks is best)(can only go bad to Oligarchy)
2)Kingship (can go bad to tyranny)
3)Consitutional (can go bad to democracy)
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Ways the Greek people sought resources
Definition
Trade and conquer
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Roman struggle of orders
Definition
Social- Patricians(aristocracic order).
Plebians(everyone else, not slaves)
Political-Optimates(represents Patricians
Popularas (patricians, represents the Plebians)
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Gracchi Brothers
Definition
Tiberous and Gaillus. Popularus. Try and allow Roman institutions more receptive to complaints from plebians.
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Octavian
Definition
(63 BC)Brought on Roman peace. Good army, pleased the masses
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Diocletain
Definition
(284-305)Roman emporer pursecuted Christians, largest pursecutions. Instituted tetracrachy.
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Tetrarchy
Definition
power divided between four people. kingdoms and portions of land seperated.
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Jewish sects in the 1st century
Definition
Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, and Essenes.
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Paul of Tarsus
Definition
Saint Paul the Apostle in the New Testament. Created christianity durin the split of christianity and judaism
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Reasons for the spread of Christianity
Definition
Receptive spiritual environment. Christianity offered a way out of caprious Gods & mystery cults. Universal appeal: no matter who or what you are you could be a Christian.
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Constantine
Definition
(306-337) Roman emporer. First Christian emporer. Religious tolerance.
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Edict of Milan
Definition
Constantine issued. Stopped pursecutions of Christians. De-criminalized Christianity without making it legal.
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St. Jerome
Definition
(345-420 BC) Translated the bible into the Vulgate
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Doctrine of Petrine Succession
Definition
Legitamacy and supremecy of the Pope over all others bishops of Catholic Church.
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Council of Nicaea
Definition
Council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea by the Roman emporer Constantine and the Arian Christians to debate weather or not Jesus was devine. Not to pick, but to just unify and stop fighting.
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Arian Christianity
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There is no trinity. God created Jesus, therefor is no equal to God. Jesus was not truely devine.
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Gregory the Great
Definition
Converted pagans to Christianity. Conversion of English to Christianity.
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Charlemagne
Definition
(768-814) Frankish kingdom-much of Western and Central Europe defeated Arabs and Avars. Renaissance- cleans up, support arts.
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Organization of Medieval Society
Definition
4 Orders
1)Those who pray
2)Those who fight
3)Those who work
4)Those who live in cities
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Urban II
Definition
Pope. Started the first crusade. Urban was a member of a reform movement that wanted the clergy to be more removed from "worldly values" and influences, bringing life in general, closer to life in a monastery.
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Innocent III
Definition
Pope. Sponsored the fourth crusade. Wanted to papacy to be more powerful.
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Hughes Capet
Definition
France. Sets up French kingdom. Establishes Paris. King of the French.
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Louis IX
Definition
(1226-1270) Gets along very well with the papacy. Stamps out heretics. Contributes troops and money for the Crusades in the holyland. Throws out the Jews.
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Phillip IV (The Fair)
Definition
(1285-1314) Tries to push down the power of the church. Consolidation of France. Clerical taxation without pope's permission. Expells the Jews to the edge.
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Boniface VIII
Definition
Pope, has conflicts with Phillip IV. Tells all leaders hands off the clergy.
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Doomsday book
Definition
Written by William the Conqueror, record great survey of England. Determined who held what and who owed what taxes.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Definition
Queen of English. Henry II wife. Widow of a French king.
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Thomas Beckett
Definition
Archbishop. Saint and a martyr of Catholic Church. Conflict with Henry II over the rights and the privledges of the church.
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Richard the Lionheart
Definition
(1189-1199)King of England. Son of Henry II.
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Magna Carta
Definition
agreement between King John and English aristocracy saying the monarchy is not above the law.
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Simon de Montfort
Definition
Led baron's rebellion against Henry III.
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Edward I
Definition
(1272-1307) Administrative reform. Reclaimed all the land the crown had. Welsh Wars.
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