1932869787 | Ashoka | Ashoka Mauryan, commonly known as Ashoka and also as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. | 0 | |
1932869788 | Atman | the spiritual life principle of the universe especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual. | 1 | |
1932869789 | Attila | Attila, frequent referred to as Atilla the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453 | 2 | |
1932869790 | Augustus Caesar | Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 B.C until his death in 14 A.D | 3 | |
1932869791 | Bhagavad-Gita | A sacred Hindu that is incorporated into the Mahabharata and takes the form of a philosophical dialogue in which Krishna instructs the prince Arjuana in ethical matters and the nature of god. | 4 | |
1932869792 | The Analects | Is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius. | 5 | |
1932869793 | Dharma | the teaching or religion of the Buddha | 6 | |
1932869794 | Consul | an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the governments citizens and interests there | 7 | |
1932869795 | Actium | a promontory and ancient town of western Greece | 8 | |
1932869796 | Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great was a king of the ancient Geek of Macedon | 9 | |
1932869797 | Aristotle | Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the Macedonian | 10 | |
1932869798 | Dao and Daoism | a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu advocating humility and religious piety. | 11 | |
1932869799 | Bodhisattva | a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings | 12 | |
1932869800 | Ethnic Religious | A religion with a relatively concentrated Sparta distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated | 13 | |
1932869801 | Eightfold Path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration | 14 | |
1932869802 | Diaspora | is a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world | 15 | |
1932869803 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed rom Vedic religion | 16 | |
1932869804 | Hebrew Bible | the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions, the torac, prophets and the writings. | 17 | |
1932869805 | Four Noble Truths | the doctrines of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path. The four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching. | 18 | |
1932869806 | Mudras | a symoblic hand gesture used in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance. | 19 | |
1932869807 | Monotheism | the doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god. | 20 | |
1932869808 | Abraham | Abraham, originally Abraham, is the first of the three biblical patriarchs. Plays a prominent role in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. | 21 | |
1932869809 | Cyrus the Great | Cyrus ll of Persia, commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. | 22 | |
1932869810 | 3rd Century Crisis | also known as military anarchy or the Imperial Crisis, was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, Civil War plague, and economic depression. | 23 | |
1932869811 | Moksha | release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma | 24 | |
1932869812 | Mahabharata | is one of the two major sanskrit epics of ancient India | 25 | |
1932869813 | Laozi | Laozi was a philosopher and poet of ancient China | 26 | |
1932869814 | Karma | the sum of a persons actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences | 27 | |
1932869815 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews | 28 | |
1932869816 | Paul | Paul the Apostle, was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the 1st century world. | 29 | |
1932869817 | Nirvana | a transcendent state in which there id neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of Karma and the cycle of death and rebirth | 30 | |
1932869818 | Vishnu | one of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the protector and preserver of worlds | 31 | |
1932869819 | Vedas | any of the oldest and most authoritative Hindu scared texts, composed in sanskrit and gathered into four collections | 32 | |
1932869820 | Universalizing Religious | a religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location | 33 | |
1932869821 | Shiva | a period of seven days' formal mooring for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral | 34 | |
1932869822 | Rig Veda | The most ancient collection of Hindu sacred verses, consisting principally of hymns to various deities | 35 | |
1932869823 | Reciprocity | the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another | 36 | |
1932869824 | Ramayana | an epic of India, concerned with the life and adventures of Ramachandra and hid wife Sita | 37 | |
1932869825 | Polytheism | Belief in or worshiped of more than one god | 38 | |
1932869826 | Yin-Yang | is the concept of duality forming a whole | 39 | |
1932869827 | Equites | a class of citizens who originally formed the cavalry of the Roman army and at a later period were a wealthy class of great political importance | 40 | |
1932869828 | Diocletian | was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia | 41 | |
1932869829 | Desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. | 42 | |
1932869830 | Delian League | an alliance ancient Greek states formed to fight Persia | 43 | |
1932869831 | Etruscans | a native of ancient Etruria | 44 | |
1932869832 | Julius Caesar | was a Roman general, states man, consul, and notable author of Latin prose | 45 | |
1932869833 | Hoplites | a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece | 46 | |
1932869834 | Helots | A member of a class of serfs in accent Sparta between slaves and citizens | 47 | |
1932869835 | Hellenistic Synthesis | after Alexander's death, Greek art, education, and culture merged with those in the Middle East. | 48 | |
1932869836 | Hellenic Culture | relating to ancient Greek history, culture, or art before the Hellenistic period. | 49 | |
1932869837 | Han Wudi | Han Wudi was the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty of China. | 50 | |
1932869838 | Gupta Empire | The Gupta empire was an accent Indian Empire, founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta | 51 | |
1932869839 | Greek "Classical Age" | The classical age of Greece begins with the Persian War and end's with the death of Alexander the Great | 52 | |
