6742300410 | Argarian | The cultivation of land | 0 | |
6742305648 | Barbarian | Person in a savage or primitive state | 1 | |
6742314728 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the decisions are made by state officials rather then elected representatives | 2 | |
6742344706 | Sumerians | First civilization in Mesopotamia | 3 | |
6742349034 | Amorites | Nomads that took over Mesopotamia and started the Babylonian | 4 | |
6742358404 | Phoenicians | Collection of Mediterranean city states known for trading, sailing, cedar wood, and purple dye | 5 | |
6742368137 | Nile River | Acted as a two way highway in Egypt | 6 | |
6742373436 | Aryans | Nomadic warriors that brought early Hinduism to India | 7 | |
6742410610 | Upanishads | Formalized Hinduism is the 6th century BCE | 8 | |
6742414818 | Middle Kingdom | Name for China | 9 | |
6742417839 | Animism | Religion in Shang Dynasty | 10 | |
6742421766 | Mandate of Heaven | Zhou Dynasty used for consent | 11 | |
6742426041 | Royal Road | Persian road that unified and was used for trading | 12 | |
6742434061 | Zoroasterianism | Theology that the world was divided | 13 | |
6742436364 | Aegean Sea | Body of water that Greek Culture revolved around | 14 | |
6742449405 | Socrates | Questioned altenian political system after loss of the Peloponnesian War | 15 | |
6742459989 | Hellinistic Culture | Combination of Greek and Persian culture by Alexander the Great | 16 | |
6742469590 | Filial Piety | Confucian ideal that respect starts in the home | 17 | |
6742473612 | Taoism | Philosophy that nature and instinct is "the way" | 18 | |
6742482523 | Legalism | Rule through coercion and fear | 19 | |
6742485571 | Xiongdu | Nomads that took over the northern Han | 20 | |
6742495129 | Ashoka | Mauryan ruler and Buddhist who led with morals | 21 | |
6742498489 | Guptas | Indian dynasty that was loosely structured but advanced in culture and learning | 22 | |
6742517404 | Patriarchy | A form of social organization in which males dominate females | 23 | |
6742524800 | Mesopotamia | "land between the rivers"; fertile crescent | 24 | |
6742532726 | Labor Specialization | division of jobs and skills in a society | 25 | |
6742537325 | Metallurgy | the science of working with metals | 26 | |
6742551174 | Cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets | 27 | |
6742565211 | Code of Hammurabi | 1st written code of law | 28 | |
6742575469 | Caste System | A hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | 29 | |
6742590671 | Devshirme | ottoman "blood tax' | 30 | |
6742594360 | China | wanted most silver | 31 | |
6742599537 | Copernicus | Believed earth revolved around the sun | 32 | |
6742604485 | Neo-confucianism | response to Buddhism in China | 33 | |
6742609707 | Columbian Exchange | biological east and west exchange | 34 | |
6742614746 | Justanians Code | Byzantine law influenced by romans | 35 | |
6742622515 | Jesuits | catholic missionaries in asia and americas | 36 | |
6742634379 | Maize and Potatoes | Crops that increased in Europe and Asia populations | 37 | |
6742641648 | Smallpox | Decimated native american population | 38 | |
6742647550 | Capitalism | economies with private ownerships | 39 | |
6742662239 | Manchus | Founded the last China dynasty | 40 | |
6742666134 | Creoles | full spanish born in americas | 41 | |
6742670853 | Ecomienda | Spanish labor system | 42 | |
6742677017 | Ottomans | Conquered the Byzantines | 43 | |
6742686268 | Serfs | People legally bound to their land | 44 | |
6742700533 | Mullans | Religious safavid leaders convert to Shiism | 45 | |
6742704619 | Imams | religious leader descendant of Ali | 46 | |
6742714637 | Constantinople | Renamed to Istanbul | 47 | |
6742719486 | Shan Abbas | Safavid Ruler | 48 | |
6742722745 | Isfahan | Safavid Capital | 49 | |
6742737885 | Akbar | Mughal Leader | 50 | |
6742741361 | Babur | Founded Mughals | 51 | |
6742744172 | Suleyman | Ottoman Sultan | 52 | |
6742749745 | Ismall | Safavid Leader | 53 | |
6742751587 | Sharia | Islamic Law | 54 | |
6742754098 | Jizya | Tax on Hindus | 55 | |
6742757413 | Shah Jahan | Built Taj Mahal | 56 | |
6742760242 | El Mina | Important Factory | 57 | |
