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| 10394136706 | Ahura Mazda | In the Zoroastrian faith, the god who rules the world |  | 0 |
| 10394143049 | Alexander the Great | Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 B.C.E.), son of Philip II of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire, & part of N.W. India |  | 1 |
| 10394148987 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry. |  | 2 |
| 10394151862 | Aryans | Indo-European pastoralists who moved into India about the time of the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization; their role in causing this collapse is still debated by historians. |  | 3 |
| 10394154783 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. |  | 4 |
| 10394157840 | Atman | The human soul, which in classic Hindu belief seeks union with Brahman. |  | 5 |
| 10394161599 | Axum | Classical-era kingdom of East Africa, in present-day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia; flourished from 100 to 600 C.E. |  | 6 |
| 10394168483 | Bantu expansion | Gradual migration of peoples from their homeland in what is now southern Nigeria and the Cameroons into most of eastern and southern Africa, a process that began around 3000 B.C.E. and continued for several millennia. The agricultural techniques and ironworking technology of thesefarmers gave them an advantage over the gathering and hunting peoples they encountered. |  | 7 |
| 10394171551 | Battle of Marathon | (490 B.C.E.) Battle where the Persians who invaded Greece were defeated on the Plain of Marathon by an Athenian army. |  | 8 |
| 10394180697 | Bhagavad Gita | A great Hindu epic text, part of the much larger Mahabharata, which affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation. |  | 9 |
| 10394185798 | Brahman | The "World Soul" or final reality in upanishadic Hindu belief. |  | 10 |
| 10394189868 | Brahmins | The priestly caste of India. |  | 11 |
| 10394192233 | Buddhism | The cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). |  | 12 |
| 10394207487 | Caesar Augustus | The great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as sole ruler of the Roman state at the end of an extended period of civil war (r. 31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.). |  | 13 |
| 10394209735 | Caste as Varna and Jati | The system of social organization in India that has evolved over millennia; it is based on an original division of the populace into four inherited classes, with the addition of thousands of social distinctions based on occupation, which became the main cell of social life in India. |  | 14 |
| 10394211653 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct., familial piety, and inferiors deferring to superiors. |  | 15 |
| 10394219374 | Confucius | The founder of Confucianism (551-479 B.C.E.); an aristocrat of northern China who proved to be the greatest influence on Chinese culture in its history. |  | 16 |
| 10394225798 | Constantine the Great | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337). Moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople. |  | 17 |
| 10394228762 | Coptic Christianity | Largest branch of African Christianity, centered in Egypt, distinctive in its belief that Christ has only a single, divine nature. |  | 18 |
| 10394233571 | Cyrus the Great | A remarkable leader who managed to reunite he Persian Empire in a powerful kingdom. Under Cyrus, Persia began building an empire larger than any yet seen in the world. Noted for his conquests, religious tolerance, & political moderation. |  | 19 |
