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318666334Mandate of HeavenMeaning that heaven would grant the Zhou power only as long as its rulers governed justly and wisely0
318666335ZigguratsAre Sumerians built temples, which were kind of like pyramids, to appease their gods.1
318666336Gupta EmpireWas more decentralized and smaller than its predecessor, but it is often referred to as a golden age because it enjoyed relative peace and saw significant advances in art and sciences.2
318666337Mauryan EmpireWas found by Chandragupta maurya who unified the smaller Aryan kingdoms into a civilization.3
318666338Code of HammurabiIs often credited as a significant step toward our modern legal codes.4
318666339PolytheisticMeaning that they worshiped more than one god.5
318666340Neolithic RevolutionIn a span of several thousands years from about 8000 B.C.E to 3000 B.C.E , groups of people moved from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles and town and city life6
318666341CaesarWas given powers over southern Gaul and other parts of Europe.7
318666342PhoeniciansThey established a powerful naval city-stated all along the Mediterranean and they developed a simple alphabet that used only 22 letters as opposed to the much more complex cuneiform system.8
318666343LydiansThey came up with the concept of using coined money to conduct trade rather than using the barter system.9
318666344EgyptianA civilization developed along the Nile River, where the soil was rich and the agricultural opportunities were plentiful.10
318666345AthensA political, commercial, and cultural center of Greek civilization.11
318666346HittitesBy 1500 B.C.E, the Hittites dominated the region, especially because they learned how to use iron in their weapons.12
318666347NebuchadnezzarRebuilt Babylon as a showplace of architecture and culture.13
318666348OlmecWhat we know today as Mexico, from 1200 to 1400 B.C.E and the Chavin in the Andes from 900 to 300 B.C.E14
318666349Jenne-JenoBelieved to be the first city in sub-Saharan Africa.15
318666350SpartaAn agricultural and highly militaristic region.16
318666351TikalThe most important Mayan political cente, may have been populated by more than 100,000 people.17
318666352Indus ValleyA civilization was built along the banks of a river system.18
318666353Five Pillars Of Islam1) confessions of faith 2) Prayer five times per day 3) Charity to the needy 4) Fasting During the month-long Ramadan 5) Pilgramige to Mecca at least once during one's lifetime19

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