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Siddhartha Gautama founded the religion. It is based on the concept of dharma. And aims to end world suffering. -
Covers most of the subcontinent. It unified almost all of India. Except for the south -
He was a leader. He was always worried about someone assassinating him. He retired to become a better jain. -
They had a single currency. They taxed trade. And they were the connection on the silk road between other empires. -
He spread Buddhism all over India. He also spread it to other empires. He constructed Edicts which were his teachings. -
The Punic wars were a series of wars that took place between Carthage and Rome. They were important because they were the start of the expansion of the Roman empire. It showed Rome's effective military. -
It was started in the Qin dynasty. It was expanded during the Han dynasty. It was put in place to protect from northern nomadic tribes. -
United China after the Qin dynasty. It was China's first golden age. And was Confucianism central. -
Exams you had to take to become a bureaucrat in the Han dynasty. They had 3 day long essays. If you got in you would be set for life. -
He was an emperor during the Han dynasty. He was know for his promotion of Confucianism. And expansion of the Han empire. -
The Han dynasty started the silk roads. Which was one of the best trade routes in the world. They traded goods, ideas, plants, and animals with other empires. -
Rome relied heavily on slave labor. Slaves could buy themselves freedom. And the famous slave revolt with Spartacus happen in 73 BCE. -
After the Civil war-Pompey Vs Caesar(Caesar won) he named himself as a dictator. He gave land to the poor. And he enlarged the senate(which weakened it). -
He was assassinated by a group of senators. This caused a civil war. The assassins lost this conflict. -
He was named imperator by the senate. He allows the senate to exist under his control. He also creates the largest army that Rome ever had. -
This is when there was peace in Rome. The empire expanded. And there was 5 good emperors. -
Jesus was born into a Jewish family. He was an apocalyptical prophet who gained many followers. And was not liked by Jewish priests and Roman leaders. -
The yellow river flooded because it changed course. This caused many deaths. There was also lot's of political corruption. -
Seen as the golden age of India. It was smaller than the Mauryan empire. They focused on math, trade, science, literature, and arts. -
The Roman empire splits in two. The Huns pushed Germanic tribes into Rome. Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of Rome.