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| 8203535024 | Abbasid caliphate | The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. | 0 | |
| 8203535025 | Aristotle | Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist | 1 | |
| 8203535026 | Anatolia | is the westernmost protrusion of Asia, which makes up the majority of modern-day Turkey. | 2 | |
| 8203535027 | Ashoka | a ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism | 3 | |
| 8203535028 | Athenian democracy | A type of government used in Athens which is sort of a combine of majority rule and democracy. | 4 | |
| 8203535029 | Axum | trading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia | 5 | |
| 8203535030 | Aztec | Aztec culture, also known as Mexica culture, was a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico | 6 | |
| 8203535031 | Ban Zhao | woman scholar; wrote Lessons for Women; agreed with patriarchy | 7 | |
| 8203535032 | Banpo | A Chinese archaeological site, where the remains of a significant Neolithic village have been found. | 8 | |
| 8203535033 | Bantu Migrations | farmers and herders who migrated south and spread language and skills-1000BC - 1000AD | 9 | |
| 8203535034 | Black Death | The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history | 10 | |
| 8203535035 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. | 11 | |
| 8203535036 | Bushido | The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class. | 12 | |
| 8203535037 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half. | 13 | |
| 8203535038 | Caesar Augustus | Julius Caesar's grandnephew and adopted son, Octavian; Rome's first emperor | 14 | |
| 8203535039 | Caesaropapism | A political religious system in which the secular ruler is also head of the religious establishment | 15 | |
| 8203535040 | Charlemagne | king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor | 16 | |
| 8203535041 | Chiefdom | The political/class structure used in Misissippian societies. | 17 | |
| 8203535042 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 18 | |
| 8203535043 | Chumash | Used tar to waterproof their canoes | 19 | |
| 8203535044 | Code of Hammurabi | a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C. | 20 | |
| 8203535045 | Common phenomena | An occurrence, a circumstance, or a fact that is perceptible by the senses, especially one in relation to a disease | 21 | |
| 8203535046 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 22 | |
| 8203535047 | Constantinople | Capital of the Byzantine Empire | 23 | |
| 8203535048 | Crusades | A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia | 24 | |
| 8203535049 | Daoism | A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 25 | |
| 8203535050 | Diffusion | The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time | 26 | |
| 8203535051 | Dreamtime | a term devised by early anthropologists to refer to a religio-cultural worldview | 27 | |
| 8203535052 | Epic of Gilgamesh | An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing. | 28 | |
| 8203535053 | European Renaissance | A rebirth of classical learning in Europe | 29 | |
| 8203535054 | Fertile Crescent | an area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began | 30 | |
| 8203535055 | Greek Rationalism | trying to understand the world using logic and observation | 31 | |
| 8203535056 | Han Dynasty | Chinese dynasty that ruled for most of the period from 202 B.C. to A.D. 220 | 32 | |
| 8203535057 | Hellenistic Era | period when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek peoples of southwest Asia | 33 | |
| 8203535058 | Helots | Spartan slaves | 34 | |
| 8203535059 | Hinduism | A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation | 35 | |
| 8203535060 | Huang He | Yellow River | 36 | |
| 8203535061 | Hulegu Khan | Grandson of Chinggis Khan | 37 | |
| 8203535062 | Hyksos Period | The Greek name "Hyksos" was coined by Manetho to identify the Fifteenth Dynasty | 38 | |
| 8203535063 | Ibn Battuta | Arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records | 39 | |
| 8203535064 | Icons of Evolution | distortions of pro-evolution evidence found in textbooks | 40 | |
| 8203535065 | Inca Empire | Empire in Peru. conquered by Pizarro, who began an empire for the Spanish in 1535 | 41 | |
| 8203535066 | Indian Ocean Trade Network | The world's largest sea-based system of communication and trade before 1500ce | 42 | |
| 8203535067 | Iroquois | A group of tribes speaking related languages living in the eastern Great Lakes region. | 43 | |
| 8203535068 | Islam | the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life | 44 | |
| 8203535069 | Jainism | an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred | 45 | |
| 8203535070 | Jatis | In the Indian caste system, the thousands of social distinctions based on occupation . | 46 | |
| 8203535071 | Jesus of Nazareth | Founder of Christianity | 47 | |
| 8203535072 | Jizya | The tax on people in the Umayyad Caliphate who did not convert to Islam. | 48 | |
| 8203535073 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews. | 49 | |
| 8203535074 | Kievan Rus | first civilization in russia that was greatly influenced by the byzantine | 50 | |
| 8203535075 | Kublai Khan | Mongol ruler, he completed the conquest of China and founded the Yuan dynasty | 51 | |
| 8203535076 | Legalism | the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled | 52 | |
| 8212765442 | Madrassas | Schools that teach the Islamic religion | 53 | |
| 8212772543 | Malacca | ... Flourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya. | 54 | |
| 8212781358 | Marco Polo | A journalist who traveled around the world and wrote down his adventures in a book | 55 | |
| 8212788024 | Masai | Nomadic cattle-keeping people of what is now Kenya and Tanzania. | 56 | |
| 8212794279 | Matriarchy | A form of social organization in which females dominate males | 57 | |
| 8212799540 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 58 | |
| 8212803344 | Maya | ANCIENT CIVILIZATION MOSTLY LOCATED IN SOUTHERN MEXICO, YUCATAN PENINSULA, BELIZ, AND GUATEMALA The major classical civilization of Mesoamerica; flourished from 250 to 900 C.E. | 59 | |
