| A | B |
|---|
| Achaemenid Empire | Includes the Medes & Persians |
| Cyrus | Founded Persian imperial empire that spread from India to the borders of Egypt |
| Darius | Extended Persian empire and established capital at Persepolis |
| Persian Wars | Fought between the Greeks and Achaemenids & led to the demise of the Persian empire |
| Delian League | Formed by the Greeks to discourage future Persian aggression |
| Free Social Classes in Persia | Priests, priestesses, artisans, craftsmen, merchants, & civil servants |
| State owned slaves | Provided labor for large scale construction projects in the Persian empire |
| Economy of Persia | Agriculture was the foundation; trade; banking & commerce |
| Zarathrustra | His teachings formed the basis of a religion that included a supreme god and the belief that the material world is a blessing to be enjoyed |
| Ahura Mazda | Supreme god of Zoroastrianism |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher and author of The Analects |
| Confucianism | Stressed the best way to promote good government is to hire well educated, conscientious people |
| Daoism | Central concept is the way of nature is seen as a passive force |
| Legalism | Philosophy that emerged during the Warring States period in China that promoted strict laws with harsh punishments to decrease crime; community has collective responsibility for the law |
| Qin Dynasty | Ended the Warring States period by employing Legalism; unified China |
| Shi Huangdi | Self-proclaimed first emperor of China; established centralized rule; executed critics; forced labor |
| Han Wudi | Established an imperial university to educate govt. officials |
| Yellow Turban Uprising | Collective efforts of peasants that weakened the Han Dynasty |
| Reasons for the fall of the Han Dynasty | Internal divisions over issues of land distribution, private armies, economy |
