7602432380 | Roman Empire | Augustus established this Empire; Triumvirate system with three head members of their political society. | 0 | |
7601928107 | Nirvana | Buddhist term for enlightenment. | 1 | |
7601934368 | The Eight Fold Path | Buddhists follows to reach Nirvana. | 2 | |
7601937358 | Four Noble Truths | The truths Buddhists follow on their way to the Eight Fold Path. | 3 | |
7601946484 | Caste System | Found in Hinduism; a social system that determines a person's Dharma. | 4 | |
7601958106 | Confucianism | A system that focuses on education and respect. | 5 | |
7601961247 | Filial Piety | Respect to one's elders. | 6 | |
7601963958 | Legalism | Strict way of life, harsh punishments, and no pleasure. | 7 | |
7601974823 | Hinduism | A polytheistic religion that mainly focuses on one's decisions and duties during life, which determines what happens in their next life. | 8 | |
7601987632 | Buddhism | A monotheistic religion, focuses on the Four Noble Truths. Followers have to rid themselves of desire to reach Nirvana. | 9 | |
7602000149 | Daoism | Yin/Yang; Focuses on order in life. | 10 | |
7602011476 | Persepolis | A city in Greece, a capital of a Greek city-state. | 11 | |
7602079660 | The Vedas | The religious texts of the Hindus. | 12 | |
7602124238 | Ganesh | Elephant-like god of Hinduism. | 13 | |
7602133606 | Siddharta Gautama | The founder of Buddhism. | 14 | |
7602159432 | Kung Fuzi | The founder of Confucianism; aka Confucius. | 15 | |
7602165361 | Polytheism | A religion with multiple gods. | 16 | |
7602169735 | Monotheism | A religion with one god. | 17 | |
7602192935 | Socrates | A philosopher that introduced a argumentative method of education known as the Socratic Method. | 18 | |
7602202371 | Plato | A philosopher and a student of Socrates. He spread the Socratic Method after Socrates' death. Wrote the Allegory of the Cave and The Apology. | 19 | |
7602213379 | Aristotle | Student of Plato; Taught Alexander the Great. | 20 | |
7602229506 | Greek Religious System | A polytheistic way of living that believed in the Gods of Olympus which controlled all aspects of daily life. | 21 | |
7602241634 | Christianity | A monotheistic religion that believes in Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity. | 22 | |
7602254804 | Achaemenid Empire | The First Persian Empire led by Cyrus the Great. | 23 | |
7602257280 | Zoroastrianism | Accepted as one of the first monotheistic religions and a product of Ancient Persian civilizations. | 24 | |
7602290617 | Alexander the Great/Alexander of Macedon. | Conquered many lands, never lost a battle. Started the Hellenistic Empire in 323 BC. | 25 | |
7602303591 | Silk Road | Trade network that stretched from East Asia to Rome. Many goods and ideas were spread along this road. | 26 | |
7602308455 | Royal Road | A Persian road built by Cyrus that connected all Persian cities. | 27 | |
7602319902 | Indian Ocean Trade | A series of transoceanic channels that connected the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean. Trade occurred on these channels. | 28 | |
7602329126 | Roman Road | A military road of the Roman Empire. | 29 | |
7602339144 | Han Dynasty | Introduced Confucianism to China. | 30 | |
7602347023 | Qin Dynasty | Built the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army; Lasted for 14 years' Overused their peasants. | 31 | |
7602355531 | Xiongnu Dynasty | Fought the Han Dynasty; Legalistic. | 32 | |
7602390251 | Mauryan Empire | Covered all of modern day India; One of their main emperors ,Ashoka, converted to Buddhism and kept it alive. | 33 | |
7602399429 | Gupta Empire | Covered the southern half of Modern day India; Relaxed the laws that the Mauryans set in place. | 34 | |
7602420062 | Sparta and Athens Empire | Athens was the big main city of Greece. Sparta used slaves as their backbone. | 35 | |
7602448321 | Mesoamerica | Modern day Central America; South of Mexico, North of Brazil. | 36 | |
7602466615 | Teotihuacan Empire | Mesoamerican Empire that built temples and monuments to the gods of the sun and moon. | 37 | |
