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| 5070754422 | 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 | |
| 5070754423 | Patriarchy | A male dominated society |  | 1 |
| 5070754424 | Matriarchal | A female dominated society |  | 2 |
| 5070754425 | 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 |
| 5070754426 | 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 | |
| 5070754427 | Social Heirarchy | how individuals and groups are arranged in a relatively linear ladder |  | 5 |
| 5070754432 | Zoroanstrianism | one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. | 6 | |
| 5070754433 | Greek Philosophy | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |  | 7 |
| 5070754435 | Legalism | strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. | 8 | |
| 5070754436 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 9 | |
| 5070754437 | 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"). | 10 | |
| 5070754444 | Gupta | an empire located in northern India that lasted from 320-550 c.e. | 11 | |
| 5070754449 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. | 12 | |
| 5070754453 | Roman Empire | Existed from 27 BCE to about 476 CE. Conquered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. Eventually oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity. | 13 | |
| 5070754455 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 14 | |
| 5070754456 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 15 | |
| 5070754457 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. | 16 | |
| 5070754459 | 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. | 17 | |
| 5070754467 | Gupta Empire | (320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. | 18 | |
| 5070754472 | filial piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 19 | |
| 5070754475 | syncretic religion | Combines two religious traditions into something distinctly new, while containing traits of both | 20 | |
| 5070754477 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 220 BCE to 206 BCE) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 21 | |
| 5070754478 | Han Dynasty | (202 BCE - 220 CE) dynasty started by Lui Bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the Qin dynasty and adopted Confucian principles; rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth; it was a time of prosperity | 22 | |
| 5070754479 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | 23 | |
| 5070754482 | Athens | A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta. | 24 | |
| 5070754485 | Constantinople | A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul | 25 | |
| 5070754486 | 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. | 26 | |
| 5070754487 | Indian Ocean Sea Lanes | lanes throughout the Indian Ocean connecting East Africa, southern Arabia, the Persian Gulf, India, Southeast Asia, and southern China | 27 | |
| 5070754488 | Mediterranean Sea Lanes | Trade routes that connected the Mediterranean civilizations together. The need for a sea rout for trade in the region. Trade increased and diffusion of cultures occurred | 28 | |
| 5070754491 | Greco-Roman Philosophy | Ideas that emphasized logic, empirical observation, and nature of political power and hierarchy. | 29 | |
| 5070754492 | tribute | Money paid by one country to another in return for protection | 30 |
