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2550931237nation-statescountries as formally defined political entities in the modern sense of the world0
2553211443hinduism- practiced in India - Believe in a supreme force (Brahma) as well as many other gods/goddesses - Guided by the Vedas and Upanishads - Religious and Social system (caste system)1
2553213168buddhism- practiced in Eastern civilizations - founded by the Buddha - Four Noble truths - Eight fold Path - Went against the Caste System - Asoka uses Buddhism to unite India2
2553215077Confucianism- Chinese cultures - Fundamental relationships - Women are secondary - Flexible philosophy - No world impact xiao - filial piety li - a sense of property ren - a sense of humanity3
2553215848Daoism- Chinese, Laozi - Passive religion - Harmony with nature4
2553217092Legalism- humans are evil by nature - Chinese --> Qin Dynasty - Focus on military and farming5
2553218003Judaism- first monotheistic faith - Hebrews -Spawned other monotheistic religions6
2553218550Zoroastrianism- Prophet Zoroaster - Influence on Christianity ??7
2553219207Christianity- Jewish, Gentiles, Romans - Most influential by 3rd Century BCE8
2553224268oligarchiesruled by few elites9
2553224269monarchiessingle ruler10
2553224930nomadismA way of life, forced by a scarcity of resources, in which groups of people continually migrate to find pastures and water.11
2553224931pastoralismA nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals.12
2553225185homo sapiens sapiensmodern humans13
2553300043what makes a civilization?- an economic system - a government that enforces military and political leadership - a social system - moral or ethical code - written language **14
2553418082shamanismThe practice of identifying special individuals (shamans) who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community.15
2553505298the caste system16
2553639766hyskos!!Semitic people who pressured Egypt; Horse riding nomads; Had advanced weaponry. They also captured Memphis from the Egyptians17
2553672094assyrians!!Known as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to centeral Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, daggers and swords, tunnels, and fearful military tactics to gain strength in their empire18
2553698049nok culture and terracotta soldiers!!19
2555040367lydianscame up with the system of coinage to trade in the barter system20
2555045628Draco and Solon were...Athenian aristocrats who strove to create a democracy in Athens and ensure fair,equal, and open participation21
2555048204Socrates22
2555048205Plato23
2555048206Aristotle24
2555048884Archimedes25
2555048885Eulcid26
2555048886Pythagoras27
2555049941HomerIlliad and the Odyssey28
2555050934Persian War29
2555051382Peloponnesian War30
2555051748Macedonians31
2555052518Alexander the Great32
2555052519Hellenism33
2555056123Punic Wars34
2555057166Pax Romana35
2555061484Edict of Milan by Constantine36
2555115112bantu migration37
2555313302lessons for womenbook that basically explains itself developed in the han dynasty38
2555314036zend avestasacred texts of zoroastrianism39
2555314037edict of restorationThe Babylonian exile was the period in Jewish history during which the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon40
2555320303qanat systema traditional system of gravity-fed irrigation that uses gently sloping tunnels to capture groundwater and direct it to low-lying fields41
2555335229tikal42
2555335230yucatan peninsulaa peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea43
2555343139yokesallowed for animals to be pulled together44
2556308889mawaliNon-Arab converts to Islam45
2556308890dimmipeople of the book46
2556308891ummahMuslim community of believers47
2556309173bedouinsArab nomads. They were organized into tribes and groups called clans. These clans provided security and support for a life made difficult by the extreme conditions of the desert. Their settlement is from where the Muslim Empire sprang. This was around the 600s AD and at the Arabian Peninsula.48
2556498291classicisma greater understanding of and admiration for greco-roman literature and learning49
2556749020the moorish in spain50
2556901834ibn battutamuslim scholar who traveled throughout the house of islam to africa and india. held governmental positions in the places he traveled.51
2556901835marco poloitalian merchant from venice traveled the silk road to china. kublai khan allowed him to pursue missions throughout the empire.52
2556902523rabban saumanestorian christian who spoke to the pope to negotiate alliances with the pope.53
2556971508william the conqueror1027-1087 Norman king in 1066 he defeated Harold, the Anglo-Saxon king, to become the first Norman king of england54
2556972807bureaucracy55
2556974335garrisons56
2556974336primogeniture57
2556975408meritocracy58
2556976237city-states59

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