10813134189 | Codification | A way of life taught by Confucius in the 6th-5th century BCE. Sometimes viewed as a philosophy. | 0 | |
10813134190 | Judiaism | One of the oldest religions in the world that still exists today. Jewish history, beliefs, and traditions were recorded in the Hebrew Bible beginning as early as the 8th century BCE. | ![]() | 1 |
10813134191 | Diasporic Community | scatter from their homeland to places across the globe, spreading their culture as they go. | ![]() | 2 |
10813134192 | Brahma | "The Creator," the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. Related with Hinduism. | ![]() | 3 |
10813134193 | Aryans | The Vedic Indian people who migrated into the Indian subcontinent about 1500 BCE. | ![]() | 4 |
10813134233 | Four Noble Truths | ![]() | 5 | |
10813134234 | Filial Piety | ![]() | 6 | |
10813134235 | Social Harmony | ![]() | 7 | |
10813134236 | Tao Te Ching | ![]() | 8 | |
10813134194 | Universal Religion | A major-world religion seeking to appeal and convert many different kinds of people groups. | ![]() | 9 |
10813134237 | Greco-Roman Philosophy | ![]() | 10 | |
10813134238 | Shamanism | ![]() | 11 | |
10813134195 | Archaemenid/Persian Empire | 558- 333B.C.E, first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus who capitalized on weakening Syrian and Babylonian empires. Peak was under Darius | ![]() | 12 |
10813134239 | Phoenician Alphabet | ![]() | 13 | |
10813134240 | Representative Democracy | ![]() | 14 | |
10813134241 | Roman Senate | ![]() | 15 | |
10813134242 | Hadrian's Wall | ![]() | 16 | |
10813134243 | Scholar-Bureaucrats/Gentry | ![]() | 17 | |
10813134244 | Civil Service Exam | ![]() | 18 | |
10813134245 | Latifundia | ![]() | 19 | |
10813134196 | Aristocracy | The most powerful members of a society | ![]() | 20 |
10813134197 | Monotheism | The belief in only 1 God, like Christianity and Islam. | ![]() | 21 |
10813134246 | Hebrew Scriptures (Torah) | ![]() | 22 | |
10813134247 | Sanskrit | ![]() | 23 | |
10813134248 | Reincarnation | ![]() | 24 | |
10813134249 | The Buddha | ![]() | 25 | |
10813134198 | Ashoka the Great | The third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India. He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars, the earliest surviving Indian writing. | ![]() | 26 |
10813134199 | Mandate of Heaven | The idea that a ruler gets power from a God or supernatural being. | ![]() | 27 |
10813134250 | Daoism | ![]() | 28 | |
10813134200 | Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus | 29 | |
10813134201 | Constantine | A Roman emperor. After reuniting the Roman Empire, he moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity the favored religion. | ![]() | 30 |
10813134202 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher and scientist | ![]() | 31 |
10813134203 | Animism | The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits | ![]() | 32 |
10813134204 | Zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster noun | ![]() | 33 |
10813134205 | Olympics | Greek athletic competitions to celebrate the Gods and feed city-state rivalries | ![]() | 34 |
10813134206 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | ![]() | 35 |
10813134207 | Julius Caesar | Ambitious leader who brought order to Rome | ![]() | 36 |
10813134208 | Qin Shi Huangdi | Founder of the short lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire. Remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states. | ![]() | 37 |
10813134209 | Warring States Period | Period in China from 403 to 221 B.C.E. that was typified by disorder and political chaos. | ![]() | 38 |
10813134210 | Meritocracy | government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability | ![]() | 39 |
10813134211 | Huns | Nomadic group from central Asia, mass migration to the Roman empire in 400s c.e. | ![]() | 40 |
10813134212 | Attila the Hun | The fierce leader of a barbarian tribe that was invading Italy | ![]() | 41 |
10813134213 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | ![]() | 42 |
10813134214 | Monasticism | Living in a religious community apart from secular society and adhering to a rule stipulating chastity, obedience, and poverty. It was a prominent element of medieval Christianity and Buddhism. Monasteries were the primary centers of learning and literacy in medieval Europe. | ![]() | 43 |
10813134215 | Vedas | Early Indian sacred knowledge-long preserved and communicated orally by Brahmin priests and eventually written down. Religious texts that include the thousand poetic hymns to various deities. | ![]() | 44 |
10813134216 | Caste System | divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation | ![]() | 45 |
10813134217 | Nirvana | The state of englightenment for Buddhists. | ![]() | 46 |
10813134218 | Confucianism | a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius | ![]() | 47 |
10813134219 | The Analects | A book of Confucius's teachings compiled by his students | ![]() | 48 |
10813134220 | Yin-Yang | Two equal but opposite forces that together control the world. They have to be in balance. | ![]() | 49 |
10813134221 | Jesus of Nazareth | The prophet/god of Christianity (ca. 4 B.C.E.-30 B.C.E.). | ![]() | 50 |
10813134222 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | ![]() | 51 |
10813134223 | Empiricism | the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation | ![]() | 52 |
10813134224 | Ancestor Veneration | The practice of praying to your ancestors. Found especially in China. | ![]() | 53 |
10813134225 | Polis (City-State) | An urban center and the agricultural territory under it's control. Characteristic form of political organization in southern and central Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods. Some polis' were oligarchic, others were democratic. | ![]() | 54 |
10813134226 | Direct Democracy | Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. | ![]() | 55 |
10813134227 | Hellenistic Age | era in which Greek culture blended with Persian and others, spread by Alexander | ![]() | 56 |
10813134228 | Pax Romana | 200 year period of peace in Rome. | ![]() | 57 |
10813134229 | Legalism | a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws | ![]() | 58 |
10813134230 | Han Dynasty | Took over the Qin Dynasty. Followed the mandate of heaven. Set the stage for imperial China that exists today. Agriculture was big and was used to pay taxes. Human labor was common, built canals between the Yellow and Yangzi river. All able bodied men donate a month to public works. Most important export was silk. Capital was Chang'an. Decline was due to lack of border maintenance, nomads taking over. | ![]() | 59 |
10813134231 | Autonomy | self-government, political control | ![]() | 60 |
10813134232 | Germanic Tribes | Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and Francs | ![]() | 61 |
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