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5159016967Bureaucracy PoliticsA large, complex organization composed of appointed officials0
5159014584Agrarian Economicsconcerning farms, farmers, or the use of land1
5159047545Barbarian Social Structurea person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized2
5159051042Boddhisatva Social StructureA enlightened being who put off nirvana to come back and help others become enlightened.3
5159055763Castration Culturessurgical excision of testicles or ovaries4
5159059207Civilization PoliticsA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes5
5159060917Classical CulturesA type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events6
5159063104Conscription Social StructuresA military draft7
5159065150Consuls PoliticsTwo officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies8
5159066968Dictator PoliticsA ruler who has complete power over a country9
5159068850Economy EconomicsA system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants10
5159071174Egalitarian CulturesA person who believes in the equality of all people11
5159073150Emperor Politicsthe ruler of an empire12
5159074454Empire PoliticsA group of states or territories controlled by one ruler13
5159076226Epidemics InteractionOccurrences of diseases in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected14
5159077907Eunuchs Social Structurecastrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China.15
5159079947Feudalism PoliticsA 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 land16
5159081424Hegemony Politicsthe domination of one state or group over its allies17
5159083398Hierarchy PoliticsA group organized by rank18
5159087588Heirarchical Social Structurefamily structure, strictly prescribed roles19
5159089264Missionaries Social Structurespeople who work to spread their religious beliefs20
5159094039Monarchy PoliticsA government ruled by a king or queen21
5159095836Monsoons Economicsseasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons22
5159097582Monotheism CultureBelief in one God23
5159099417Patricians Social StructureThe wealthy, hereditary aristocrats during the Roman era.24
5159101862Patronage PoliticsGranting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support25
5159103456Philosophy CulturesA system of beliefs and values26
5159105163Plebians Social StructureMembers of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders27
5159106853Polytheism CultureBelief in many gods28
5159110768Qanat EconomicsA 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
5159112653Satrapies Interactionprovinces of Persia30
5159114878Standardized coins EconomicsDuring the Achaemenid Empire what was created to facilitate the trade of goods and services31
5159117667Surplus EconomicsA situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded32
5159119512Sustenance Economicsnourishment33
5159122041Theocracy PoliticsA government controlled by religious leaders34
5159123515Tribute EconomicsMoney paid for protection35
5159127863Urbanization InteractionAn increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.36
5159129593Vassal PoliticsA knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land37
5159132575Alexander the Great Politics 356Chandragupta Maurya is believed to have modeled his conquest of India (forming the Mauryan Empire) off of the conquests of what other leader38
5159135930Analects of Confucius Politics 183a 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
5159138531Bactria Interaction 209Indian state on Indus River, set up by Alexander40
5159140660Bronze Age Culture 112a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze41
5159146747Byzantium Politics 440the eastern portion of the Roman empire; lasted 1000 years after the fall of Western Rome42
5159148353Ceylon Politics 222Former name of Sri Lanka43
5159150947Chang'an Politics 194The capital city in China under the Tang dynasty44
5159156478Cleopatra Politics 268last pharaoh of Egypt; had relationships with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony; Octavian's enemy45
5159158743Crete Interaction 232The name of the island where Titus was when Paul wrote to him46
5159161852Cyrus, Darius Politics 159Greek empire47
5159165099Democracy Politics 236A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them48
5159166820Diocletian Politics 284Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section.49
5159170052Eight Fold Path Culture 220eight guides to thought and conduct in the Buddhism religion50
5159171770Four Noble Path Culture 219In Buddhism, the principals that rule life and promise an end to suffering51
5159175357Gothic Migrations Cultures 307were the migrations of the visigoths into the buffer states of Rome then into Rome itself52
5159178300Great Wall Interaction 725a vast Chinese defensive fortification begun in the 3rd century B.C. and running along the northern border of the country for 2,400 km53
5159181919Han Dynasty Politics 193imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy54
5159184763Hellenism Culture 242Greek 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
5159186353The Huns Politics 213source of raids on Rome; fierce warriors from Central Asia. First invaded southeastern Europe and then launched raids on nearby kingdoms56
5159188947Indian Ocean Trade Economics 151world's richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa57
5159191318Iron Age Economics 387the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of another metal in tools and weapons58
5159196457Jewish Diaspora Social Structures 259the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE59
5159198014Khotan Politics 292Chinese Oasis city established 300 BC, located directly on branch of silk road through Tamir Basin, important to Silk Road's integrity and success60
5159200875Kuqa Intercation 292KCA61
5159203725Legalism Politics 188A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service.62
5159205790Marc Antony Social Structure 268One 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
5159207834Noble Eightfold Path Cultures 220Calls for individuals to lead balanced and moderate lives, rejecting both the devotion to luxury and the regimes of extreme asceticism. (Buddhist Belief).64
5159211041Olympic Games Cultures 247in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus65
5159213232Pax Romana Interactions 271Roman Peace66
5159215298Pericles Politics 237Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.67
5159217943Persepolis Politics 162A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homelan68
5159221883Ptolemy Social Structure 323His 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
5159224086Punic Wars Politics 246A 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
5159226189Roman Republic Politcs 319The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate.71
5159228333Roman senate Politics 259a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders72
5159229951Samarkand Interaction 476A city in Uzbekistan73
5159233268Shang Civilization Politics 111early civilization centered on the Huang Ho of northern China, dating from c. 1766 to 1122 BC.74
5159236298Shi Huang Di Politics 127harsh ruler who united China for the first time and used legalism in ruling (Qin China)75
5159240570Siddhartha Guatama Politics 219Founder of Buddhism76
5159244302Silk Road Trade Economics 198The 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
5159247217Stoics Politics 254Believed that divine reason directs the world and that it is best to accept your fate without showing much emotion78
5159248948The Torah Culture 47the most sacred text of Judaism79
5159252773The Vedas of Hinduism Culture 94one of the sources of prayers, verses, and descriptions of the origins of the universe, guide Hindus80
5159255303Xiongnu Politics 194nomadic raiders from the grasslands north of China during the reign of Han dynasty; emperor Wudi fought against them in the mid-100s BC81

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