5159016967 | Bureaucracy Politics | A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials | 0 | |
5159014584 | Agrarian Economics | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land | 1 | |
5159047545 | Barbarian Social Structure | a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized | 2 | |
5159051042 | Boddhisatva Social Structure | A enlightened being who put off nirvana to come back and help others become enlightened. | 3 | |
5159055763 | Castration Cultures | surgical excision of testicles or ovaries | 4 | |
5159059207 | Civilization Politics | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 5 | |
5159060917 | Classical Cultures | A type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events | 6 | |
5159063104 | Conscription Social Structures | A military draft | 7 | |
5159065150 | Consuls Politics | Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies | 8 | |
5159066968 | Dictator Politics | A ruler who has complete power over a country | 9 | |
5159068850 | Economy Economics | A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants | 10 | |
5159071174 | Egalitarian Cultures | A person who believes in the equality of all people | 11 | |
5159073150 | Emperor Politics | the ruler of an empire | 12 | |
5159074454 | Empire Politics | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 13 | |
5159076226 | Epidemics Interaction | Occurrences of diseases in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected | 14 | |
5159077907 | Eunuchs Social Structure | castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China. | 15 | |
5159079947 | Feudalism Politics | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 16 | |
5159081424 | Hegemony Politics | the domination of one state or group over its allies | 17 | |
5159083398 | Hierarchy Politics | A group organized by rank | 18 | |
5159087588 | Heirarchical Social Structure | family structure, strictly prescribed roles | 19 | |
5159089264 | Missionaries Social Structures | people who work to spread their religious beliefs | 20 | |
5159094039 | Monarchy Politics | A government ruled by a king or queen | 21 | |
5159095836 | Monsoons Economics | seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons | 22 | |
5159097582 | Monotheism Culture | Belief in one God | 23 | |
5159099417 | Patricians Social Structure | The wealthy, hereditary aristocrats during the Roman era. | 24 | |
5159101862 | Patronage Politics | Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | 25 | |
5159103456 | Philosophy Cultures | A system of beliefs and values | 26 | |
5159105163 | Plebians Social Structure | Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders | 27 | |
5159106853 | Polytheism Culture | Belief in many gods | 28 | |
5159110768 | Qanat Economics | A water management system that originated in Perisa thousands of years ago. It provided water to people even in hilly, desert, hot, and arid areas (like Iran). | 29 | |
5159112653 | Satrapies Interaction | provinces of Persia | 30 | |
5159114878 | Standardized coins Economics | During the Achaemenid Empire what was created to facilitate the trade of goods and services | 31 | |
5159117667 | Surplus Economics | A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded | 32 | |
5159119512 | Sustenance Economics | nourishment | 33 | |
5159122041 | Theocracy Politics | A government controlled by religious leaders | 34 | |
5159123515 | Tribute Economics | Money paid for protection | 35 | |
5159127863 | Urbanization Interaction | An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements. | 36 | |
5159129593 | Vassal Politics | A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land | 37 | |
5159132575 | Alexander the Great Politics 356 | Chandragupta Maurya is believed to have modeled his conquest of India (forming the Mauryan Empire) off of the conquests of what other leader | 38 | |
5159135930 | Analects of Confucius Politics 183 | a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. | 39 | |
5159138531 | Bactria Interaction 209 | Indian state on Indus River, set up by Alexander | 40 | |
5159140660 | Bronze Age Culture 112 | a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze | 41 | |
5159146747 | Byzantium Politics 440 | the eastern portion of the Roman empire; lasted 1000 years after the fall of Western Rome | 42 | |
5159148353 | Ceylon Politics 222 | Former name of Sri Lanka | 43 | |
5159150947 | Chang'an Politics 194 | The capital city in China under the Tang dynasty | 44 | |
5159156478 | Cleopatra Politics 268 | last pharaoh of Egypt; had relationships with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony; Octavian's enemy | 45 | |
5159158743 | Crete Interaction 232 | The name of the island where Titus was when Paul wrote to him | 46 | |
