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4787140667Paleolithic Eraof, relating to, or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.0
4787142082Neolithic Eraof, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age or agricultural revolution, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.1
4787146704Hunting and GatheringSocieties- Men hunted and women gathered. People went from place to place and did not settle often2
4787152189CultureA group that is distinct from another group. Has different ways of dressing's or beliefs3
4787155883Neolithic RevolutionAlso known as the Agrarian Revolution, this is when groups of people settled and started the agricultural stage4
4787161079DomesticationThis is when people started to use animals as labor and food. People also did the same with plants with growing the same crop more than once5
4787166361CivilizationThis is when different groups of people settled in the same area. They traded with one another for what they needed. They all worked together to survive6
4787174216MesopotamiaThis is where one of the first earliest society's known was. This is where groups of people started to settle together.7
4787179409Cultural DiffusionWith population movement, people spread their culture to new areas8
4787182930PolytheismBelief in more than one god9
4787184330MonotheismBelief in one god10
4787186252Indo-EuropeansMost likely the first language family. Spoken by people from Europe to Northern India11
4787191871Patriarchal SocietiesSocieties that were dominated by men. These societies came in the Neolithic era12
4787194629Pastoralists-A type of agriculture that uses animals for traveling, holding things, and food13
4787199481EthnocenctrismEvaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and custom's of one's own culture14
4787210963Dynastic CycleAn important political theory in Chinese history. Every new ruler goes through a culture cycke15
4787215291"Man date of Heaven"A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source like finding new land16
4787224451"Son of Heaven"Originating from the ancient Han Chinese emperors and subsequently adopted by other East Asian monarchs founded on the theoretical principle of the cosmic Mandate of Heaven17
4787348204Shang DynastyFirst recorded Chinese history. Started from the mid-18th century to the mid-16th century B.C.E.18
4787354844Qin Shi HuangdiWas the First Emperor of Qin. Was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China19
4787359812LegalismExcessive adherence to law or formula. What rules to follow and obey by20
4787364886BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives21
4787370526ConfucianismA system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and development by Mencius22
4787378592Filial PietyIs a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors23
4787381038DaoismAlso known as Taoism. Is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin with an emphasis on living in harmony24
4787388138Han dynastyIt was the second imperial dynasty in China. Spanning over 4 centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history25
4787395658Civil Service ExamAre examinations implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service26
4787401970MeritocracyA government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability27
4787404839"Mean People"The people with the lowest status, did unskilled jobs, wore a green scarf to show their status, punished harsher for crimes, and at the lowest part of the caste system28
4787412864Great Silk RoadAlso known as Silk Routes. An ancient network routes that for centuries were central to culture interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting west and east from China to the Mediterranean Sea.29
4787427800SubcontinentThose land masses on different tectonic plates from the rest of the continent30
4787429872Caste SystemA system that rates people on their job. The lower you are, the less power you have, the higher you are, the more power you have31
4787435245DharmaIt is the principle of cosmic order32
4787437962ReincarnationPhilosophical or religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death33
4787446091Sidd Hartha GautamaWas the leader and founder of a sect of wanderer Sramanas. After his death, the community he founded slowly evolved into a religious-like movement as a state religion in India as Buddhism during the 3rd century B.C.E.34
4787456924BuddhismIs a religion that has a variety of traditions, beliefs, and spiritual practices. It originated in India35
4787463463Maurya DynastyAlso known as the Mauryan Empire. Extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India from 322-185 B.C.E.36
4787469372Gupta DynastyFounded by Sri Gupta. An ancient India empire from 320-550 C.E37
4787488501Chandragupta MauryaWas the founder of the Maurya Empire and the first emperor to unify north and southwest of present day India38
4787494635AshokaHe was an Emperor which lived from 304-232 B.C.E. and was the 3rd ruler of the world's largest empires at its time39

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