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| 2995399022 | Neolithic Revolution | (10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. | 0 | |
| 2995401456 | Daoism | Philosophy that teaches that everything should be left to the natural order; rejects many of the Confucian ideas but coexisted with Confucianism in China | 1 | |
| 2995403624 | Indo-European Migration | Aryans from Europe migrated to India gradually by 500 BCE are everywhere. | 2 | |
| 2995403625 | Liminal | a certain threshold in between or beginning stage (often in rite of passage) | 3 | |
| 2995407280 | Major Greek city-states | Athens (education and culture), Sparta (warriors), Thebes (breadbasket) | 4 | |
| 2995410366 | Han Dynastic issues | Internal: weak leadership and civil wars due to Mandate of Heaven argument External: outside atacks | 5 | |
| 2995411766 | Mandate of Heaven | A political theory developed during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China in which those in power were believed to have the the right to rule from divine authority. | 6 | |
| 2995413493 | Socrates | (470-399 BCE) An Athenian philosopher who thought that human beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or other superficial attributes. Was forced to drink poison to kill him | 7 | |
| 2995413494 | Cuneiform | A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia. | 8 | |
| 2995414649 | Carthage | This city has existed for nearly 3,000 years, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC into the capital of the Carthaginian Empire. The expanding Roman Republic took control of many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars. | 9 | |
| 2995415836 | Divide and Rule | 10 | ||
| 2995415837 | Sima Qian | A Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records | 11 | |
| 2995417903 | Ashoka's Pillars | Tall pillars left from the time of Ashoka with written laws | 12 | |
| 2995417904 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. | 13 | |
| 2995419673 | Hindu Caste System | system put into place by the Aryan invaders of India to supress the native people; strict social hierarchy with priest and warriors at the top and untouchables on bottom | 14 | |
| 2995443832 | Brahmins | Priests | 15 | |
| 2995445126 | Kshatriyas | The warriors, rulers, and aristocrats | 16 | |
| 2995445127 | Vaisyas | Caste of the common people (merchants, artisans, and farmers) | 17 | |
| 2995446357 | Sudras | The majority of Indian castes, peasants, artisans, manual laborers, Ranked above only pariahs | 18 | |
| 2995446358 | Untouchables | The social division in Hindu society that fell in rank below the caste system; it was occupied by those who carried out undesirable occupations such as undertaking, butchering, and waste collection | 19 | |
| 2995545403 | Mesopotamian Gods | Forces of nature (themes of chaos & conflict) | 20 | |
| 2995545404 | Hellenism | The diffusion of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean world after the conquest of Alexander the Great | 21 | |
| 2995546883 | Struggle of the Orders | A great social conflict that developed between patricians and plebeians; the plebeians wanted real political representation and safeguards against patrician domination. | 22 | |
| 2995546884 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people | 23 | |
| 2995549716 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 24 | |
| 2995551362 | Plato | Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens. Allegory of the Cave | 25 | |
| 2995551363 | Heiroglyphics | ancient Egyptian writing system using picture symbols for ideas or sounds | 26 | |
| 2995553237 | Mare nostrum | the name Romans gave to the Mediterranean Sea, meaning "our sea" | 27 | |
| 2995553238 | 12 Tables | 12 laws; the earliest Roman code of laws | 28 | |
| 2995554700 | Octavian | Part of the second triumvirate whom the power eventually shifted to. Assumed the name Augustus Caesar, and became emperor. Was the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Pax Romana. | 29 | |
| 2995556487 | Cyrus Cylinder | Promised religious tolerance in ancient Persian Empire created by Cyrus the Great. (6th Century BC) Set Hebrews free | 30 | |
| 2995556488 | Hammurabi | Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases. | 31 | |
| 2995557445 | Aryans | nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system | 32 | |
| 2995557446 | Egyptian Gods | The Egyptian gods cared for Egypt. They were responsible for making Egypt prosper. Anubis- Jackal-death mummification, Horus-falcon-sky, Re-falcon-sky,king of the gods, Thoth-ibis-knowledge, Hathor - woman/cow-love, Khepri-scarab-sun, sakhmet-lioness-fire,Isis-woman/cow,health-Seth-set animal-Chaos,desert, Sobek-crocodile-Nile. | 33 | |
| 2995558722 | Polytheism | belief in many gods | 34 | |
| 2995560453 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization. | 35 | |
| 2995560454 | Theocracy | A state whose government is either believed to be divinely guided or a state under the control of a group of religious leaders. | 36 | |
| 2995562019 | Hindu | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 37 | |
| 2995563052 | Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry. | 38 | |
| 2995564462 | Buddhism | all life is suffering suffering comes from desire we can be free from suffering by following the eight-fold path | 39 | |
| 2995564463 | Paterfamilias | the head of the family or household in Roman law -always male- and the only member to have full legal rights. This person had absolute power over his family, which extended to life and death. | 40 | |
| 2995566188 | Natural Rights | Rights that all humans are born with and that we all inherently know | 41 | |
| 2995566189 | Julius Caesar | During a civil war the Roman Senate allowed him to become a dictator (part of first triumvirate) but he refused to give it up and the senate eventually killed him. But his name came to mean "emperor". | 42 | |
| 2995569163 | Legalism | In China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime. | 43 |
