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3660151417Aryan Migration0
3660154131Bantu Migrationmigrated from Western Africa-- near modern-day Nigeria-- southward and eastward, spreading out across all of the southern half of the African continent.1
3660154132Book of the Deadan ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom2
3660155856Code of Manuan ancient Hindu collection of rules of conduct in private and social life3
3660155857Cuneiformwedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit4
3660158004Gilgamesha legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics.5
3660158005Hammurabi's CodeBabylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC.6
3660161792HieroglyphicsFormal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements.7
3660161793Hyksoswere a mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period.8
3660161794Olmecfirst major civilization in Mexico following a progressive development in Soconusco.9
3660164988Zhou Dynastythe longest-lasting of China's dynasties. It followed the Shang Dynasty and it finished when the army of the state of Qin captured the city of Chengzhou in 256 BCE.10
3660166489Zigguratsmassive structures built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau, like step pyramids11
3660166490Norte ChicoIt is the oldest known civilization in the Americas, having flourished between the thirtieth century B.C.E. and the eighteenth century B.C.E12
3660169361Mohenjo-DaroMountain of the Dead; an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan13
3660169362Ritual PurityThe aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to the worship of a deity.14
3660173679Filial PietyA virtue of respect for one's father, elders, and ancestors.15
3660173680DaoismPhilosophical, ethical or religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao16
3660175806MonasticismMonkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work17
3660178627Athenian DemocracyIt was a system of direct democracy, in which participating citizens voted directly on legislation and executive bills18
3660180564Zoroastrianisma monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC.19
3660180565Hellenistic Erathe time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman domination.20
3660184447AnimismAnimists practice nature worship. They believe that everything in the universe has a spirit.21
3660186422Shi HuangdiKing of the state of Qin who conquered all other Warring States and eventually unified China in 221 BC22
3660188307Mauryan EmpireA dynasty which ruled northern India 321-circa 184 bc (centralized government)23
3660188308Ashokaan Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE24
3660193061Teotihuacanancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico25
3660193062Mound Buildersinhabitants of North America who, constructed various styles of earthen mounds for religious and ceremonial, burial, and elite residential purposes.26
3660194749Silk Roadsinternational trade route between China and the Mediterranean27
3660202590Qanat Systemused to transport water from an aquifer under a hill (source of water)28
3660211152Lateen Sailsa triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast29
3660215360Ghana & Mali & SonghaiThree kingdoms maintained vast trading networks across the Sahara desert and into the Middle East and North Africa.30
3660215373Great ZimbabweHilltop archaeological ruins of historic Bantu city dating from between the 11th and 14th centuries.31
3660217812Ibn BattutaA Medieval Muslim traveler and scholar, who is widely recognised as one of the greatest travelers of all time32
3660220156Swahili Civilization33
3660220157BushidoIs a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry.34
3660222078Silla DynastyOne of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the world's longest sustained dynasties35
3660222079Song DynastyAn era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. It succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and was followed by the Yuan dynasty36
3660224543Tang Dynastyan imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period37
3660226485Tribute Systemnetwork of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries that helped to shape much of East Asian affairs.38
3660228788Byzantine EmpireThe continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.39
3660230354Roman Catholic Churchgoverned by a hierarchy with the pope at the top and, at the lower levels, bishops and priests.40
3660230355CrusadesWar between Christians and Muslims41
3660233002Holy Roman Empirea multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 180642
3660233003Iconoclasmthe action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.43
3660234904Justinianwas a Byzantine emperor from 527 to 56544
3660236653Abbasid CaliphateThe third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad45
3660239419Bedouinsan Arab seminomadic group, descended from nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian deserts (Desert Dwellers)46
3660239420Hadithsa collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad47
3660240568Jihadto refer to the act of striving to serve the purposes of God on this earth48
3660240569Marco Poloan Italian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China49
3660242302Sharia Lawthe body of Islamic law.50
3660242303SikhismBlend of Hinduism and Islam51
3660242304Sufisa Muslim ascetic and mystic52
3660244433Delhi Sultanatea Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years53
3660244434Timbuktua historical and ongoingly inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali,54
3660244435Ummathe whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion.55
3660246230Chinggis Khanthe founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire56
3660246231Kublai KhanThe fifth Khagan of the Mongol Empire, reigning from 1260 to 1294,57
3660248098Aztec EmpireAn alliance of three Nahua "altepetl" city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan58
3660248099Inca Empirethe largest empire in pre-Columbian America59
3660249980Tenochtitlanan Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico.60
3660249985Mongolsan East-Central Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region61
3660251954DiasporaJews living outside Israel.62
3660251955Neoconfucianisma movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around AD 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism.63
3660253644Manoralismdescribes how land was distributed and who profited from the land64
3660253645FeudalismThe dominant social system in medieval Europe65
3660255859Islam66
3660255860Sunni/Shi'aAbu Bakr vs Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.67
3660259277Dar al-Islamthose lands in which a Muslim government rules and the Holy Law of Islam prevails. Non-Muslims may live there on Muslim sufferance.68
3660262187Mansu Musathe tenth Mansa, which translates as "sultan" or "emperor"," of the wealthy West African Mali Empire69
3660264311Umayyad Dynastythe second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad70

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