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9918913002AbrahamFather of Judaism0
9918913003HatshepsutFirst female Egyptian pharoah1
9918913004AryansEarly Indian migrants who mixed/fought with the Dravidians2
9918913005DravidiansEarly Indian inhabitants who fought and intermarried with the Aryans3
9918913006OlmecFirst Mesoamerican civilization who practiced human sacrifice. Their descendants were the Mayans and the Aztecs.4
9918913007PhoeniciansShipbuilding society that created the first alphabet5
9918913008BantusAfrican migrators that influenced African languages and migrated throughout Africa, settling especially in West Africa6
9918913009CyrusFirst Persian Ruler7
9918913010DariusBest/strongest Persian Ruler8
9918913011XerxesThird Achaemenid Persian ruler who couldn't completely unify Persia because of internal crises and external threats.9
9918913012ConfuciusFounder of Confucianism10
9918913013LaoziFounder of Daoism11
9918913014Han FeiziChinese legalist12
9918913015XongnuCentral Asian nomads who policed the Silk Roads13
9918913016Ashoka MauryaMauryan leader who started out as a conqueror then turned to Buddhism after witnessing death. He put Buddhist edicts on pillars and allowed the movements of missionaries.14
9918913017Chandra GuptaGupta emperor (Hindu)15
9918913018Siddhartha GautamaThe Buddha. He witnessed suffering, then meditated under a tree until he figured out that life was suffering, and the key to stop suffering was to stop desiring.16
9918913019PericlesImportant Athenian leader who ordered the building of the Parthenon17
9918913020Alexander the GreatMacedonian conqueror who took over the Achaemenid Persian empire.18
9918913021Socrates, Plato, Aristotle3 Greek philosophers. Aristotle was very scientific as well.19
9918913022Julius CaesarRoman leader who attempted (failing, though) to make the Roman republic into an empire because of its uncontrollable size.20
9918913023Augustus CaesarFirst Roman emperor who transformed the republic into an empire.21
9918913024Jesus ChristFounder of Christianity, believed to have been crucified by the Roman empire.22
9918913025Paul of TarsusSpreader of Christianity. He went to many places throughout Europe to preach the word of the Christian God.23
9918913026ConstantineChristian emperor of Rome who established Christianity within Rome and founded the city of Constantinople.24
9918913027DiocletianRoman emperor who dealt with the uncontrollable size of Rome by setting up co emperors to rule Rome and keep it unified.25
9918913028MuhammadThe great Islamic prophet, who received dreams from Allah and preached them.26
9918913029Mansa MusaWealthiest man who ever lived. He was a Mali emperor. On his hajj to Mecca he gave out so much gold that he ended up causing hyperinflation.27
9918913030Temujin, Chinggis Khan, Genghis KhanMongol conqueror who created the largest empire in the world, spanning from Eastern Europe to China.28
9918913031Marco PoloItalian traveler who served in Kublai Khan's court.29
9918913032Ibn BattutaIslamic traveler who served in government positions to preach about Islam in places that didn't have that much Islamic influence.30
9918913033Mehmed IIOttoman conqueror who took over Byzantium and renamed Constantinople Istanbul.31
9918913034JustinianByzantine ruler who codified Roman law for the first time.32
9918913035TheodoraJustinian's wife, who was extremely intelligent.33
9918913036CharlemagneRuler of the Carolingian empire, the one unifying empire during the Middle Ages.34
9918913037St. Thomas AquinasEstablished the study of scholasticism and how to answer questions and debates.35
9918913038Pope Urban IICalled for the first Crusade.36
9918913039ToltecsMesoamerican society, ancestors of the Aztecs.37
9918913040AztecsMesoamerican society who settled in Mexico, descendants of the Maya. They established their capital in modern Mexico City.38
9918913041MontezumaRuler of the Aztec empire during its contact with Europe.39
9918913042PetrarchFather of humanism40
9918913043BoccaccioPoet from Italy who wrote about merchants41
9918913044Johannes GutenbergPrinting press42
9918913045Machiavelli"Better to be feared than loved."43
9918913046ErasmusHumanist who saw problems with the Catholic Church44
9918913047Luther/Calvin95 theses; CRC45
9918913048Aristocracyupper class have power46
9918913049barbarianprimitive, uses violence for most things47
9918913050brahminsHindu priestly class48
9918913051Civilizations/advanced societiesSociety with specific culture/way of life49
9918913052Complex institutionsSpecialization of trade50
9918913053dharmaHindu belief of strictly obeying laws, basis of Buddhism, cosmic order51
9918913054Diversified food supplyvariety of food52
9918913055dynastic cyclerise and fall of Chinese dynasties53
9918913056egalitarianwomen have more rights/say54
9918913057ethical/legal codeswritten law codes (Hammurabi)55
9918913058irrigation systemsartificial application of water to the soil56
9918913059karmaactions decide on fate after death, whether you'll be reborn, and what will happen when you're reborn57
9918913060pastoral/pastoralismraising livestock for food58
9918913061record keepingnotes about activities/events59
9918913062secularget rid of stuff without religion60
9918913063settled populationspeople who were settled based on agriculture61
9918913064syncretismreligions and cultures coexist62
9918913065theocracyGod ruling (emperors as "gods")63
9918913066Ancestor venerationrespect of ancestors64
9918913067caste systemintense social hierarchy of India65
9918913068daothe way of nature (China)66
9918913069diasporapeople settle far from their homeland67
9918913070hellenisticera after Alexander the Great conquered Greece68
9918913071manifestationsclinical effects/signs of disease69
9918913072rajasterm for hindu kings70
9918913073republicpeople vote for leaders71
9918913074sanskrit scripturesrevealed part of Hindu religion72
9918913075ShamanismMeditation between visible & spirit world through shamans73
9918913076social harmonySocietal accord in Confucianism74
9918913077BushidoJapanese samurai code of honor75
9918913078fiefsestate of land owned through feudalism76
9918913079gentryscholarly class in China, got land for being gov't officials77
9918913080Grand Canalbuilt during the Sui Dynasty, sped up travel/commerce78
9918913081GuildsGroups of craftsmen/merchants79
9918913082Kow towtouching forehead to ground as a sign of submission80
9918913083Manorialismagricultural economy of Middle Ages81
9918913084QuipuIncan mnemonic device to record events82
9918913091Worked on lords' land for protection83
9918913085ShariaIslamic holy law of both Quran and other things84
9918913086ShiaMuslim minority85
9918913087SouthernizationSpread of Asian beliefs86
9918913088Swahilicity-state society in E. Africa, active in trade87
9918913089tax farmingtaxes on agriculture88
9918913090synthesizedbringing together different elements89

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