Unit 2 Flashcards
Persian Empires:
What civilization was the first to achieve a complex political system?
The Medes
Persian Empires:
Why were the Persians considered Iranians?
They shared similar languages and characteristics
Persian Empires:
Empire influenced by Mesopotamia and Urartu. This empire led to the downfall of the Assyrian Empire
Medes
Persian Empires:
Persian rulers
Achaeminids
Persian Empires:
Who united Persian tribes?
Cyrus
Chinese Empires:
Who united China?
Shi Huangdi
Chinese Empires:
Who helped Shi Huangdi unite China?
Li Si
Chinese Empires:
What was the name of the 1st empire?
Qin
Chinese Empires:
What was the empire’s state structure?
Totalitarian
Chinese Empires:
What was the gentry?
A social class created in China of people who were intellectually capable and morally worth their role in life
Indian Empires:
Who unified all of India?
Chandragupta Maurya
Indian Empires:
Who aided Chandragupta in his conquests?
Kautilya
Indian Empires:
What theory did Kautilya come up with?
The mandala theory
Indian Empires:
Chandragupta Maurya’s son who takes the throne after him.
Ashoka
Indian Empires:
2 Empires in order
Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire
