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| 6758183426 | Theocracy | A government ruled by God or by church leaders | 0 | |
| 6758188704 | Polis | A Greek city state | 1 | |
| 6758194509 | Moonsoon | A seasonal wind | 2 | |
| 6758197837 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 3 | |
| 6758204958 | Foraging | A term for hunting and gathering | 4 | |
| 6758209549 | Brahmin | A members of the social class of priests in Aryan society | 5 | |
| 6758237151 | Artisan | A craftsman | 6 | |
| 6769852927 | Hiroglyphics | A system of picture writing used in Egypt | 7 | |
| 6769876814 | Convenate | Agreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind | 8 | |
| 6779427078 | Mesopotamia | A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. In the Bronze Age this area included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires, In the Iron Age, it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian | 9 | |
| 6779429683 | pictograms | A pictorial symbol or sign representing an object or concept. Used by many non-alphabetic written scripts. | 10 | |
| 6779433562 | Xia | A legendary Chinese dynasty that was not believed to exist until relatively recently. Walled towns ruled by area-specific kings assembled armies, built cities, and worked bronze. Created pictograms which would evolve in to the first Chinese script. | 11 | |
| 6779434963 | Shang | An early Chinese dynasty. Not a unified Chinese state. Instead rulers and their relatives gave orders through a network of cities. Earliest evidence of Chinese writing comes from this perio | 12 | |
| 6779436907 | Yellow River | Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China | 13 | |
| 6779441095 | Oracle Bones | The earliest Chinese writing is found on these from ritual activity of the Shang period. | 14 | |
| 6779443268 | Great Zimbabwe | A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade, farming, and mining. | 15 | |
| 6779445930 | Code of Hammurabi | A collection of 282 laws. One of the first (but not THE first) examples of written law in the ancient world. | 16 | |
| 6779447578 | Hittites | An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first two-wheeled chariots and iron. | 17 | |
| 6779451044 | Zoroastrianism | One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia. | 18 | |
| 6779452451 | Zoroaster | The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion, Zoroastrianism. | 19 | |
| 6779457920 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | 20 | |
| 6779461289 | Trireme | Greek ships built specifically | 21 | |
| 6779463354 | Acropolis | Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here. | 22 | |
| 6779466125 | Plato | Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens. | 23 | |
| 6779468148 | Pax Romana | The "Roman Peace", that is, the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.) | 24 | |
| 6779476895 | Republic | A state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under a constitution and in some way claims to be "of the people." | 25 | |
| 6779481847 | Century | The smallest unit of the Roman army, each composed of some 100 foot soldiers and commanded by a centurion. A legion was made up of 60 of these. They also formed political divisions of Roman citizens. | 26 | |
| 6779484015 | Patricians | The land-owning noblemen in Ancient Rome | 27 | |
| 6779486708 | Patricians | All non-land-owning, free men in Ancient Rome | 28 | |
| 6779490099 | Twelve Tables | Completed in 449 BCE, these civil laws developed by the Roman Republic following demands by plebeians. | 29 | |
| 6779491912 | Julius Caesar | assimilation is wen u GI to the moon | 30 | |
| 6779496233 | Huns | large nomadic group from northern Asia who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. They virtually lived on their horses, herding cattle, sheep, and horses as well as hunting. | 31 | |
| 6779502164 | Aryans | immigrants who arrived at the Ganges river valley by the year 1000 BC | 32 | |
| 6779504251 | Vedas | compilations of hymns, religious reflections, and Aryan conquests | 33 | |
| 6779506032 | Mahabharata | the longest single poem in the world, about a war fought between two branches of the same family. One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC | 34 | |
| 6779508020 | the longest | the longest single poem in the world, about a war fought between two branches of the same family. One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC | 35 | |
| 6779513424 | Dharma | the fulfillment of one's social and religious duties in Hinduism | 36 | |
| 6779516152 | Arthashastra | The famous ancient Indian book on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy. Written by Kautilya. | 37 | |
| 6779518262 | Rigveda | One of the worlds oldest religious texts. It is a book composed by Vedic Brahman priests that contains hymns and Sanskrit poetry. | 38 | |
| 6779520840 | Caste system | India's traditional social hierarchy | 39 | |
| 6779522372 | Samsara | the cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism | 40 | |
| 6779524901 | Tea | Within several Indian religious this is the peace of mind that comes from ending the cycle of rebirth. For some it is from overcoming suffering while for others it comes from joining with Brahman. | 41 | |
| 6779525635 | Tein | Within several Indian religious this is the peace of mind that comes from ending the cycle of rebirth. For some it is from overcoming suffering while for others it comes from joining with Brahman. | 42 | |
| 6779526101 | Piccolo | Musical instrumental | 43 | |
| 6779528429 | Lomi | Weapon used in battle | 44 | |
| 6779530325 | Kuni | Throwing knife | 45 | |
| 6779574852 | Minoans | One of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600 BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of Knossos is pictured above. | 46 | |
| 6779576973 | Goths | An array of Germanic peoples, pushed further westward by nomads from central Asia. They in turn migrated west into Rome, upsetting the rough balance of power that existed between Rome and these people. | 47 | |
| 6779578853 | Vedas | Musical lyrics | 48 | |
| 6779581751 | Mahabharata | the longest single poem in the world, about a war fought between two branches of the same family. One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC | 49 | |
| 6779585553 | Janapadas | Political units in India in the years 700-600 BC. They are the major realms or kingdoms of Vedic (Iron Age) India. They are the earliest kingdoms set up by the Indo-Aryans migrants to India. | 50 | |
| 6779587362 | Four Noble Truths | 1. Suffering is always present in life 2. Desire is the cause of suffering 3. Freedom from suffering can be achieved in nirvana 4. The Eightfold Path leads to nirvana | 51 | |
