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218563410codificationthe act,process,or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.0
218563411Qanat systema traditional system of gravity-fed irrigation that uses gently sloping tunles to capture ground water and direst it to needed feilds( In the Middle East)1
218563412Monastica male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work ( Monastic lifestyle)2
218563413filial pietyin Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors3
218563414Ancestor venerationAncestor worship4
218563415BureaucraciesLarge administrative agencies reflecting a hierarchical authority, job specialization, and rules and regulations that drive them5
218563416Slaverythe state of being under the control of another person6
218563417patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line7
218563418deforestationdestruction of forests8
218563419dhow shipsa traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. It is primarily used to carry heavy items, like fruit, along the coasts pf the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and East Africa.9
218563420Pathogenany disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)10
218563421Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another11
218563422JudaismSynagogues, God= Creator, Ten Commandments12
218563423HinduismReincarnation, Karma, Dharma, Ahimsa, caste system13
218563424BuddhismFour noble Truths, Eightfold Path, reincarnation, desire=suffering14
218563425Zoroastianismconstant battle between good and evil15
218563426ChristianityTen Commandments, messiah, Holy Trinity, sacraments16
218563427Confucianismpurpose in life= fulfill one's role in society with propriety, honor anf loyalty/ honesy, politness, propriety, humaneness17
218563428Daoismpurpose is inner harmony, peace ang longevity, Achieved by living in accordance with the Dao; acupuncture18
2185634296th century BCElife of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi19
2185634305th century BCEGolden Age of Greece20
218563431323 BCEAlexander the Great21
218563432221 BCEQin unified in China22
21856343332 CEbeginnings of Christianity23
218563434180 CEPax Romana (DATE)24
218563435220 CEend of Han Dynasty25
218563436333 CEcapital of Rome moved to Constantinople26
2185634374th centurybeginning of Trans- Saharan Trade Routes27
218563438476 CEFall of Rome28
2185634391700- 1027 BCEShang Dynasty29
2185634401029- 258 BCEZhou Dynasty30
218563441221- 206 BCEQin Dynasty31
218563442202 BCE- 184 CEHan Dynasty32
2185634431500- 500 BCEVedic Age33
2185634441200- 600 BCEVedas34
218563445509- 27 BCERoman Republic35
21856344627 BCEStart of Roman Empire36
218563447Pax RomanaPantheon, Roman Aqueducts, Roman Colosseum37
218563448First TriumviratePompey, Crassus, Julius Caesar38
218563449Second TriumvirateOctavian, Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus39
218563450264- 146 BCEPunic Wars40
218563451Harrapan CivilizationGrid system, Plumming, Extensive trade41
2185634522000- 1200 BCEMycenean42
2185634531100- 700's BCEDorians43
218563454700's- 336 BCEHellenic Period44
218563455431-404 BCEPeloponnesian War45
218563456324- 100 BCEHellenstic Greece ( Alexander the Great)46

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