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15 Cards in this Set
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Cyrus the Great
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founder of Persian empire
issued first human rights document |
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Darius I
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Persian emperor
expanded Persian rule |
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Xerxes
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Persian emperor
son of Darius I led attack on Greece in Battle of Thermopylae |
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Zend Avesta
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sacred book of Zoroastrianism
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Asoka
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Maurya emperor
expanded empire converted to Buddhism wrote Arthasastra |
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Arthasastra
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written by Asoka
told kings how to behave |
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Chandra Gupta I
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Gupta emperor
Indian civilization flourished |
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Chandra Gupta II
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Gupta emperor
ruled through the Gupta's Golden Age |
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Mahabharata
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Gupta empire read this Hindu text
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Dynastic Cycle
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1. Instability
2. Stability 3. Prosperity 4. Overconfidence 5. Disaster |
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Wu Di
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the Han Dynasty's longest-ruling emperor
ruled during Pax Sinica leveling: leveled out surplus and famine of farming established universities, civil service system |
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Han Dynasty
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Capital: Chang'an
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Silk Road
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China to Europe
used for trade |
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Persian Royal Roads
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originally built for king's armies
merchants used them aided cultural diffusion |
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Chinese technology
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paper, seismograph, sundial, water clock, acupuncture, coinage, weight measurements
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