Unit 2 - Organization And Reorganization Flashcards
This dynasty ruled china from 221 to 207 BCE. It was notable for reuniting the old Zhou kingdom as well as conquering several new areas of Central china. It was also notable for standardizing weights, measures, writing, and for building the Great Wall
Qin dynasty
Literally, “The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty,” he was also the first non mythical person to take the title of “emperor” in china
Qin shi huangdi
This dynasty ruled 206 BCE to 220 CE. This Confucian dynasty established a long period of unity in China. They are notable for completing the Qin’s standardization of language, creating the system of Chinese characters used up to the modern day. They also established the precedent of a large, self regulating bureaucracy
Han dynasty
The official ideology of Chinese courts from the Han dynasty until 1911. It places and emphasis on hierarchy, education, and just governance. Founded by Confucius (551 - 479 BCE)
Confucianism
Originally a philosophy founded in the sixth century BCE, this has since accrued many spiritual and religious aspects. It emphasizes being in harmony with oneself and nature
Daoism
The official ideology of the Qin dynasty. Very similar to totalitarianism, it places an emphasis on the need for the government to harshly punish or execute people for the smallest moral infractions
Legalism
A network of land and sea routes connecting china with the rest of Afro-Eurasia
Silk road
A very diverse religion with many vastly different denominations. It developed out of Vedism and places value on communing with Brahman, the divine “reality” underneath the real world
Hinduism
The founder of Buddhism, lived from 563 - 483 BCE
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha
A term later applied to the John concepts of jati (occupational group), in which persons born into on occupation were considered destined to perform that occupation
Caste system
A ruler of the Maurya Empire in India, he is most known for converting to and spreading Buddhism. Lived from 304 - 232 BCE.
Ashoka
The first empire to unify most of India, Pakistan, and Burma. It lasted from 332 BCE to 185 BCE.
Maurya empire
A large and influential Indian empire, it ruled Pakistan and the north of India from 320 to 550 CE
Gupta empire
Greek name for an independent city state
Polis
A large and powerful city-state, it was known for a limited form of democracy in which a small portion of the population (male landowners) voted in the public square on every major issue
Athens
A large and powerful city-state, it was ruled by kings, who were sometimes selected by a general assembly. All male citizens in this city state trained for the army, leaving work to the Slavs (two-thirds of their population)
Sparta
A Macedonian ruler raised in Greece. He would later conquer most of the Achaemenid empire.
Alexander the Great
The Greek cultural influences seen in the Middle East, Central Asia, and India following Alexander the Great’s conquests.
Hellenism
The government of early Rome, in which citizens voted on senators to represent them. Overthrown by a series of dictators in 27 BCE
Roman republic
The new government in Rome, after 27 BCE, in which the senate was subservient to an emperor
Roman empire
Ruled the Roman Empire from 306 to 337 CE. Legalized Christianity and built a new capital at Constantinople.
Comstantine
Lived from 6 BCE or 4 BCE to the late 20s or early 30s CE. Founder of Christianity, “jesus” is actually the Greek form of his name, which was the Hebrew name Yehosua (Joshua)
Jesus of Nazareth
Culture of several city states in southern Mexico and Central America. Declined in the 8th an 9th centuries CE.
Maya
This dynasty abolished feudalism, instituted a centralized govt, and was one of the briefest chinese dynasties
Qun