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34 Cards in this Set
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Achaemenid Empire (559-330 BCE)
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satraps
first to mint coins ruled over 80 ethnic groups Persepolis |
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rulers of Achaemenid Empire
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Cyrus
Darius Xerxes |
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Alexander the Great's son's empires
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Seleucid
Parthian Sasanid |
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Zoroastrianism
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leader was Zarathustra
gathas-hymns Avesta is holy scripture |
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Ahura Mazda
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good in Zoroastrianism
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Angra mainyu
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evil in Zoroastianism
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Manicism
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purity was important
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Confucius
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Con fu xi
believed everyone should be exposed to education |
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mencius
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believed in goodness
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Xunzi
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believed humans selfish-only through education can this be fixed
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Daoism
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life in harmony with nature-harmony with Dao
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Ren
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kindness and benevolence
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Li
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propriety
Act properly Knowing ones place and behaving the proper way to ones authorities |
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Xhen
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Respect and devotion to ones family (deceased)
Root to humanity What separated us from animals |
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Legalism
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key to rule = full granaries & strong army
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Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE)
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built great wall
unified china terra cota men |
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Han Dynasty
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Imperial university
burned books |
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Mauryan dynasty
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all but lower tip of India
Chandra gupta Maurya followed Arthashastra |
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Jainism
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founder is Vardhamana Mahavira
everything has a soul |
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Buddhism
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Siddartha Gautama
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4 noble truths
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1) all life involves suffering
2) desire is the cause of suffering 3) elimination of desire will bring an end to suffering 4) Way to get rid of suffering is to live a disciplined life according to the 8 fold path |
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8 fold path
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right belief
- right resolve - right speech - right behavior - right occupation - right effort - right contemplation - right meditation |
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2 schools of Buddhism
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Mahayana (practical Buddhism)
Theravada (temples, robes, and strict Buddhist practices) |
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Hinduism
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direct descendent of Vedic religion
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Bagahvad Gita
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the main scripture of Hinduism – accounts of different gods, humans and deities – dialog between Vishnu and a warrior
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Darma
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Obedience to the laws and social customs – knowing your place in society
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Artha
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pursuit of well being and prosperity – to do your job the best you can
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Kama
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enjoy the pleasures available in life in moderation (eating, Kama Sutra)
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Molksha
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achieving salvation by following Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Molksha
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Solon (630-560 BCE)
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eight wise men of Greece – became archon – took 20 years to turn Greece from a oligarchy to a democracy (by the people)
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Solon Reforms
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more democratic then ever before
Eliminated debt slavery & encouraged industry everything went from being a capital offence to more minor charges except for homicide – Athens became a safer place |
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Cleisthenes of Athens (570-506 BCE)
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expanded Council of 400 to Council of 500
- created idea of “isonomia” = equality of rights for all – every person had the same rights before the law |
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Pericles (495-429 BCE)
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defined citizen as person with Athenian parents – cut out foreigners that resided in Athens
- public works – built walls, dredged harbor – kept people happy – built Athenian empire and first empirical leader – all money went to Athens to better the city – bettered sports - sex scandal – involved in first great political sex scandals – looking for love in wrong places – going to remove him from power |
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Etruscans
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monarchy-last king ruled (509bce) – establish Republic/write constitution – 2 leaders (military/civic) -patricians and plebians
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