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4821453698RepublicA state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch0
4821458460Senatea political institution in ancient roman republic. it was not an elected body but one whose members were appointed by the consuls and later by the censors. After aRoman magistrate served his term in office it usually was followed with automatic appointment to this1
4821472743Tribunesan office an ancient rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests2
4821478196laws of the twelve tablesthe earliest attempt by the romans to create a code of law3
4821483723cicerohe came from a wealthy municipal family of the roman equestrian order and is widely considered one of romes greatest orators and prose stylists4
4821489133carthagecity state that once belonged to the Phoenician empire. fought rome in the punic wars5
4821492821punic warswars fought with rome that led to the city of carthage being destroyed6
4821496410Spartacus rebellionslave rebellion in Athens7
4821498939Julius caesargeneral who defeated sulia, was popularis, an aristocrat whose strength was from the common people killed on march 15 44 BCE8
4821506969marc anthonyone of two generals that led to the downfall of rome9
4821509662pax romana200 years of roman peace10
4821511942separation of church and stateis a description for the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation11
4821518895plebeianscommoner in rome12
4821519979ashoka mauryamost celebrated ruler of all the mauryan rulers13
4821521715ganges riversacred river to the hindu religion14
4821523491gupta dynastysecond and last major indian dynasty15
4821525268han dynastydynasty in china lasting over 400 years16
4821527351pax sinicaperiod of peace during the han dynasty17
4821529653brahmathe creator god conceived chiefly as a member of the triad including Vishnu and shiva18
4821532640jainismreligion in which individual reflection and meditation are the focal points19
4821536481buddhismthat encompasses a variety of traditions beliefs and spiritual practices on teachings attributed to Buddha20
4821542623Siddhartha gautamabecomes the enlighten one a young prince who became aware of all the suffering in the world21
4821547505asceticsomeone who rejects worldly pleasures and lives a live of self denial22
4821550492four noble truthspart of the Buddhist doctrine23
4821554771confucianismbelief that one should respect social hierarchy and traditions24
4821558216daoismsymbol is yin and yang, founder is laozi, followers seek happiness and wisdom by way of path25
4821564437caste systemclass system in india26
4821565884silk roadstransregional trade route connecting communities in Europe and asia27
4821571324mesoamericalocation of the chavin and moche civilization28
4821575644olmecdeveloped a calendar numbering system that included zero and the first writing systems in americas29
4821579114mother civilizationanother name for the olmec's30
4821581286hieroglyphicsEgyptian writing31
4821583801slash and burn agriculturetype of agriculture in which the land is burned and the soil is fertile for 2 to 3 yrs32

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