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7642404333JudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews.0
7642404334AssyriansSemitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire.1
7642404335BabyloniansCivilization in Fertile Crescent, characterized by the code of Hammurabi.2
7642404336SanskritWritten language developed by the Aryans.3
7642404337Roman EmpireMassive empire based in Italy, inequality, Pax Romana, sophisticated republic with law code.4
7642404338HinduismA major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.5
7642404339BrahmaA single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.6
7642404340Caste SystemA Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.7
7642404341BuddhaEnlightened one, founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama.8
7642404342Mauryan DynastyFirst empire in India, led by Ashoka Maurya, bureaucracy.9
7642404343AshokaA ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism.10
7642404344ConfucianismA system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius, ancestor veneration and filial piety.11
7642404345DaoismStressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality, East Asia.12
7642404346ChristianityA religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus, official religion during decline of Roman.13
7642404347Jesus of NazarethBasis of Christianity.14
7642404348HellenisticGreek-like.15
7642404349Emperor ConstantineConverted Rome to Christianity.16
7642404350Filial pietyFather worship, Confucianism.17
7642404351PersiaEmpire in the Middle East, led by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes; Satraps.18
7642404352Qin DynastyDynasty of China that ruled from 221 BCE to 206 BCE that set up a harsh legal system.19
7642404353Han DynastyChinese dynasty that held its Golden Age.20
7642404354Gupta EmpireSecond empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta.21
7642404355PhoeniciansTraders in the Mediterranean that spread their alphabet.22
7642404356Greek city-statesParts of Greece that had their own individual societies, un-unified because of geography.23
7642404357TeotihuacanThe first significant pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city.24
7642404358BureaucracyA large, complex organization composed of appointed officials.25
7642404359Silk RoadsLand-based trade routes that linked Eurasia.26
7642404360Trans Saharan trade routesTrade routes connecting African Empires.27
7642404361Indian Ocean TradeTrade that was controlled by Muslim empires, another way of linking China to European trade.28
7642404362Monsoon WindsThese carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa.29
7642404363Hebrew ScripturesAnother name for the Old Testament.30
7642404364Jewish DiasporaScattering of Jews from Mesopotamia.31
7642404365ReincarnationRebirth in new bodies or forms of life, Hinduism and Buddhism.32
7642404366Monastic lifeA life dedicated to prayer, work, study, and the needs of society.33
7642404367ShamanismBelief that some people can communicate with spirits.34
7642404368Ancestor VenerationThe practice of praying to your ancestors. Found especially in China.35
7642404369AnimismThe belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.36
7642404370MocheEarly Peruvian culture.37
7642404371Cahokiain Illinois, the largest earthwork of the Mississippian culture.38
7642404372DiplomacyNegotiation between nations.39

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