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14672948615Sedentary agriculturemethod of agriculture in which the same land is farmed every year; agriculture in the same place all the time0
14672965545Pastoralismbranch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock; domestication of animals1
14672974534Specialization of laborseparation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialize2
14672981294Social Stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy3
14672984577Hunter/Gatherera member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food4
14673003638Monumental Architecturearchitectural constructions of a greater-than-human scale, such as pyramids, temples, and tombs5
14673006581Hammurabi's Codelaw developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia; specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties6
14672989948Neolithic revolutionThe shift from hunting animals and gathering of food to keeping animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC.7
14673045514Ancient EgyptAncient civilization located primarily along the Nile River whose empire lasted 3,000 years8
14673071453Sumerian Civilizationthe first major Mesopotamian civilization; rose in southern Mesopotamia9
14673074143Achaemenid Persian Empirea large empire in southwest Asia that lasted for two centuries until it was conquered by Alexander the Great10
14673076345Roman EmpireExisted from 27 BCE to about 400 CE and conquered the entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe; ruled by an emperor and oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity.11
14673080943Greek city-statesregion controlled exclusively by Greek and usually having sovereignty12
14673085447Alexander the Greatking of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia13
14689110731Qin Dynastythe Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall14
14689114088Han Dynastyimperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy15
14689117244Mauryan Dynastyunified much of the Asia subcontinent; large armies with thousands of chariots and elephant borne troops; developed a substantial bureaucracy with a postal service;16
14689121867Gupta DynastyIndian Empire (320 CE-550 CE) known for re-establishing Hinduism and for achievements in math and science.17
14689123387Hinduismreligion that is native to India, believes in reincarnation and the caste system18
14689123388Zoroastrianismreligion that is native to Persia, is the first monotheistic religion, believes in dualism, and does not believe in slavery19
14689127071JudaismJewish religion that is native to the mediterranean and is monotheistic, is the base for christianity20
14689128335BuhhdismSpread from South Asia to East Asia and was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, life is suffering, goal is to reach enlightenment21
14689129276Confucianismphilosophy that is native to China, believes in education and civil service exams, filial piety (respect to elders), obedience22
14689130397Christianitya religion that is native to the mediterranean and is monotheistic that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ23
14689132188Islamreligion that is native to SW Asia (Middle East) that follows Abraham and is monotheistic and follows the five pillars of faith24
14689132189Siddhartha GautamaFounder of Buddhism25
14689134046Caste Systema social structure in india that determines if your are reincarnated (hinduism) and hierarchy26
14689134047Jesus ChristA teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be Son of God.27

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