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Persian empire |
Central Asia C 500 B.C.E. -early empire that spread out from Mesopotamia -larger than earlier examples -complex administrative systems to control large area -facilitated trade across empire |
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Athenian democracy |
594 bce Greece (Athens) -A political democracy that excluded women slaves and foreigners -lead to democracy as we know it |
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Greco Persian wars |
Greece 5th century BCE -series of conflicts between the Persian empire in Greek city states (mostly Athens) -reinforced Athenean believe in democracy -Persian= depotisim -Greece=freedom |
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Alexander the great |
353-323 BCE Greek empire -ruler of the Greek empire who led the expedition that defeated the Persians and greatly expanded the Greek empire -created one of the largest empires and was considered by all to have some correlation to Gods |
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Hellenistic era |
323-30 BCE Central Asia -period of time beginning with Alexander's conquests -it spread ideas and traditions of Greek culture -new cities diffuse the culture |
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Cesar Augustus |
27 BCE- 14 CE Rome -The first emperor of Rome that established peace security and relative prosperity -ruled over expansion of rome and it's conversion from a republic to imperial government |
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Pax Romania |
First 2 centuries CE Roman Empire -The Golden age of rome in which the Roman empire reached it's peak authority and maintained peace -lots of innovation in this time - culture |
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Qin Shihuandgi |
221-210 BCE China -established Qin dynasty with first use of word empire -legalism -difficult to maintain control when so harsh |
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Han dynasty |
206 BCE- 220 CE China -first empire in China -impacted trade and culture -established political systems that lasted into the 20th century -comparable to Rome |
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Germanic speaking peoples |
400 - 476 CE Rome -lived on north frontier of Rome and eventually during the fall of Rome controlled Roman empires,then displaced emperors altogether -compared to China's struggle with neighbors |
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Mauryan empire |
326-184 BCE India -early attempt to unify India under the rule of empire -influence of Greek culture -demonstrates difficulty of maintaining rule over India |
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Xiongnu |
200 BCE - 500 CE -Nomadic people with military confederation to the north of China -China built great wall to keep them out -responsible for the fall of Han dynasty |
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Ashoka |
R. 268-232 BCE India -emperor of Mauryan empire who logged his thinking and decisions on rock pillars all over India -conversion to Buddhism brought state support to the religion |
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Gupta empire |
320-550 CE India -empire following Mauryan empire -tried to revive earlier empire - diversity made it hard to unify - caste system |
