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4759020025MesopotamiaMesopotamia is a name for the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system0
4759024729cuneiformCuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE.1
4759041553Hammurabi's Codehe Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC.2
4759054100cultural diffusionCultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another3
4759078864polytheismthe belief in or worship of more than one god.4
4759105600monotheismhe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.5
4759114307hieroglyphycsenigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing.6
4759119190pyramida monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.7
4759122368pharoaha ruler in ancient Egypt8
4759123433caste systema system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by the British Raj, and is today the basis of reservation in India9
4759126724Vedasthe most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion.10
4759129253Hinduismhinduism like other faiths is appropriately referred to as a religion11
4759134158Buddhisma religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. Buddhism originated in India, from where it spread through much of Asia, whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages.12
4759137034filial pietyvirtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors.13
4759139477dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country.14
4759142119SocratesSocrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.15
4759143579PlatoPlato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world16
4759145389Aristotlea Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece17
4759148702AthensAthens has been the center of Greek civilization for some 4,000 years. The capital of modern Greece18

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