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3621825959Talmudthe collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law, ethics, and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara.0
3621839277Warring States Periodthe 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
3621851042Theodosiusemperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire.2
3621858694urbanizationthe movement of people to Urban areas in search of work.3
3621869339Wheel of Lifean important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the cycle of life through reincarnation4
3621877873Tao-te Chingthe central text of Daoism .5
3621883493Zhou Dynastythe longest lasting Chinese Dynasty, during which iron was introduced.6
3621890205Teotihuacanthe most significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city.7
3621895469Tanakha term for the books of the Bible that made up the Hebrew canon8
3621903839ulamathe theologians and legal experts of Islam. Best known as the arbiters of sharia law.9
3621911842ummahthe collective community of Islamic peoples, which is thought to transcend ethnic and political boundaries.10
3621918751Yurta 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
3621947251Akbarthe 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
3622014346Safavidthe empire that ruled Persia between 1502-1736.13
3622017925JizyaPoll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within a Muslim empire.14

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