7462732388 | Aegean Sea | sea north of Africa, next to Greece and Anatolia | 0 | |
7462734075 | Alphabet | system of writing that anyone can learn | 1 | |
7462734076 | Aryans | group of Indo-Europeans which moved into India and changed culture | 2 | |
7462739205 | Assyrian Empire | Indo-European empire based on cruelty, militarism, and terrorism | 3 | |
7462743046 | Atman/Brahman | Collectie soul which everyone belongs to (hindu) | 4 | |
7462748461 | Autocracy | type of rule in which individual has all ruling | 5 | |
7462752034 | Babylonian Captivity | Hebrews were taken to Babylon; later they were released as Jews | 6 | |
7462756616 | Buddhism | Type of reformed Hinduism popular in Asia | 7 | |
7462759437 | Brahmins | priestly class of Buddhists | 8 | |
7462761378 | Caste System | Indian social system in one cannot move up or leave a caste | 9 | |
7462766538 | Carthage | city-state founded by Phoenicians | 10 | |
7462771064 | Chaldeans | group which destroyed Hebrew temple and rebuilt Mesopotamia (Neo-Babylonians) | 11 | |
7462778649 | Confucianism | Philosophies of Chinese leader Confucius. (be active) | 12 | |
7462785274 | Crete | Minoan Island in which 1st European civilization emerged | 13 | |
7462788423 | Daoism | Philosophy of China. (Nature, inner peace) | 14 | |
7462792697 | Darics | Gold coins issued by Persian emperor, Darius | 15 | |
7462803078 | 4 Noble Truths | Life is filled with suffering and sorrow. Suffering is caused by people pursuing the immediate pleasures of the world. The way to end suffering is to end all desires. The way to end all desires is to follow the Eightfold Path. | 16 | |
7462810449 | Eightfold Path | release from selfishness (leads to Nirvana) | 17 | |
7462813600 | Great Wall of China | Built during Qin dynasty to protect from invasion | 18 | |
7462816377 | Harappan | Name referring to Indus River Valley Civilizations | 19 | |
7462819877 | Hebrews | Original people of Abraham, believers in Judaism | 20 | |
7462823418 | Hittites | Group of Indo-Europeans. Went westward and created an empire. | 21 | |
7462826734 | Hinduism | Main religion of India (no single founder) | 22 | |
7462828759 | Indo-European | "relating to the family of languages spoken over the greater part of Europe and Asia as far as northern India" | 23 | |
7462834449 | Iron Age | 1200 BC (approximate) | 24 | |
7462849388 | Sequentially, who were the kings of Israel, a powerful country? | Saul, David, and Solomon | 25 | |
7462851836 | Jainism | Indian religion which believes all life is very sacred | 26 | |
7462855298 | Judaism | Major religion influencing Christians. First example of ethical monotheism | 27 | |
7462857601 | Judah | Southern part of Israel after death of Solomon. Includes Jerusalem | 28 | |
7462862120 | Karma | sum of one's good deeds in life | 29 | |
7462864418 | Kushites | People of Kush | 30 | |
7462864420 | Kush | kingdom south of Egypt in Nubia | 31 | |
7462887114 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy that a country should have rules and severe punishments | 32 | |
7462893032 | Mahabharata | Poem telling story of Aryans and war | 33 | |
7462895434 | Medes | People who shared Iranian plateau with Persians | 34 | |
7462899297 | Meroë | Kushite city that became essential for trade | 35 | |
7462902439 | Minoan | Civilization which developed island in Crete, which held 1st civilization in Europe | 36 | |
7462907199 | Linear A | Undeciphered Minoan writing system | 37 | |
7462913411 | Maksha/Nirvana | Buddhist state of being released from incarnation and suffering | 38 | |
7462926384 | Nineveh | Later Assyrian capital which held large library | 39 | |
7462929039 | Nubia | Region south of Egypt which controlled Kushite civilization | 40 | |
7462933179 | Persian Empire | 1st classical civilization; run by King Cyrus | 41 | |
7462936348 | Phoenicians | Trading people which developed colonies and alphabet | 42 | |
7462942233 | Reincarnation | Belief in Hinduism where the soul changes bodies | 43 | |
7462945340 | Royal Road | Road in Persian empire that ran 1600 miles | 44 | |
7462948657 | Satraps | governors of Persian empire of individual provinces | 45 | |
7462951196 | Sea Peoples | mysterious people who destroyed Hittites and Egypt | 46 | |
7462955011 | Thalassocracy | empire based on control of the sea | 47 | |
7462962318 | Torah | First 5 books of the Old Testament | 48 | |
7462964599 | Untouchables | Lowest caste of Indian society | 49 | |
7462966783 | Valley of the Kings | where pharaohs were buried in the New Kingdom | 50 | |
7462969229 | Vedas | Sacred writings of Aryans. Basis of Hinduism | 51 | |
7462972038 | Yin and Yang | Yin = negative, yang = positive. Chinese attempt at harmony | 52 | |
7462982205 | Zoroastrianism | Pre-Islamic religion of Persia | 53 | |
7462986122 | Siddhartha | Founder of Buddhism | 54 | |
7462989123 | Cyrus the Great | 1st King of Persia | 55 | |
7462992703 | Hatshepsut | Female Pharaoh | 56 | |
7462996113 | Ramses II | Greatest Egyptian pharaoh | 57 | |
7462999966 | Assurbanipal | Greatest Assyrian King | 58 | |
7463002448 | Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean King who sent Jews to Babylon | 59 | |
7463007589 | Darius the Great | Successor of Cyrus, king of Persia | 60 | |
7463010768 | Confucius | Chinese ruler/founder of Confucianism | 61 | |
7463014814 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of Qin dynasty. 1st emperor of china | 62 |
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