AP World Studies Chapters 7-12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids | Name the four ruling dynasties of Persia. |
| toleration | Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius all lived by a policy of: |
| Xerxes | Who ended the Persian policy of toleration? |
| Seleucus | Who inherited the Achaemenid territory after Alexander of Macedon died? |
| Darius | Who administered the construction of the Royal Roads? |
| The King's Eyes and Ears | What were the imperial spies of the Persian Empire referred to as? |
| 558 - 330 BCE | Date the Achaemenid Empire. |
| 323 - 83 BCE | Date the Seleucid Empire. |
| 247 - 224 BCE | Date the Parthian Empire. |
| 224 BCE - 651 CE | Date the Sasanid Empire. |
| Zarathustra | Who created Zoroastrianism? |
| Gathas | What were Zarathustra's hymns in honor of the deities? |
| Ahura Mazda | Who was the supreme god in Zoroastrianism? (the nice one) |
| Angra Mainyu | Who was the lesser god in Zoroastrianism? (the evil one) |
| good words, good thoughts, good deeds | What is the moral formula that the Zoroastrianism teachings can be summed up into? |
| Confucius | Who was the most famous philosopher in ancient China? |
| Analects | Confucius's sayings were compiled in what book? |
| superior individuals | What does junzi mean? |
| li | a sense of propriety, courtesy, respect, deference to elders |
| ren | a sense of humanity, kindness, benevolence |
| xiao | the confucian word for filial piety |
| Mencius | Which of Confucius's followers believed in the goodness of human nature? |
| Xunzi | Which of Confucius's followers believed that humans selfishly pursue own interests? |
| Daoism | What philosophy/religion was the prominent critic of Confucianism? |
| Laozi | Who was the founder of Daoism? |
| Laozi | Who allegedly wrote the Daodejing? (Classic of the Way and of Virtue) |
| The Way | What does "Dao" mean? |
| Legalism | What is the doctrine of praactical and efficient statecraft? |
| Legalism | This philosophy put an end to the Warring States Perio din China |
| Qin Shihuangdi | Who was the first emperor to unite all of China? |
| Qin Shihuangdi | Who had his people build him a tomb, consisting of 15,000 terra cotta army warriors? |
| Liu Bang | Who founded the Han dynasty? |
| Han Wudi | Known as the Martial Emperor, this Chinese man emphasized centralization and expansion |
| Yellow Turban uprising | What was the Chinese revolt due to problems of land distribution? |
| Wang Mang | Who ruled between the Periods of the Former and Later Han |
| Xiongnu | The Han faced constant attacks from the nomads fron Central Asia named _______ |
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