1932869840 | Great Wall | The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to--west line across the historical northern borders. | 53 | |
1932869841 | Legalism | excessive adherence to law or formula | 54 | |
1932869842 | Law of the Twelve Tables | set of rules | 55 | |
1932869843 | Lateen Sail | Triangular sail that was developed in Indian Ocean trade that allowed a ship to sail against the wind. | 56 | |
1932869844 | Minoans | an inhabitant of Minoan crete or member of the Minoan people. | 57 | |
1932869845 | Mauryan Dynasty | is a geographically extensive iron age historical power n ancient India. | 58 | |
1932869846 | Mark Antony | Roman general: friend of Caesar; rival of Augustus Caesar | 59 | |
1932869847 | Marathon | a village and plain of ancient Greece northeast of Athens. | 60 | |
1932869848 | Mycenaeans | an inhabitant od Mycenae or member of the Mycenaean people | 61 | |
1932869849 | Natural Law | a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basic for all human conduct. | 62 | |
1932869850 | Oceania | is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean | 63 | |
1932869851 | Patron-Client Relationships | Patronage was the distinctive relationship in ancient Roman society between the patrons and his clients. The relationship was hierarchical, but obligations were mutual. | 64 | |
1932869852 | Pax Romana | the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire. | 65 | |
1932869853 | Peloponnesian War | war which involved Athens and its allies against Sparta and its allies. Sparta ultimately won the war but a majority of the Greek city-states are weakened considerably by the fighting | 66 | |
1932869854 | Pericles | one of the most famous Greek political figures, he dominated Athenian government in the 5th century B.C.E. | 67 | |
1932869855 | Phoenicians | is an ancient semitic civilization situated on the Western coastal part of the fertile crescent. | 68 | |
1932869856 | Phonetic Alphabet | set of symbols, used for phonetic transcription. | 69 | |
1932869857 | Constantine | was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Constantine was the son of Flavius valorous Constantius a roman army officer, and his consort Helena. | 70 | |
1932869858 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teaching founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius | 71 | |
1932869859 | Cleopatra | who being far better known than all others of that name, is known to history as Cleopatra without qualifications, was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt | 72 | |
1932869860 | Cleisthenes | Cleisthenes was a noble Athenian of the Aicmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 B.C. | 73 | |
1932869861 | Calligraphy | decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering. | 74 | |
1932869862 | Buddhism | Buddhism is a path of practice and Spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality. | 75 | |
1932869863 | Punic Wars | Series of wars between the Roman republic and the Phoenician Colony Carthage over dominance of the Mediterranean. | 76 | |
1932869864 | Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. | 77 | |
1932869865 | Qin Dynasty | established the 1st centralized Imperial government and built much of the Great Wall. | 78 | |
1932869866 | Princeps | was an official title of a Roman Emperor as the title determining the leader in Ancient Rome | 79 | |
1932869867 | Polis | Greek word for city-state | 80 | |
1932869868 | Plato | Socrates' greatest pupil, who suggested that humans could approach an understanding of the perfect forms of truth, good, and beauty that he thought underlay nature. | 81 | |
1932869869 | Monarchies | a form of government with a monarch at the head. | 82 | |
1932869870 | Aristocracies | the highest certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles | 83 | |
1932869871 | Democracies | a system of government by the whole population. | 84 | |
1932869872 | Patricians | an aristocrat or nobleman | 85 | |
1932869873 | Plebeians | a commoner, a member of the lower social classes | 86 | |
1932869874 | Caste | each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity of palliation and of social status | 87 | |
1932869875 | Varna | each of the four Hindu castes, Braham, Kyshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. | 88 | |
1932869876 | Jati | a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India. | 89 | |
1932869877 | Warring States Period | 476-221 BCE numerous city states kingdoms consolidated into seven major conteders | 90 | |
1932869878 | Virgil | author of the Aeneid during reign of Augustus about 800 years after the city was established | 91 | |
1932869879 | Tyrants | people who gained power by force | 92 | |
1932869880 | Satraps | Persian administrators, usually members of the royal family, who governed a satrapy | 93 | |
1932869881 | Shi Huangdi | the first emperor in Ancient China. | 94 | |
1932869882 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth. | 95 | |
1932869883 | Xerxes | (c. 519-465 BC) King of Persia; his armies invaded Greece but were eventually defeated by the Greeks | 96 | |
1932869884 | Xiao | Family devotion, filial piety; a Confucian virtue. | 97 | |
1932869885 | Ren | rebirth | 98 | |
1932869886 | Roman Empire | an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. | 99 | |
1932869887 | Upanishads | A group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe | 100 | |
1932869888 | Triumvirate | a group of three rulers. | 101 | |
1932869889 | Stirrup | Device for securing a horseman's feet, enabling him to wield weapons more effectively. | 102 | |
1932869890 | Terra Cotta Army | clay army that helped protected the emperor's grave. | 103 | |
1932869891 | Tribunes | An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates. | 104 | |
1932869892 | Forbidden City | A walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China | 105 | |
1932869893 | Scholar Gentry | the educated upper classes in China. | 106 | |
1932869894 | Secularism | A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. | 107 | |
1932869895 | Desertification | Any change of fertile land into desert. | 108 | |
1932869896 | Senate | 100 members (two from each state), 6 year terms, A council of representatives. | 109 |
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