10896450363 | Caste System | a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, if your parents are poor, you're going to be poor, too. Same goes for being rich | 0 | |
10896450364 | Patriarchy | A male dominated society | 1 | |
10896450365 | Matriarchal | A female dominated society | 2 | |
10896450366 | Mandate of Heaven | an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly. | 3 | |
10896450367 | Silk Road | an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea | 4 | |
10896450368 | Social Heirarchy | how individuals and groups are arranged in a relatively linear ladder | 5 | |
10896450369 | Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. | 6 | |
10896450370 | Assimilation | The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group | 7 | |
10896450371 | Monotheistic | The belief in only one god | 8 | |
10896450372 | Eightfold Path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. | 9 | |
10896450373 | Zoroanstrianism | one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. | 10 | |
10896450374 | Greek Philosophy | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | 11 | |
10896450375 | Polytheistic | The belief in many gods | 12 | |
10896450376 | Legalism | strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription | 13 | |
10896450377 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius | 14 | |
10896450378 | Buddhism | is a nontheistic religion or philosophy (Sanskrit: dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). | 15 | |
10896450379 | Islam | the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. | 16 | |
10896450380 | Judaism | an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text (part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud. | 17 | |
10896450381 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 18 | |
10896450382 | Daoism | a philosophical, ethical or religious tradition of Chinese origin, or faith of Chinese exemplification, that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. | 19 | |
10896450383 | Han Dynasty | an empire in ancient China, that lasted from 206 b.c.e- 24 c.e. | 20 | |
10896450384 | Persia | an empire located in modern day Iran but stretched as far as Egypt and Iraq. | 21 | |
10896450385 | Gupta | an empire located in northern India that lasted from 320-550 c.e. | 22 | |
10896450386 | Ancient Egypt | an empire that lasted for 3000 years | 23 | |
10896450387 | Roman empire | located in modern day Italy but expanded to outlying countries throughout its reign, it lasted from 201 b.c.e- 476 c.e. | 24 | |
10896450388 | Maya | located in modern day central america, it lasted from 1800 b.c.e- 250 c.e. | 25 | |
10896450389 | State | A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority | 26 | |
10896450390 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. | 27 | |
10896450391 | Hebrew Scriptures | Torah, Old Testament, Jewish Holy Scriptures | 28 | |
10896450392 | Babylonian Empire | Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi, the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites. | 29 | |
10896450393 | Roman Empire | Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquiered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. Eventually oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity. | 30 | |
10896450394 | Sanskrit Scriptures | An ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived. | 31 | |
10896450395 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 32 | |
10896450396 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 33 | |
10896450397 | Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) | Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering. | 34 | |
10896450398 | Emperor Constantine | Founded Constantinople; best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor; issued the Edit of Milan in 313, granting religious toleration throughout the empire. | 35 | |
10896450412 | Buddha | 36 | ||
10896450413 | Vishnu | 37 | ||
10896450414 | Alexander the Great | 38 | ||
10896450415 | Parthenon | 39 | ||
10896450416 | Hoplite Armor of the militaristic Spartans | 40 | ||
10896450399 | Gupta Empire | (320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. | 41 | |
10896450417 | Greek Architecture | 42 | ||
10896450418 | Aqueduct | 43 | ||
10896450419 | Colosseum | 44 | ||
10896450420 | Indian Ocean Maritime Trade System | 45 | ||
10896450421 | Silk Road | 46 | ||
10896450400 | filial piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 47 | |
10896450401 | monasticism (monks) | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith | 48 | |
10896450402 | ancestor veneration | Veneration of the dead or ancestor reverence is based on the beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living, the worship of deceased ancestors | 49 | |
10896450403 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | 50 | |
10896450404 | Teotihuacan | A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450. | 51 | |
10896450405 | Athens | A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta. | 52 | |
10896450406 | Constantinople | A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul | 53 | |
10896450407 | Silk Roads | trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean, which allowed for the exchange of goods and ideas from China to the Roman Empire | 54 | |
10896450408 | Trans-Saharan Caravan Route | Islamic trade in West Africa was conducted by caravans of camels. According to Ibn Battuta, the explorer who accompanied one of the caravans, the average size was a thousand camels per caravan, with some being as large as 12,000. | 55 | |
10896450409 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity. | 56 | |
10896450410 | Greco-Roman Philosophy | Ideas that emphasized human logic, empirical observation, and nature of political power and hierarchy. | 57 | |
10896450411 | Christianity | What religion? | 58 |
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