APWH foundations exam study guide

Political,economic,Social,Cultural,andCollapsePolitical, economic, Social, Cultural, and Collapse

Persia
  • ==tolerant of many religions/practices==
  • %%550 bc%%
  • %%middle east%%
  • %%zoroethism%%
    • %%If you do good and seek the truth you go to (heaven)%%
    • %%if you are a bad person you go to (hell)%%
  • %%conquered by Alexander the Great%%
  • ∗∗producedwatersystems∗∗**produced water systems** ==(Qantas)==
  • %%Darius(Persian emepror)%%
  • CyrusCyrus %%Dynasty (conquered many lands)%%
==Gupta and Mauryan== empires
  • %%conquered by the White Huns%%
  • %%Maurya-Buddhist under Ashoka%%
  • %%Gupta-Hindu%%
  • ==independent provinces==
  • %%asoka emperor%%
  • %%ashka built roads%%
  • %%taxes%%
  • %%trade ELEPHANTS%%
  • ==South Asia==
Hinduism
  • 5majorbeliefs5 major beliefs
    • %%brahman-one major god. Everything is a part of Braman%%
    • %%Multiple gods-several gods who are all a part of Brahman%%
    • %%karma-the sum of good and bad actions in a person’s life that affect their next life%%
    • %%samsara-the cycle of birth and death until you are released%%
    • %%Darma-someones sacred duty%%
  • %%caste system relied heavily on religious beliefs minus the untouchables.%%
  • %%scared Indian love manual%%

  hinduism

Buddhism

  • %%Siddhartha G. “the Buddha” was born into a rich family, but it was predicted that he would either be the king of the universe or he would witness suffering and become a Buddhist. his parents didn’t want him to be a Buddhist so they kept him very sheltered but he did eventually see suffering so he sought to find the truth about the universe. he became a Buddhist and meditated for days until he found his answer.%%

  • %%He came up with the 4 noble truths%%

    • %%everybody suffers%%
    • %%You have to give up your desires to end suffering%%
    • %%We suffer because of our desires%%

  • ==eightfold path==

    • %%speak no evil%%
    • %%think no evil%%
    • %%hear no evil%%
    • %%do no evil%%

  • ==attractive to lower caste people==

quin dynasty
  • Quin Shihuangi-emperor during the Quin dynasty
    • rallied the peasants
    • ended the warring states era
    • legalist
  • great wall
  • standardized coinage in china
  • ==standardized written language==
  • ==terra cotta warriors.==

Han dynasty

  • Han wudi
    • protected trade routes from the Xaugio
    • Confucius
  • silk road
  • weakened by attacks from the Xaugio
  • big gap between the week and the poor
  • ==5 primary relationships - person/empor father/son….==