AP World History Fall Semester Review

West African empire that conquered Mali

Founder of Judaism

Slaves in Sparta

Founder of the Mauryan dynasty

Chinese philosophy that taught humans were evil and need to be ruled by harsh laws

Arabic word for God

government controlled by a religious leader

Greek philosopher who emphasizes questioning

process by which your soul is reborn

document signed in 1215 by King John

members of the lowest class in Ancient Rome

Ritualistic Suicide for women in India

belief in one god

A poem/story from Ancient Mesopotamia.  It is believed to be one of the first literary works.

Founder of Christianity

War between Persia and Greece

belief in many gods

A government in which power is in the hands of a nobility

founder of Daoism

ancient doctor, healer, or priest: called upon for religious cermonies

Stories written by Homer

in return for protection and land, they swore allegiance to a lord and would fight for the lord

Seasonal winds that bring wet or dry seasons

China's defensive wall, built by Qin Shi Huangdhi

Lowest level of Hindu Caste system

First Law Code

the development of agriculture and domestication of animals

A person's actions or deeds that determines reincarnation

existing before recorded history

officer of Ancient Rome elected to represent the interests of the Plebians

a person who is bound to land of lords in feudal times

The term for all Muslims as a community

Head of the Catholic church

1054; Divided the Catholic Church into the Eastern and Western Church

Egyptians built these for the bodies of their dead pharaohs

ultimate goal of all Buddhists