| 6779590386 | Mahayana | The name of the more mystical and larger of the two main Buddhist sects. This one originated in India in the 400s CE and gradually found its way north to the Silk road and into Central and East Asia. | 52 | |
| 6779592523 | Silk Road | Trade route | 53 | |
| 6779595325 | Empress Wu | the only woman to rule China in her own name, expanded the empire and supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty. | 54 | |
| 6779598380 | mantra | The repetition of mystic incantations in Hinduism and Buddhism. | 55 | |
| 6779601830 | Olmec | Mesoamerican civilization in lower Mexico around 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE focused. Most remembered for their large stone heads. | 56 | |
| 6779603750 | Maya | Never an empire but an extensive and culturally advanced Mesoamerican society with many cities in the Yucatan. | 57 | |
| 6779606501 | Nazca | South American civilization famous for its massive aerial-viewable formations | 58 | |
| 6779608260 | Neo-Assyrian | The agressive Mesopotamian empire created after an Assyrian resurgence, which initiated a series of conquests until a combined attack by Medes and Babylon defeated them resulting in the Persian Empire. | 59 | |
| 6779610287 | Mycenae | Sea-faring Greek kingdom. A major center of Greek Civilization in the 1000s BCE, centuries before Greek's "Golden Age" of Athenian influence. It's center was located about 90 km southwest of Athens. | 60 | |
| 6779612091 | Persian Empire | Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median, Lydian, and Babylonian empires, as well as Egypt and many others. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire. | 61 | |
| 6779615060 | Solon | Early Greek leader who brought democratic reforms such as his formation of the Council of Four Hundred | 62 | |
| 6779616849 | Pericles | Ruler of Athens who zealously sought to spread Athenian democracy through imperial force | 63 | |
| 6779619335 | Peloponnesian War | Conflict between Athens and Sparta | 64 | |
| 6779621397 | Macedonia | Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership of Philip II and Alexander the Great | 65 | |
| 6779625064 | Philip II | Macedonian king who sought to unite Greece under his banner until his death or murder. He was succeeded by his son Alexander. | 66 | |
| 6779626237 | Ptolemy | His ideas on science influenced Muslim and European scholars from Roman times until the Scientific Revolution. He was a Greco-Roman writer famous as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, wrote in Greek, and held Roman citizenship. | 67 | |
| 6779628774 | Qin | 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty | 68 | |
| 6779631658 | Shinto | Way of the Kami"; Japanese worship of nature spirits | 69 | |
| 6779635738 | Rama | Incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu made famous in the Ramayana | 70 | |
| 6779637273 | Buddha | Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering. | 71 | |
| 6779639242 | Aristopel | The man who was instrumental in its spreading Christianity beyond its early Jewish roots, particularly to the Greeks. | 72 | |
| 6779642281 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Epic peom | 73 | |
| 6779653828 | Hegemony | leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation. | 74 | |
| 6779658118 | Hoplite | A citizen-soldier of the Ancient Greek City-states. They were primarily armed as spear-men. | 75 | |
| 6779660740 | Iconoclasm | Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship. | 76 | |
| 6779662147 | Diaspora | any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion. Particularly used in relation to Jews scattered by Romans in 70 CE or to Africans spread to new places during the Atlantic Slave Trade. | 77 | |
| 6779665959 | Realpolitik | Political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals. | 78 | |
| 6779668042 | Satrapy | A province and/or the title of a client kings of the Persian Empire. Based on the system where conquered territory would maintain much of their identity and sovereignty within the Persian Empire. | 79 | |
| 6779673585 | acllas | Women selected by Inca authorities to serve in religious centers as weavers and ritual participants. | 80 | |
| 6779676619 | absolution | The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. | 81 | |
| 6779679939 | Aden | Port city in the modern south Arabian country of Yemen. It has been a major trading center in the Indian Ocean since ancient times. | 82 | |
| 6779684746 | Agricultural Revolution | The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. Also known as the Neolithic Revolution. | 83 | |
| 6779687869 | Akbar | Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. | 84 | |
| 6779690927 | Arawak | Amerindian peoples who inhabited the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean at the time of Columbus. | 85 | |
| 6779694818 | Atahualpa | Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. | 86 | |
| 6779698614 | Atlantic System | The network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean basin. | 87 | |
| 6779701800 | ayllu | Andean lineage group or kin-based community. | 88 | |
| 6779704394 | Bantu | Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. | 89 | |
| 6779706442 | Batavi | Fort established ca.1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city of Jakarta | 90 | |
| 6779708992 | Beijing | China's northern capital, first used as an imperial capital in 906 and now the capital of the People's Republic of China. | 91 | |
| 6779710974 | Benjamin Franklin | American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution. | 92 | |
| 6779715043 | deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. | 93 | |
| 6779721831 | Delhi Sulatanate | Centralized Indian empire of varying extent, created by Muslim invaders. | 94 | |
| 6779731071 | dhow | Ship of small to moderate size used in the western Indian Ocean, traditionally with a triangular sail and a sewn timber hull. | 95 | |
| 6779734166 | Dirty War | War waged by the Argentine military (1976-1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by the use of illegal imprisonment, torture, and executions by the military. | 96 | |
| 6779737574 | driver | A privileged male slave whose job was to ensure that a slave gang did its work on a plantation. | 97 | |
| 6779743700 | Dutch West India Company | Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa. | 98 | |
| 6779749087 | electricity | A form of energy used in telegraphy from the 1840s on and for lighting, industrial motors, and railroads beginning in the 1880s. | 99 |