7602473834 | Mayan Empire | Polytheistic Mesoamerican Empire that held human sacrifices and had a caste system. | 38 | |
7602485494 | Qanat System | A tunnel-like water system in the Persian Civilization. | 39 | |
7602511718 | The fall of the ______________ Empire came the Mauryans | Hellenistic | 40 | |
7602522784 | The fall of the Roman Empire. | Change in religion; caused chaos in the Empire. | 41 | |
7602533538 | The Han Social Class | This empire's social class led peasants and farmer BEFORE artisans and merchants. | 42 | |
7615061012 | Phoenicians of the Mediterranean | The first to trade by ocean | 43 | |
7615074737 | Architectural styles from the Mediterranean | Archs and Columns | 44 | |
7615083924 | Nero | A crazy emperor that burned down much of Rome and blamed the Christians. | 45 | |
7615089426 | Octavius/Augustus | Began the Roman EMPIRE | 46 | |
7615096285 | Julius Caesar | Served as dictator for Rome for one year; assassinated by Marcus Brutus. | 47 | |
7615111176 | Tragedies and Comedies | Two greek dramas of entertainment | 48 | |
7615114663 | Hadrian | Built the Hadrian Wall | 49 | |
7615120724 | Foreigners | Slaves in Mesoamerica and the Mediterranean were ____________________________. | 50 | |
7615130206 | Patrician | The highest class of citizens in Rome. | 51 | |
7615132283 | Consul | The government elected officials of Rome. | 52 | |
7615135141 | Plebian | Lowest class in Rome | 53 | |
7615139995 | Paterfamilias | The male head of a family or household. | 54 | |
7615143265 | Twelve Tables | An early code of laws made by the Romans. | 55 | |
7615149175 | Pax Romana | A period of Roman peace. | 56 | |
7615151634 | Insulae | "Apartments" that middle to lower class Romans lived in. | 57 | |
7615162984 | Diasporic Communities | When the Jews moved around a lot and formed communities. | 58 | |
7615169458 | Moche Culture | A pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru | 59 | |
7615174406 | Feudalism | Land in exchange for service. | 60 | |
7615177723 | Aristocracy | Where the rich headed off society | 61 | |
7615181046 | Parliamentary bodies | When elected officials are meeting in one setting and discussing issues. | 62 | |
7615186522 | Republic | The people elect officials | 63 | |
7615189140 | Satrap | A provincial governor in the Persian Empire | 64 | |
7615195675 | Sassanid Empire | Darius' empire in Persia | 65 | |
7615199186 | Epic Poem | A classically cultured story of great length | 66 | |
7615202854 | Veneration | Great respect for one's elders | 67 | |
7615205600 | Corvee | Unpaid labor with no exchange | 68 | |
7615215166 | Bureaucracies | A system of government in which most of the decisions are made by state officials | 69 | |
7615225217 | Polis | A major city center in Greece. | 70 | |
7615229555 | Acropolis | A community built on a hill | 71 | |
7615233579 | Parthenon | A building to honor Athena. | 72 | |
7615236216 | Oligarchy | A system of government where few rule yet it is generally oppressive. | 73 | |
7615242212 | Helot | A group of slaves in Mediterranean societies. | 74 | |
7615245478 | Age of Pericles | A period in which Greece shifted towards democracy. | 75 | |
7615248649 | Direct Democracy | Where the people rule and make all decisions. | 76 | |
7615251347 | Epicureanism | A school of philosophy in Ancient Greece. | 77 | |
7615255841 | Stoicism | A lifestyle taught in Epicurean schools that teach to have no fun or pleasure. | 78 | |
7615265725 | Praetor | Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul. | 79 | |
7615665052 | Atman | The spirit behind Hindu reincarnation | 80 | |
7615682156 | Caravan | A trading vehicle used on the Silk Road | 81 | |
7618893187 | Stupas | Buddhist temples and burial sites that usually contained sculptures of the Buddha. | 82 | |
7618905428 | Romulus | Founded the Rome CITY | 83 | |
7618908978 | Hannibal | Led the soldiers from Carthage to Italy to attack, using war elephants. | 84 | |
7618916525 | Colosseum | A large theatre or stadium in Ancient Rome | 85 | |
7618927085 | The teachings of Daoism | taught that political involvement and education was unnecessary. | 86 |
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