5159161852 | Cyrus, Darius Politics 159 | Greek empire | 47 | |
5159165099 | Democracy Politics 236 | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 48 | |
5159166820 | Diocletian Politics 284 | Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section. | 49 | |
5159170052 | Eight Fold Path Culture 220 | eight guides to thought and conduct in the Buddhism religion | 50 | |
5159171770 | Four Noble Path Culture 219 | In Buddhism, the principals that rule life and promise an end to suffering | 51 | |
5159175357 | Gothic Migrations Cultures 307 | were the migrations of the visigoths into the buffer states of Rome then into Rome itself | 52 | |
5159178300 | Great Wall Interaction 725 | a vast Chinese defensive fortification begun in the 3rd century B.C. and running along the northern border of the country for 2,400 km | 53 | |
5159181919 | Han Dynasty Politics 193 | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 54 | |
5159184763 | Hellenism Culture 242 | Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam. | 55 | |
5159186353 | The Huns Politics 213 | source of raids on Rome; fierce warriors from Central Asia. First invaded southeastern Europe and then launched raids on nearby kingdoms | 56 | |
5159188947 | Indian Ocean Trade Economics 151 | world's richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa | 57 | |
5159191318 | Iron Age Economics 387 | the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of another metal in tools and weapons | 58 | |
5159196457 | Jewish Diaspora Social Structures 259 | the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE | 59 | |
5159198014 | Khotan Politics 292 | Chinese Oasis city established 300 BC, located directly on branch of silk road through Tamir Basin, important to Silk Road's integrity and success | 60 | |
5159200875 | Kuqa Intercation 292 | KCA | 61 | |
5159203725 | Legalism Politics 188 | A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service. | 62 | |
5159205790 | Marc Antony Social Structure 268 | One of Caesar's generals, Falls in love with Cleopatra, He and Cleopatra declare war on Rome in 31 BC which they lose, member of second triumvirate. | 63 | |
5159207834 | Noble Eightfold Path Cultures 220 | Calls for individuals to lead balanced and moderate lives, rejecting both the devotion to luxury and the regimes of extreme asceticism. (Buddhist Belief). | 64 | |
5159211041 | Olympic Games Cultures 247 | in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus | 65 | |
5159213232 | Pax Romana Interactions 271 | Roman Peace | 66 | |
5159215298 | Pericles Politics 237 | Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon. | 67 | |
5159217943 | Persepolis Politics 162 | A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homelan | 68 | |
5159221883 | Ptolemy Social Structure 323 | His ideas on science influenced Muslim and European scholars from Roman times until the Scientific Revolution. He was a Greco-Roman writer famous as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, wrote in Greek, and held Roman citizenship. | 69 | |
5159224086 | Punic Wars Politics 246 | A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean. | 70 | |
5159226189 | Roman Republic Politcs 319 | The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. | 71 | |
5159228333 | Roman senate Politics 259 | a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders | 72 | |
5159229951 | Samarkand Interaction 476 | A city in Uzbekistan | 73 | |
5159233268 | Shang Civilization Politics 111 | early civilization centered on the Huang Ho of northern China, dating from c. 1766 to 1122 BC. | 74 | |
5159236298 | Shi Huang Di Politics 127 | harsh ruler who united China for the first time and used legalism in ruling (Qin China) | 75 | |
5159240570 | Siddhartha Guatama Politics 219 | Founder of Buddhism | 76 | |
5159244302 | Silk Road Trade Economics 198 | The most famous of the trading routes established by pastoral nomads connecting the Chinese, Indian, Persian, and Mediterranean civilizations; transmitted goods and ideas among civilization. | 77 | |
5159247217 | Stoics Politics 254 | Believed that divine reason directs the world and that it is best to accept your fate without showing much emotion | 78 | |
5159248948 | The Torah Culture 47 | the most sacred text of Judaism | 79 | |
5159252773 | The Vedas of Hinduism Culture 94 | one of the sources of prayers, verses, and descriptions of the origins of the universe, guide Hindus | 80 | |
5159255303 | Xiongnu Politics 194 | nomadic raiders from the grasslands north of China during the reign of Han dynasty; emperor Wudi fought against them in the mid-100s BC | 81 |
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