history midterm Flashcards

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I Ching

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book that solved ethical problems

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Ying and Yang

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2 forces that balance each other

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Legalism

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good rulers were rewarded and bad rulers were punished.

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Daoists

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non-materialistic people, people with simple lifestyles

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Shi Huang Di

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Founder of the Qin dynasty

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Confucius

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Philosopher that created Confucianism,

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Satrap

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Persian Governers

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Zoroastnanism

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Religion heavily based upon fire

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Mandate of Heaven

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Chinese divine approval to rule

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Zhou dynasty

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had the 1st coined money, took over because of the mandate of heaven

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Cyrus

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Persian emperor who was Muslim, his army couldn’t loot. “ Don’t begrudge my memorial.”

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Shudras

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Lowest caste in the Endoeuropean

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Hittites

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Invaded Egypt

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Assyrians

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First true empire, Army based people, Built largest library in Nineveh, and the Hanging Gardens.

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Hatshepsut

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Took over for Thuptmost III as Pharoah, Acted masculine for respect. People tried to erase her from history

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Nineveh

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Assyrian city

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Amon Ra

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Sun God

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Darius

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Persian king, Built royal road, split Persian into 20 territories

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Phonecians

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1st ship builders and 1st to sail to the African west coast

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King Minos

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Ruler of Crete

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Pompey

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part of 1st triumvirate

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Plebeians

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common people of rome

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Hanibal

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got the elephants across the Alps

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Brutus

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one of the people that stabbed Caesar 50 times.

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Nero
fiddler on the roof, worst roman ruler
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Marc Antony
Married Cleopatra, part of 2nd triumvirate
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Patricians
Rich people of rome
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Octavian
Augustus
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Cleopatra
Married Marc Antony
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Hadrian
Roman Emperor, built a wall
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Christianity
Believes in Jesus, waits for 2nd coming
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Judaism
Jews, waiting for the Messiah
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Islam
Muslim, Mecca, youngest world religion, 5 pillars of faith: faith prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, almsgiving.
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Buddhism
Believes in no gods
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Hinduism
Indian Religion
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Polis
A hill in the center of a Greek city
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Acropolis
Greek town center
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Oligarchy
A group of people ruled
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Draco
Greek Ruler, believed All people are equal. Punishment for crime is death
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Solon
Greek Ruler, outlawed slavery, and believed all people should be equal.
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Hellenistic Age
People started to not believe in gods.
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Pythagoras
Made the Pythagoras theorem
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Hippocrates
one of the 1st scientists, believed the body could heal itself
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Herodotus
writer on Persian wars
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Aristotle
tutor of Alex the Great
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Socrates
Accused of Corrupting the young, killed himself with Hemlock Juice
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Plato
Became a teacher after Socrates' death, believed people shouldn't have too much freedom, and distrusted the lower class.
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Sophists
Teachers that rejected the gods and claimed they could find any answer
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Alexander the Great
tutored by Aristotle, Became king of Persia, wanted people to marry from different cultures .
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Ramses
had more then 150 kids and more then 200 wives, part of the first peace treaty.
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Sumerians
Mesopotamian civilization
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Cuneiform
Greek writing