6742763386 | Nzing Mvemba | Congo ruler who converted kingdom to Christianity and worked to end slave trade | 58 | |
6742772633 | Royal African Company | Source of Slaves | 59 | |
6742780015 | Indies piece | Equivalent worth of a healthy slave man (spanish) | 60 | |
6742795521 | Triangular Trade | Slaves go to Americas, American goods go to Europe, products sent to Africa | 61 | |
6742809241 | Fulani | Religious brotherhoods trying to get closer to God | 62 | |
6742816971 | 3 african civilizations | Asante Benin Dahomey | 63 | |
6742822299 | Shaka/Zulu | Military nguni leader of Zulu chiefdom used iron discipline | 64 | |
6742830106 | Mfecane | Wars forcing migration | 65 | |
6742833082 | Middle Passage | Sharing of ideas between slaves and colonial peoples | 66 | |
6742852761 | Salt Water Slaves | African born slaves | 67 | |
6742856067 | Creole | American born descendants of salt water slaves | 68 | |
6742867459 | Asian sea trading Network | trade west to east into three zones: Arabs, Indians, and Chinese | 69 | |
6742874893 | Goa | Indian city developed by Portugese | 70 | |
6742911360 | Apartheid | A system of racial segregation in South Africa | 71 | |
6742929571 | White Huns | Invaders who weakened the empire of the Guptas | 72 | |
6742934454 | Marae | Polynesian temple structure | 73 | |
6742951597 | Hitites | Most formidable power in Anatolia | 74 | |
6758396012 | Theocracy | A government ruled by God or by church leaders | 75 | |
6758396013 | Artisan | A craftsman | 76 | |
6758396014 | Polis | A Greek city-state | 77 | |
6758396015 | Brahmin | A member of the social class of priests in Aryan society | 78 | |
6758396016 | Democracy | A political system in which the people rule | 79 | |
6758396017 | Monsoon | A seasonal wind | 80 | |
6758396018 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 81 | |
6758396019 | Hieroglyphics | A system of picture writing used in Egypt | 82 | |
6758396020 | Foraging | A term for hunting and gathering | 83 | |
6758396021 | Pharoh | An Egyptian monarch | 84 | |
6758396022 | Aftrifact | A object made by human hands | 85 | |
6758396023 | Analects | Collection of teachings and sayings made by Confucius | 86 | |
6758396024 | Jati | Complicated system of sub castes in the Hindu caste system | 87 | |
6758396025 | Steppe | Dry grassland | 88 | |
6758396026 | Filial Piety | I'm China, respect for one's parents and other elders | 89 | |
6758396027 | Latifundia | Large holdings in the Roman Empire | 90 | |
6758396028 | Ziggurat | Mesopotamian Temples | 91 | |
6758396029 | Disciple | 12 followers of Christ | 92 | |
6758396030 | Reincarnation | Rebirth | 93 | |
6758396031 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 94 | |
6758396032 | Monotheism | Belief in one god | 95 | |
6758396033 | Torah | First 5 books of the Jewish scripture | 96 | |
6758396034 | Pope | Head of the Catholic Church | 97 | |
6758396035 | Varna | Hindu word for caste | 98 | |
6758396036 | 10 commandments | Moral law of the Hebrews | 99 | |
6758396037 | Pastoralism | Practice of herding | 100 | |
6758396038 | Syncretism | Blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions | 101 | |
6758396039 | Austronesian | Branch of languages originating in Oceania | 102 | |
6758396040 | Hadith | Collection of the saying and deeds of Mohammed | 103 | |
6758396041 | Chivalry | Knight's code of honor in Medieval Europe | 104 | |
6758396042 | Khan | A mongol Rulee | 105 | |
6758396043 | Neo- Confucianism | Philosophy that blended Confucianism and Buddhist thought | 106 | |
6758396044 | Parliament | A representative assembly | 107 | |
6758396045 | Kowtow | A ritualistic bow practiced in the Chinese court | 108 | |
6760069635 | Manorialism | System of self sufficient estates that arose in medieval Europe | 109 | |
6760069636 | Lateen Sails | Triangular sail attached to a short mast | 110 | |
6760069637 | Quechua | An Andean society also known as the Inca | 111 | |
6760069638 | Sultan | Islamic ruler | 112 | |
6760069639 | Parallel Descent | descent through both the father and mother | 113 | |
6760069640 | Jihad | Islamic holy war | 114 | |
6760069641 | Flying monkwy | Letters of credit issued in place of coins | 115 | |
