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7340404879Library of Ashurbanipalheld official documents as well as literary and scientific texts0
7340418431House of Knowledgean academy that attracted learned men to the imperial center1
7366759898Israelthe land that the Israelites occupied in the past2
7366783782Hebrew Bible (old testament)a collection of many materials that originated with different groups and supported particular interpretations of past events3
7366880165Covenantpact with their god4
7366882078First TempleA monumental sanctuary built in Jerusalem to be the religious center for the Israelite god Yahweh. (built by king Solomon)5
7366934839The Western Wall in JerusalemThe sole remaining remnants of King Herod's magnificent Second Temple; it replaced Solomon's temple6
7366951117monotheismbelief in Yahweh as the one and only god7
7366974921Diasporacommunities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland8
7366996284Tyranta person who seized and held power in violation of the normal procedures and traditions of the community9
7367007239Democracya system of government in which all citizens have equal political and legal rights , privileges, and protections10
7367025091SacrificeA gift given to a deity often with the aim of creating a relationship, gaining favor, and obligating the god to provide some benefit to the sacrificer11
7368690741Vedasrefits texts that are our main source of information about the period12
7368729699Varnacolor; through the word came to indicate something akin to class13
7368992407Brahmincomprising priests and scholars14
7368997617Kshatriyawarriors and officials15
7369009434Vaishyamerchants, artisans, and landowners16
7369016543Shudrapeasants and laborers17
7368747594Jatibirth group18
7368804062Karmathe residue of deeds performed in past and present lives that adheres to a "spirit" and determines what form it have in its next life cycle19
7368834401Mokshathe Hindu concept of the spirit's "liberation" from the endless cycle of rebirths20
7368843208BuddhaSiddhartha Gautama (An Indian prince)21
7368861600Mahayana Buddhaembraced the popular new features22
7368898459Theravada Buddhismfollowed most of the original teachings of the founder23
7368906270Hinduisma general term for a wide variety of beliefs and ritual practices that have developed in the Indian subcontinent since the past24
7368955950Mauryan EmpireIndian's first centralized empire25
7368927840avatarasincarnations26
7368935572pujaservice to the deity27
7368949603mokshaliberation28
7369022620rig vedaa collection of more than a thousand poetic hymns to many deities29
7369132076stupaslarge earthen mounds symbolizing the universe30
7369044119Brahmanasdetailed prose descriptions of procedures for ritual and sacrifice31
7369061636bodhisattvassaintly men and women who had achieved enlightenment32

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