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4796201983Social StratificationSocial class structure.0
4796202815Homo SapiensFancy scientific name for a species of humans.1
4796206148Slash and burn agricultureEarly/first farmers used this method to farm.2
4796207016SumerAnother name for Mesopotamia3
4796208017Epic of GilgameshOne of the earliest surviving works of literature; a poem from Mesopotamia.4
4796208378VedasA collection of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals in the Aryans.5
4796228061Fertile CrescentThe region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt.6
4796228843Siddhartha GautamaHe was a prince in a small state near modern Nepal. He meditated under a bodhi tree and reached enlightenment.7
4796229327Eightfold PathInvolves right understanding, purpose, concentration, speech, conduct, awareness, livelihood, and effort. In other words, if you want to stop suffering, you must stop desiring, and if you want to stop desiring you must live in a righteous manner by following the ___________.8
4796231616Four Noble Truths1. All life is suffering. 2. Suffering is caused by desire. 3. There is a way out of suffering. 4. The way out of suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path.9
4796232057Five Key Relationships1. Ruler to Subject 2. Father to Son 3. Older Brother to Younger Brother 4. Husband to Wife 5. Friend to Friend10
4796232552Ren and LiAppropriate feelings and correct actions11
4796233059DaoThe way, the way of nature, or the way of the cosmos12
4796233464Wu WeiAct by not acting13
4796234258(Legal)ismBelief that all man is evil and they need to be governed by laws and punishments.14
4796248904Buddhism and Christianity (Similarity)Both used missionaries in spreading their message/religion.15
4796251021ExodusIn 1300 BCE, Moses led the Hebrews out of Eqypt in a flight known as ___________.16
4796253402DiasporaThe scattering of the Jews.17
4796255342Edict of MilanLegalized Christianity in the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine.18
4796257885SatrapAnother name for rulers of each province divided by Persian Emperor Darius.19
4796261524Sparta and AthensThe two most famous poleis (plural for polis) of Greece20
4796263184PolisName for greek city-state.21
4796345981Twelve TablesA series of laws that were organized into 12 sections and written down so they could be understood by all.22
4796347500Pax RomanaThe two and a half centuries of Roman Peace23
4796350374PatriciansTwo consuls who were elected by an assembly that was dominated by the wealthy class in Rome.24
4796350375PlebiansThe common people of Rome25
4796351660Roman LakeKnown as the _______ _____ because the Mediterranean Sea was surrounded by the Empire.26
4796356293Reasons for Bantu Migration1. Lack of resources 2. Production of iron tools 3. Bananas or spread of agriculture27
4796365277Environmental ProblemsSiltation, saltation, deforestation, diseases, desertification (because of crops such as wheat and barley), floods, and contagious animals.28
4842570130Tools of Paleolithic HumansSpears, arrows, bladed tools (resourceful), harpoons, needles (sewing), fire, etc.29
4842595969Hammurabi's CodeAttributes of this law: 1. Retribution 2. Social standing 3. Government had a responsibility to its citizens 4. It was partiarchal30
4842607519Babylonian HammurabiEmperor of Mespotamia who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. and established the Hammurabi's Code.31
4842632227Harappa and Mohenjo-DaroThe two largest Indus cities.32
4842649335AryansNomadic people of Indo-European origin, entered the Indian subcontinent through the Khyber Pass around 1700 B.C.E.33
4842656547Shang Dynasty1766-1122 B.C.E. When Chinese language was developed.34
4842656548Zhou Dynasty1122-256 B.C.E. When traditions and cultures were kept and valued (Mandate of Heaven, veneration of ancestors), iron metallurgy was introduced and spread.35
4843102428AsokaMauryan emperor who promulgated the spread of Buddhism throughtout India, though Hinduism was sitll the most popular religion there.36
4843125072Era of Warring States7th century to 221 BCE when there was no strong central government in China.37
4843134049Confucianism551-479 B.C.E. when a Chinese philosopher taught that order would be achieved when people knew their proper roles and relationships to others. This philosophy was oriented around ren and li and filial piety.38
4843148157Zoroastrianism600 B.C.E., A philosophy that says the Earth is a battleground between the forces of good and evil, and each person's actions battling for the forces of good would be judged at the end of time by the one god, Ahura Mazda.39
4843194440Persian War500-470 B.C.E.40
4843196486Royal Road1,677 mile road which catalyzed trade and communication within the Persian Empire.41
4843207021AnatoliaTurkey42
4843209117Delian LeagueWhen Athens was the leader of Greece43
4843212726Peloponnesian WarSparta vs. Athens (431-404 B.C.E.)44
4843219504SocratesGreek philosopher who promoted answers to life's questions and reflection, "The unexamined life is not worth living.:45
4843223683PlatoStudent of Socrates, wrote The Republic to reflect his ideal state ruled by a philosopher king.46
4843227046AristotleStudent of Plato, wrote on biology, physics, astronomy, politics, and ethics. The father of logic.47

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