| 8212810261 | Ming Dynasty | A Chinese dynasty that came after the fall of the mongol led Yuan Dynasty. (1368-1644) | 60 | |
| 8212830391 | Moche | Culture that flourished along the northern coast of Peru from around A.D. 100 to A.D. 700 a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the coast of Peru in the 1st to 7th centuries AD. | 61 | |
| 8212835527 | Meroe | Capital in a kingdom in S Nubia from 4th century B.C.E. - 4th century C.E.. capital of the ancient kingdom of Nubia | 62 | |
| 8212853491 | Neolithic | A period in which human start to develop technology to help them in the world. Came after Paleolithic. Was called the New Stone Age. | 63 | |
| 8212878768 | Nomadic Pastoralism | People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture. A herding adaptation that makes the most of available forage for animals by frequent habitat moves livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze | 64 | |
| 8212885422 | Nubia | an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile | 65 | |
| 8212891019 | Ogedei | Third son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol khagan. | 66 | |
| 8212898705 | Olmec civilization | Earliest known major civilization that lived in Mexico. Thought to be originated from African because of the sculptures found. | 67 | |
| 8212923763 | Ottoman Empire | An Islamic Empire founded during the 14th century. They were very strong and didn't end until the late 19th century | 68 | |
| 8212965394 | Paleolithic era | Old Stone Age The first part of the Stone Age; when people first used stone tools of or relating to the time during the early Stone Age; people made rough tools and weapons of stone | 69 | |
| 8212973036 | Patriarchy | When men believe that they are superior to women and women have less advantages and rights. | 70 | |
| 8212983942 | Pax Romana | A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. | 71 | |
| 8212986748 | Pillars of Islam | Testimony of Faith, Prayer, Alms giving, Fasting, Pilgrimage The five main beliefs of Islam. | 72 | |
| 8212994259 | Qin Shihuangdi | the first emperor to rule a united China, from 221 to 210 B.C.E. Qin emperor who was a legalist, ordered all books be burned but the scholars didn't listen | 73 | |
| 8212998332 | Quran | The Holy Book of Islam | 74 | |
| 8213003052 | Roman Slavery | Roman slaves provided labor for fields, mines and cities. when conquered people, became slaves | 75 | |
| 8213007765 | Sand roads | The system of roads that led across the Sahara desert in Africa. | 76 | |
| 8213010856 | Scholar-gentry class | this class lived in luxury with great respect because of their knowledge(china) | 77 | |
| 8213012388 | Shamans | Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world | 78 | |
| 8213018426 | Shotoku Taishi | A Japanese prince who used Chinese ideas to set up a more centralized system of government in China | 79 | |
| 8213033729 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism The prince who is said to have founded Buddhism. | 80 | |
| 8213037029 | Silk Roads | Caravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East | 81 | |
| 8213039239 | Song Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy | 82 | |
| 8213042720 | Spartacus | A slave who created a rebellion against the government with other slaves and gladiators. This caused a war | 83 | |
| 8213225177 | Srivijaya | A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. A navy | 84 | |
| 8213229830 | Sui dynasty | 581-618. unified the Northern and Southern dynasties and reinstalled the rule of ethnic Han Chinese | 85 | |
| 8213234402 | Syncretism | A merging of different cultures and religions | 86 | |
| 8213255384 | Tang dynasty | Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences. | 87 | |
| 8213258444 | Temujin | birth name of the Mongol leader better known as Chinggis Khan (1162-1227) | 88 | |
| 8213262036 | Teosinte | A type of wild maize that is the ancestor of corn. | 89 | |
| 8213267517 | Teotihuacan | The most significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city. The largest city of ancient Mesoamerica, flourished around 500 CE. | 90 | |
| 8213271431 | Trans-Saharan sla | The trading of slaves across northern Africa | 91 | |
| 8213314657 | Tribute system | Trade and foreign relations with other countries | 92 | |
| 8213329842 | Ulama | Islamic religious scholars | 93 | |
| 8213332141 | Umayyad Caliphate | Family of caliphs who ruled the Islamic world from 661 to 750 C.E. First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs | 94 | |
| 8213333843 | Umma | The term for all Muslims as a community. | 95 | |
| 8213337651 | Upanishads | A group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe. | 96 | |
| 8213343735 | Vedas | Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. Collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the barious gods of the Aryans. | 97 | |
| 8213346282 | Uruk | A large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia; has tablets with very early Sumerian scripts | 98 | |
| 8213349280 | Varna | each of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. The Hindu word for caste | 99 | |
| 8213352500 | Wang Mang | Founded the Xin dynasty in 9 CE carried out reforms so revolutionary that he is known as the "socialist emperor." | 100 | |
| 8213356201 | Xiongnu | A confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China. | 101 | |
| 8213359017 | Yangtze | Longest river in Asia The longest river of Asia, River found in China; 3rd longest river in the world (3915 miles long) | 102 | |
| 8213365706 | Yuan Dynasty | Chinese dynasty ruled by the Mongols from 1279 to 1368; best known ruler was Kublai Khan | 103 | |
| 8213367803 | Zheng He | Muslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the India Ocean. • Chinese admiral during Ming dynasty • explored as far as Africa • traded & collected tribute | 104 | |
| 8213371233 | Zoroaster | The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion, Zoroastrianism. Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) | 105 |
