WHAP General Study Terms, pt. 2 (Bactria-Xiongnu)

A period characterized by bronze

A person who can endure pain and hardship

An ancient Buddhist kingdom

A historically important trade route between China and Mediterranean

An event that showcases an athletes strength and knowledge in a series of events

A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage

National character of Greece

A stone wall extending for 1500 miles used for defense

Long distance trade in Dhows and sailboats made it a dynamic zone of interaction

Founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first emperor of China

A political institution in the ancient Roman Republic

Roman politician who played a critical role in the transforation of the Roman Republic

The peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire

Contains the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism

A prominent and influential Greek statesman

Greek name for the ancient city of Parsa

Province of the Persian Empire

Cyrus the Great's son, became king of Persia, his daughter married Darius the Great

... (Tribes invading the declining Roman empire was known as)

One of the most ancient cities in the world that was built to last

Greece's largest island ever and is known for its varied terrain

A strict philosophy in China that was mainly concerned w/ the government

An ascetic and sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded

Standardized or traditional Chinese

What is this picture showing?

He divided the Roman Empire and launched the final persecution for the Christians

The period of ancient Roman civilization beginning the overthrow of the Roman kingdom

One of the nomadic peoples of Ancient Central Asia

A major oasis on the silk road

An ancient founded by Greeks in the seventh century BC and later conquered by the Romans

Path to Nirvana that contains 8 aspects

Central reference for Judaic tradition

In pre-history when the dominant tool was iron

Earliest dynasty in China that ruled over a well organized and civilized state in NorthernChina

An early summary of Buddhist practices leading to liberation

Second imperial dynasty of ancient China and was considered the Golden Age

Asiatic nomadic peoples who ravaged Europe in the 4th-5th centuries

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of state

The dispersion of Israelites, Judahites, and later Jews

A Greco-Egyptian writer, also known as a mathematician, astronomer, etc.

The last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt