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| 5842468781 | Neolithic Revolution | A time period when humans went from hunting and gathering to discovering agriculture | 0 | |
| 5842507611 | hunter-gatherer | human living in a society in which food is obtained by foraging and a nomadic lifestyle | 1 | |
| 5842536716 | Agricultural Surplus | agricultural production that exceeds the needs of the society and may be stored or traded | 2 | |
| 5842554859 | Job Specialization | focusing on one particular job or area | 3 | |
| 5842569757 | Epic of Gilgamesh | epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving work of literature | 4 | |
| 5842600015 | Hammurabi's Code | babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia "eye for an eye" | 5 | |
| 5842623408 | Mandate of Heaven | Zhou Dynasty the ruler is the only legitimate ruler of China who was blessed by the Gods and if something wrong goes during his rule( war or natural disasters) the ruler would be overthrown | 6 | |
| 5842694966 | Ziggurat | a form of temple common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia. | 7 | |
| 5842717210 | Oracle Bones | a group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty. | 8 | |
| 5842736502 | Alphabet | any system of characters or signs with which a language is written | 9 | |
| 5842742936 | Metallurgy | the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties. | 10 | |
| 5842752033 | Polytheism | belief in many gods | 11 | |
| 5842756028 | ancestor veneration | the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living. | 12 | |
| 5842791514 | city states | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 13 | |
| 5842817904 | patriarchy | society dominated by men | 14 | |
| 5842821758 | phoenicians | had great ships invented the alphabet Israel/lebanon | 15 | |
| 5842873782 | centralized | to bring under one control, especially in government(one ruler) | 16 | |
| 5842884310 | decentralized | to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area(local authority) | 17 | |
| 5842912921 | Monumental architecture | Characteristic of civilization, often religious monuments (i.e. Ziggurats in Mesopotamia, pyramids in Egypt). | 18 | |
| 5902435306 | Silk Roads | ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the East and West from China to the Mediterranean Sea. | 19 | |
| 5902435307 | Syncretism | the combination of different forms of belief or practice | 20 | |
| 5902437881 | Vedic Tradition | of or relating to the Aryans who settled in India c1500 b.c., or to their literature or religion. | 21 | |
| 5902437882 | Christianity | definition-Religion emerging from Middle East in the first century C.E. holding Jesus to be the son of God who sacrificed himself on behalf of mankind significance- monotheistic exstention of Jeudism | 22 | |
| 5902440446 | Period of Warring States | the period from 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC when regional warlords battled amongst each other and there was no ruler | 23 | |
| 5902442496 | Paul of Tarsus | A Jew from Asia Minor that played the most influential role in the spread of Christianity. Paul never met Jesus but he had a vision one day of speaking to him. | 24 | |
| 5902446538 | Mauryan/Gupta | An Indian Empire that had a bureaucratic administration. It unified all of India into a peaceful and stable empire save for the southern tip of India A dynasty that fell when it overtaxed the people, which led to rebellion which overthrew the emperor. It split into multiple regional kingdoms The empire in India that supported Buddhism, and later accepted Hinduism when it arose | 25 | |
| 5902446539 | Ashoka | grandson of Chandragupta Maurya; extended conquests of the dynasty; converted to Buddhism and sponsored its spread throughout his empire | 26 | |
| 5902448802 | 4 Noble Truths | Part of the Dharma of Buddhism 1. All life is suffering 2. Desire is the cause of suffering 3. Removing desire removes suffering 4. This may be done through the 8-fold path | 27 | |
| 5902448803 | Caste System | From Aryan times Brahmins (priests), Kshatriays (warriors, aristocrats), Vaishayas (peasants, merchants), Shudras (serfs) | 28 | |
| 5902455515 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia in northern Greece. Between 334 and 323 B.C.E. he conquered the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the Middle East. Later known as Alexander the Great. (p. 136) | 29 | |
| 5902464235 | Hellenism | Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until spread of islam | 30 | |
| 5902464236 | Confucianism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 31 | |
| 5902466324 | Polis | The Greek term for a city-state. This served as the main political institution in Classical Greece | 32 | |
| 5902467951 | Huns | Warlike people who migrated from Eastern Europe into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome | 33 | |
| 5902473477 | Shihuangdi | king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BC to 221 BC, and then the first emperor of a unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC, ruling under the name First Emperor. | 34 | |
| 5902473478 | Aryans | Indo-European nomadic pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilization; militarized society | 35 | |
| 5902476790 | Analects | are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held Animism - The belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature | 36 | |
| 5902479262 | The Royal Road | ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire in the 5th century BC | 37 |
