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World History Shepardson
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Undergraduate 1
11/01/2010

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Term
Laozi
Definition
W: Book for Doaism
Wh: Chinas Classical Era
Where: China
Sig: Mystical superiority of yielding over assertion + silence over words people benefited if they knew less renounced writing stopped envying their neighbors and lost desire to travel or engage in war
Term
Tyrant
Definition
W: Person
When: Archaic Period
Where Greece
Sig: person who attains power in an unorthodox or unconstitutional manner + who exercises strong one man rule seize power
Term
Hoplite Phalanx
Definition
W: Spartans Heavily armed infantrymen
When: world classical era
Where: Sparta
Sig: Make Spartans almost undefeatable backbone of greek army
Term
Agora
Definition
Who: Acropolis- pubic square of marketplace
When: The polis 800 BCE Golden Age
The Polis Greece
Sig: Place where the warrior assembly met and it became the politcal center of the polis
Term
Myceneae
Definition
Who: Warrior People city in greece
When: 1600 BCE Bronze Age
Where: Greece Thessaly in north southern peloponnesos
Sig: People of the illiad ( war against trojans)
People who conquered troy
Cylopeans walls were huge walls that protected the city
one of the first civolizations
Term
Ahknaton
Definition
Pharoah
Egypt
1367-1350 BCE
Sig: Started his own religion from polythestic to monotheistic. Massive Shift in history
1 god not in physical form
Aton disk of the sun 1 god universal female and male
Term
Sumer
Definition
Southernmost Mesopotamia
Neolithic Period
Sig: Social Structure Slaves Common men+ Women free men + women
Temples Ziggurats polytheistic
Invented some sort of writing which helped them communicate +keep records
Term
Cuneiform
Definition
Sumer
Southern most part of mesopotamia
First establishment of a writing system Dividing time between anthropology and history Earliest writing system unify sumerians society by making communication easier bringing them to a broader world
Term
Catal Huyuk
Definition
Civilization
Neolithic
Uniformed housing
first civlization
Term
Pax Romana
Definition
Rome
Age of Augustus
Change to the system
Term
Eightfold Path
Definition
Truth that Buddahist followed
World Classical Era
India
Basic Insight of Buddhism is thus psychological
Term
Torah
Definition
jewish Law
Jews Judaism
Egypt
First Five books of the hebrew bible
Term
Untouchables
Definition
Outcastes Impure
The Aryans Vedic Age
India
Scorned from society becaue they earned their living by perfoming such polluting jobs as slaughtering animals and dressing skins
Term
Dharma
Definition
Moral Law
Vedic Age
India
Stipulates the Legitmate persuits of Hindus
Term
Samsara
Definition
Brahmins
Aryans Vedic Age
India
Miration of souls by a continual process of rebirth
Term
Jati
Definition
Caste System
River Valley Civilizations Yellow Indus River
Sig:
Divided people into 4 divison classes which became the caste system priest warriors farmers farmer workers
Term
Vandais
Definition
Germanic Tribes
Fall of the west
Rome
Invaded Rome Creating Rivalries treaties with romans clans lead by cheifs
Term
Goths
Definition
Germanic tribes
Fall of Rome/ West
Rome
Invaded Rome
Term
First Triumvirate
Definition
Pompey Julius Caesar Crassus
Rome
Rome
2 military heros senate pompey turned senate against caesar
Term
Constantine
Definition
Ruler
Rome
Rome
Creat new capital in east legalized christanity renamed byzantuim constantinople was a very important trading center creation of papacy
Term
Saul Paul
Definition
Followers of Jesus
Christainity
Rome
Said jesus is divine shaped spreaded christianity said you didnt have to be jewish first to become christain
Term
Vardnamana Mahavira
Definition
Created Janism
India
India
Accepted doctrines of Karma Rebirth but developed these ideas in new directions created janism
Term
Asceticism
Definition
Jains
World Classical Era
India
Avoid evil thoughts + actions
All life sacred live without destroying other life
Term
The Royal Road
Definition
Persian Kings
A persian system of roads that linked to the empire
Term
Sima Qian
Definition
official + literary writer
Han Dynasty
China
Wealth has no Permanent Master
Wrote history of china official of the emperor examine history
Term
Feudalism
Definition
Shang Society Aristocracy
World Classical era
Sig
Shang Society Bureacracy
vassals nobles wealthy landowners
advisor have no power
appointed by king
Term
Eucharist
Definition
Christain Disciples
Rome
Commerote Jesus Last Supper with Disciples
Term
Zealots
Definition
Jesus
Christainity 1s century BCE
Acts of rebellion
terrorism to end roman control
Term
Loess
Definition
Dominant Soil
Neolothic Age
Yellow river Yangzi River
Fertile Land that is easy to work even with primitive tools ends up as silt in the huang river makes river bed rise + easily floods unless diked
Term
Mandate from heaven
Definition
Responsibilty Right to Rule comes from heaven
Yellow river Indus
China
Developed pillar rise of more cities have vassals
Term
Kung Fuci
Definition
Created Confucianism
World Classical Period
China
5 cardinal Relationships
Ruler--Subject
Father--Son
Husband---Wife
Older--Younger
Friend---buddy
Term
Hyksos
Definition
Civilization
Bronze Age
Mesopotamia
Invaded Egypt assimilated
Bronze
Term
Covenant
Definition
Sacred Promise
Jews Judaism
Egypy
Sacred Promise Between two parties
Covenants noah abraham moses
Term
Ashoka
Definition
Mouryan Empire
India
Converison to Buddhism (honored buddhism built hospitals)
Tried to religion indian society into buddhism
Term
Agape
Definition
Christainity
Greek word for love
Agape Feast
Dinner where the wealthy took care of the poor
Term
OStracism
Definition
actoin law
Golden age
Athens
vote once a year for 1 man
who should be kicked out of athens
purpose prevent tyranny from developing
Term
Aryan
Definition
Civilization
indus river and yellow river
Developed caste system
vedas social divisions warrior priest commoners aryans vs. dasas
Term
Pericles
Definition
Lead the delian league
Classical Era
Athens
Formed the peloponnesian war by being aggressive + powerful
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