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3074742648ConfuciusConfucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.0
3074742649TaoismPhilosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events.1
3074742650LegalismStrict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit.2
3074742651JainismReligion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism3
3074742652BuddhaGautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.4
3074742653ChavinAn early pre-Incan civilization that flourished in northern and central Peru from about 900 to 200 bc, known for its carved stone sculptures and boldly designed ceramics5
3074742654Olmecscultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico circa 1200 B.C.E.; featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems.6
3074742655SocratesAthenian philosopher of late 5th century B.C.E.; condemned to death for "corrupting" minds of Athenian young; usually seen as the father of western philosophy; people should teach by asking questions; did not approve of democracy (Athens was a democracy); took poisoned hemlock as suicide7
3074742656PlatoPlato was a philosopher and mathematician in Classical Greece, and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.8
3074742657AristotleGreek philosopher; teacher of Alexander; taught that knowledge was based upon observation of phenomena in material world.9
3074742658HellenismCulture derived from the Greek civilization that flourished between 800 and 400 B.C.E.10
3074742659Alexander the great(r. 336-323 B.C.E.); son and successor of Philip II; conquered Persian Empire and advanced to borders of India; attempted to combine Greek and Persian culture; taught by Aristotle 11
3074742660Silk RoadA system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods.12
3074742661CosmopolitanComposed of people from or at home in many parts of the world13
3074742662Caravan citya group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc. any group traveling in or as if in a caravan and using a specific mode of transportation, as pack animals or motor vehicles:14
3074742663Periplusis a manuscript document that lists the ports and coastal landmarks, in order and with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore.15
3074742664Mahayana BuddhismVersion of Buddhism popular in China; emphasized Buddha's role as a savior.16
3074742665Hinanyana Buddhism17
3074742666Bodhisattvasa person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.18
3074742667Dhammathe principle of cosmic order.19
3074742668XiongnuNomads who terrorized the border and were defeated by Wudi. Lived in the steppes or grasslands north of China. Were the biggest threat to security.20
3074742669Pax sinica(Latin for "Chinese peace")21
3074742670Emperor wu22
3074742671Punic warsthree wars (264-146 B.C.E.) between Rome and the Carthaginians; saw the transformation of Rome from a land to a sea power.23
3074742672Roman Republic24
3074742673Dictator25
3074742674PlebeiansAn ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republi26
3074742675Sassanian empire27
3074742676Nestorian Christian28
3074742677Sogdians29
3074742678Bantu migration30
3074742679Teotihuacan31
3074742680Mesoamerica32

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