Details Title: 100 History Facts 61- 80 Description: U-prep 100 History Facts Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/04/2009 11:32:51		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Persian Wars Definition 61.   Sparta and Athens joined together to defeat the Persians in the _____________ ______. Term direct democracy Definition 62.   Athenian democracy was a ______________ ______________in which each citizen participated directly in government decision making. Term agora Definition 63.   The ________ was an oopen air marketplace in the center of Athens where the public bartered for goods. Term Pericles' Definition 64.   During the Golden Age, ___________ three contributions were democracy, protection, and beautification of the city-state of Athens. Term Peloponnesian War Definition 65.   The _______________ was fought between Sparta and Athens because Athens would not give up some of the control gained after the Persian Wars. Term Socrates Definition 66.   __________, a Greek philosopher and well-known teacher, used a questioning technique to search for the truth and meaning of life. Term Plato Definition 67.   _________, Socrates' student, as a writer and philosopher. Term Greek culture and beliefs Definition 68.   Alexander the Great, king at age 20, spread _____________________ through Persia, India and Egypt. Term Western culture Definition 69.   ____________  ____________ is influenced by Greek forms of literature, the arts, architecture, mathematical discoveries, science, and democracy. Term Homer   (and I don't mean Simpson!!) Definition 70.   ________ wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad, two epic poems about the adventures of Odysseus. Term Aristotle Definition 71.   ____________ taught Alexander the Great and was the father of the scientific method. Term Aesop Definition 72.   ________ was a Greek slave who taught moral lessons in the form of fables. Term The Aryans Definition 73.   _______________, semi-nomadic invaders from Europe, conquered the native people of India pushing them south. Term Vedas Definition 74.   The Aryans' beliefs of daily lives are described in the _________, collections of sacred hymns, poems, and prayers. Term classes Definition 75.   The Indian culture was divided into four social __________: priests, rajas and warriors, merchants and peasants, and servants. Term castes Definition 76.   As Indian people learned new skills, they developed subgroups called ________ into which people were born, and worked their entire lives. Term Siddhartha Guatama Definition 77.   Buddha, meaning "The Enlightened One," was a Hindu prince named __________  __________. Term Buddhism Definition 78.   ___________ is a religion in which people follow The Four Truths, and the Eightfold Path to reach enlightenment. Term Middle Way Definition 79.   Buddhists believe in moderation, not too much or not too little of anything.  This in-between path is called the ___________ ______. Term King Asoka Definition 80.   _________   _________ was the Mauryan king who unified India, renounced violence, and established Buddhism as the official religion.