3621825959 | Talmud | the collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law, ethics, and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara. | 0 | |
3621839277 | Warring States Period | the period from 475 BC until the unification of China under the Qin dynasty, characterized by lack of centralized government in China, It followed the Zhou dynasty. | 1 | |
3621851042 | Theodosius | emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire. | 2 | |
3621858694 | urbanization | the movement of people to Urban areas in search of work. | 3 | |
3621869339 | Wheel of Life | an important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the cycle of life through reincarnation | 4 | |
3621877873 | Tao-te Ching | the central text of Daoism . | 5 | |
3621883493 | Zhou Dynasty | the longest lasting Chinese Dynasty, during which iron was introduced. | 6 | |
3621890205 | Teotihuacan | the most significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city. | 7 | |
3621895469 | Tanakh | a term for the books of the Bible that made up the Hebrew canon | 8 | |
3621903839 | ulama | the theologians and legal experts of Islam. Best known as the arbiters of sharia law. | 9 | |
3621911842 | ummah | the collective community of Islamic peoples, which is thought to transcend ethnic and political boundaries. | 10 | |
3621918751 | Yurt | a portable dwelling used by the nomadic people of Central Asia such as the Mongols, consisting of a tent-like structure of skin, felt or hand-woven textiles arranged over wooden poles. | 11 | |
3621947251 | Akbar | the greatest Mughald Emperors. Second half of the 1500s. descendant of Timur. Consolidation power over northern India. religiously tolerant. Patron of arts, including large mural paintings. | 12 | |
3622014346 | Safavid | the empire that ruled Persia between 1502-1736. | 13 | |
3622017925 | Jizya | Poll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within a Muslim empire. | 14 |
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