6760069642 | Shogun | Military leader under the Bakufu | 116 | |
6760069643 | Muslim | One who submits; a follower of Islam | 117 | |
6760069644 | Investiture | Authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials | 118 | |
6760069645 | Shariah | Body of law that governs Muslim society | 119 | |
6760069646 | Sunnu | Largest branch of Islam | 120 | |
6760069647 | Caliph | Chief Muslim political and religious leader | 121 | |
6760069648 | Bushido | Code of honor of the samurai in Japan | 122 | |
6760069649 | Umma | Community of Muslim believers | 123 | |
6760069650 | Allah | The god of Muslim | 124 | |
6760069651 | Metropolitan | Head of Eastern Orthodox church | 125 | |
6769946372 | Quran | The holy book of Islam | 126 | |
6769946373 | Mosque | House of worship of followers of Islam | 127 | |
6769946374 | Seppuki | Japanese practice of ritual suicide | 128 | |
6769946375 | Samurai | Military class of feudal Japan | 129 | |
6769946376 | Mexica | Name given to themselves by the Aztec people | 130 | |
6769946377 | Shogunate | Rule of the shoguns | 131 | |
6769946378 | Factor | Agent with trade privileges in early Russia | 132 | |
6769946379 | Philosophes | French enlightens social thinkers | 133 | |
6769946380 | Mestizos | Persons of mixed European and native descent | 134 | |
6769946381 | Peninsulares | Those who were born in Europe | 135 | |
6769946382 | Natural Laws | Principles that govern nature | 136 | |
6769946383 | Boyars | Russian nobility | 137 | |
6769946384 | Sovereignitt | Self-rulw | 138 | |
6769946385 | Heliocentric revolution | Sun is the center of the solar system | 139 | |
6769946386 | Purdah | Hindu custom of secluding women | 140 | |
6769946387 | Estates general | Traditional legislative body of france | 141 | |
6769946388 | Sues Canal | Constructed by Egypt in 1869 | 142 | |
6769946389 | Jacobins | Extreme radicals during the French Revolution | 143 | |
6769946390 | Conscription | Military draft | 144 | |
6769946391 | Boxer Rebellion | Revolt against foreign residents of China | 145 | |
6769946392 | Proletarian | Class of workers in an industrial society | 146 | |
6769946393 | Boers | South Africans of Dutch descent | 147 | |
6769946394 | Estates | Division of society in pre-evolutionary France | 148 | |
6769946395 | Inperialism | establishment of colonial empires | 149 | |
6769946396 | Feminism | Movement to achieve women's rights | 150 | |
6769946397 | Capital | Money and equipment needed to engage in industrialization | 151 | |
6769946398 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the constitution | 152 | |
6769946399 | Natural rights | Rights that belong to every person that the government can't take away | 153 | |
6769946400 | Reign of Terror | Most extreme violence during the French Revolution | 154 | |
6769946401 | Duma | Russian parliament | 155 | |
6769946402 | Raj | Sanskrit name for the British government in India | 156 | |
6769946403 | Estates-general | Traditional legislative body of France | 157 | |
6769946404 | Treaty of Nanking | Treaty ending the Opium War | 158 | |
6769946405 | Progrom | Violence against Jews in statist Russia | 159 | |
6769946406 | Sino-Japanese war | War between Japan and China | 160 | |
6769946407 | Opium War | War between Great Britain and China | 161 | |
6769946408 | Russo-Japanese War | War between Japan and China | 162 | |
6769946409 | Boer War | War between the British and the Dutch | 163 | |
6769946410 | Qing dynasty | Invaders who ruled China | 164 | |
6769946411 | Berlin conference | Meeting of European powers to divide Africa | 165 | |
6769946412 | Sepoys | South Asian soldiers | 166 | |
6769946413 | Separation of Powers | Division of powers among the legislative | 167 | |
6769946414 | Young Turks | Society founded in 1889 | 168 | |
6769946415 | Liberalism | Favored civil rights | 169 | |
6769946416 | Spanish-American wat | War between the United States and Spain | 170 | |
6769946417 | Guano | Bird droppings | 171 | |
6769946418 | Queu | A long ponytail that Chinese men wear | 172 | |
6769946419 | Romanticism | Emphasized emotion over reason | 173 | |
6769946420 | Jesuits | Members of the society of Jesus | 174 |
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