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5076515755AgricultureThe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals0
5076515756AgrarianA person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.1
5076521851Bands/ClansA group of people2
5076528977BarbarianAn uncultured or brutish person not belonging one of the great civilizations3
5076532016BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives4
5076533377CivilizationThe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced5
5076536114City-statesA city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state6
5076538553ClassicalOf or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.7
5076541804Domestication1. The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm 2. The cultivation of a plant for food 3. The process of making someone fond of and good at home life in the tasks that it involves8
5076549807EconomyThe wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services9
5076551515EgalitarianA person that believes in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities10
5076551516EmperorSovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially when ruling an empire11
5076553913EmpireAn extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress12
5076555417FeudalismDominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility hold lands from the crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor and a share of the produce notionally in exchange for military protection13
5076555418ForagingA wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions14
5076558521HierarchyThe system organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other reporting the status or authority15
5076563504HierarchicalOf the nature of a hierarchy; arranged in order of rank16
5076570087Hunter-GathererMember of nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food17
5076570088IrrigationSupply of water land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels18
5076575760MonarchyA form of government with a monarch at the head19
5076575761MonotheismThe doctrine or belief that there is only one God20
5076584849Neolithicthe New Stone Age21
5076584850NomadicLiving the life of the nomad; wandering22
5076586735Pastoral1. Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle 2. Concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance23
5076588119PaleolithicOld Stone Age24
5076588120PhilosophyThe study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline25
5076592448PolytheismThe doctrine or belief that there is more than one god26
5076598308River valleyAn extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system27
5076598309SedentarySettled; not migratory or nomadic28
5076600591SettlementA place, typically uninhabited, where people establish a community29
5076606685SubsistenceThe action or fact if maintaining or supporting oneself30
5076606686SurplusAn amount of something left over when requirements have been met31
5076609578SustenanceThe maintaining of someone or something in life or existence32
5076609579TheocracySystem of government in which priest role in the name of God or a god33
5076611957TraditionalExisting in or as part of a tradition; long-established34
5076614040UrbanizationPopulation shift from rural to urban areas or the process of becoming urban (modern)35
5076616013VassalsA holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage (respect and honor) an allegiance36
5076653431Alexander the GreatKing of Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty, military leader, created one of the largest empires, undefeated in battle tutored by philosopher Aristotle, overthrew Persian King Darius ||| and conquered Achaemenid Empire, invaded India, but turned back b/c of homesick troops, died in Babylon, after his death a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs (beginning of the Hellenistic period)37
5076655898Analects of ConfuciusA collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' says followers it is believed to have been written during the warring states period She was its final form during the mid-Han dynasty38
5076659243Bronze AgeA period characterized by the use of bronze and other early features of urban civilization, started in China in 2,000 B.C.39
5076659244ByzantiumAncient Greek colony, later became Constantinople, colonized by Greeks from Megara, mainly a trading city, imperialism, was located on modern day Turkey40
5076673881CalendarA chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular seasonal information41
5076675463Code of HammurabiBabylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to 1754 B.C. created by the six Babylonian king Hammurabi, consists of 282 laws with skilled punishments adjusting an "eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth" as graded depending on social status, written on clay tablets42
5076675464CuneiformA system of writing first developed by the ancient Samarian's of Mesopotamia 3500-3000 B.C.E., used by Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Elamites, Hatti, Hittites, Assyrians, Hurrians and others)43
5076677291DemocracyA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives44
5076680014Eight Fold PathAn early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, consist of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi (meditative absorption or union) teaches that by restraining oneself cultivating discipline and practicing mindfulness and meditation house-leavers attain nirvana and stop their craving, clinging and karmic accumulations thereby ending the rebirth and suffering, one of the principal teachings of Theravada Buddhism45
5076682739Four Noble TruthsThe truths of the "noble ones," the truth or realities which are understood by the "worthy ones" who have attained nirvana, are of central importance in the Theravada tradition46
5076682740Gothic MigrationsThe migration period, also called the barbarian invasions or German was a period of human migration that occurred roughly between the years 300 to 700 CE and Europe, marking the transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages. These movements were catalyzed by profound changes within both the Roman empire in the so-called barbarian front tier. Migrating peoples during this period included the girls vandals Bulger's Allen's Swaby for a sans and franks among other Germanic and Slavic tribes47
5076685244Great WallBuilt to protect Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasion Steppe, several walls were being built, but eventually joined together in 220-206 B.C.E. By Qin Shi Huang (first emperor of China), border controls, encouraged transportation of goods on Silk Roads48
5076685245Han Dynasty49
5076687641Hellenism50
5076687642The Huns51
5076691361Indian Ocean Trade52
5076691362Iron Age53
5076693378Jewish Diaspora54
5076694999Legalism (China)55
5076695000Pax Romana56
5076697231Pyramids57
5076698658Roman Republic58
5076700121Roman Empire59
5076701740Roman Senate60
5076711190Shang Civilization (China)61
5076715814Shi Huang Di (Qin China)62
5076719553Siddhartha Guatma63
5076719554Silk Road Trade64
5076721282The Torah65
5076723375The Vedas of Hinduism66
5076734148Ziggurats67
5076761983Indo-European68
5076766045Daoism69

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