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4946827415aqueductA conduit, either elevated or underground, that used gravity to carry water from a source to a location?usually a city?that needed it. The Romans built many aqueducts in a period of substantial urbanization0
4946831282augustusWith his patience, skill, and efficiency, he changed every part of Roman life and brought peace and prosperity to the Greco-Roman world.1
4946831283Chang' AnA Major Capital city of Ancient China2
4946835868ChristianA person who has received christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings.3
4946835869constantineRoman emperor (r.312-337) After reuniting the Roman Empire, he moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity a favorable religion4
4946841615DiocletianA Roman emperor that restored efficient government to the Roman empire.5
4946843754EquitesKnown as the second in wealth and status in the Roman Principate these wealthy landowners allied with the Roman emperors to counterbalance old aristocracy, and staffed the civil service, and helped run the huge empire.6
4946845551GauzoThrone name of Liu Bang7
4946845552Hana term used to designate the ethnic Chinese people who originated in the Yellow River Valley and spreaded throughout the regions of China suitable for agriculture and the dynasty of emperors.8
4946847695JesusHe was executed as a revolutionary by the Romans. Hailed as the Messiah and son of God by his followers, he became the central figure in Christianity, a belief system that developed in the centuries after his death.9
4946847696LatifundiaA large estate of land, of which was ran by slaves to grow cash crops and livestock. The lands was sold to large landowners from roman soldiers that once farmed that land.10
4946853270Lie BangAfter overthrow of Qin dynasty, Liu Bang prevailed and inaugurated a new dynasty, known as Han, that governed China for more than 4 centuries. Destructed harshness of Qin dynasty and began new legalist modifications to the country. Kept money tight so taxes were lower and poverty was less of an issue. He reverted back to feudal grants the Qin dynasty abandoned11
4946856421Patron/Client RelationshipIn ancient Rome, a fundamental social relationship in which the patron- a wealthy and powerful individual- provided legal and economic protection and assistance to clients, men of lesser status and means, and in return the clients supported the political careers and economic interests of their patron.12
4946856422Pauloriginally persecuted the followers of Jesus but after receiving a revelation on the road to Syrian Damascus, became a Christian.13
4946859975PaterfamiliasIn ancient Rome, the basic unit of society was the house which had the extended family ruled by its head member, the paterfamilia.14
4946861823Pax Romana(Roman Peace)A period of peace and stability across the Roman Empire, that began with the reign of Augustus.15
4946861824PrincipateA term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E., based on the ambiguous title princeps first adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship16
4948336817QinIt was the dynasty that established the first great Chinese empire. The Qin, which lasted only from 221 to 207 B.C.E. It established the approximate boundaries and basic administrative system that all subsequent Chinese dynasties were to follow for the next two millennia.17
4948336818RepublicA form of government in which power is explicitly vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives18
4948343164Ramonizationwhich latin language and roman culture became dominant in western provinces.19
4948345993SenateA council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families. Originally an advisory body to early kings,in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and growing empire. Under Senate leadership, Rome conquered an empire of unprecedented extent in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.20
4948345994Shi HuangdiFounder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire. He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states, standardization of practices, and forcible organization of labor for military and engineering tasks.21
4948351611Sima QianKnown as the first great Chinese historian, and was also a calender expert and an astronomer. However is most known for his historical documents known as the the "Shiji"22
4948354831Third-Century Crisisfrequent changes of ruler, civil wars, barbarian invasions, decline of urban centers, and near-destruction of long-distance commerce and the monetary economy.23
4948356590Xiongnuconfederacy under the leadership of Maodun that opposed a threat to the China's military for centuries with a lot of wars and high cost of resources and living.24

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