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| 11231245143 | Caste System | a class structure that is determined by birth | 0 | |
| 11231245144 | Patriarchy | A male dominated society |  | 1 |
| 11231245145 | Matriarchal | A female dominated society |  | 2 |
| 11231245146 | Mandate of Heaven | an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly. |  | 3 |
| 11231245147 | Silk Road | an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes | 4 | |
| 11231245148 | Social Heirarchy | how individuals and groups are arranged in a relatively linear ladder |  | 5 |
| 11231245149 | Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. | 6 | |
| 11231245150 | Assimilation | The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group |  | 7 |
| 11231245151 | Monotheistic | The belief in only one god | 8 | |
| 11231245152 | 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 | |
| 11231245153 | Zoroanstrianism | one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. | 10 | |
| 11231245154 | Greek Philosophy | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |  | 11 |
| 11231245155 | Polytheistic | The belief in many gods | 12 | |
| 11231245156 | Legalism | strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. | 13 | |
| 11231245157 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 14 | |
| 11231245158 | Buddhism | is a non theistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Buddha | 15 | |
| 11231245159 | Islam | the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. | 16 | |
| 11231245160 | Judaism | an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text | 17 | |
| 11231245161 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and its beliefs and practices. | 18 | |
| 11231245162 | Daoism | a philosophical tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. | 19 | |
| 11231245163 | Han Dynasty | an empire in ancient China, that lasted from 206 b.c.e- 24 c.e. started by Lui Bang | 20 | |
| 11231245164 | Persia | an empire located in modern day Iran but stretched as far as Egypt and Iraq. | 21 | |
| 11231245165 | Gupta | an empire located in northern India that lasted from 320-550 c.e. | 22 | |
| 11231245166 | Ancient Egypt | an empire that lasted for 3000 years | 23 | |
| 11231245167 | Roman empire | an empire established by Augustus lasted from 201 b.c.e- 476 c.e. | 24 | |
| 11231245168 | Maya | located in modern day central america, it lasted from 1800 b.c.e- 250 c.e. | 25 | |
| 11231245169 | 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 | |
| 11231245170 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. | 27 | |
| 11231245171 | Hebrew Scriptures | Torah, Old Testament | 28 | |
| 11231245172 | Assyrian Empire | ancient Mesopotamian empire | 29 | |
| 11231245173 | Babylonian Empire | Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi, the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites. | 30 | |
| 11231245174 | Roman Empire | Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. | 31 | |
| 11231245175 | Sanskrit Scriptures | An ancient Indic language of India | 32 | |
| 11231245176 | Vedic Religions | Core beliefs in sanskrit scriptures; Hinduism; influence of Indo-European traditions in the development of the social and political roles of a caste system; importance of multiple manifestations of Brahma to promote teachings about reincarnation. | 33 | |
| 11231245177 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 34 | |
| 11231245178 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 35 | |
| 11231245179 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India and converted to Buddhism. | 36 | |
| 11231245180 | Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) | Means "Enlightened One." Founder of Buddhism | 37 | |
| 11231245181 | Emperor Constantine | Founded Constantinople; first Christian Roman Emperor | 38 | |
| 11231245220 | Shiva | A Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world. |  | 39 |
| 11231245221 | Brahma | creator god |  | 40 |
| 11231245222 | Vishnu | A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world |  | 41 |
| 11231245223 | Darius I | Third ruler of the Persian Empire (r. 521-486 B.C.E.). who expanded the empire |  | 42 |
| 11231245224 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia |  | 43 |
| 11231245225 | Parthenon | A temple dedicated to the goddess Athena |  | 44 |
| 11231245182 | Gupta Empire | (320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. | 45 | |
| 11231245230 | Pantheon | A group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods |  | 46 |
| 11231245231 | Aqueduct | A structure that carries water over long distances |  | 47 |
| 11231245232 | Colosseum | A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events took place |  | 48 |
| 11231245233 | Circus Maximus | a large Roman stadium primarily used for chariot races |  | 49 |
| 11231245234 | Indian Ocean Maritime System | A network of seaports, trade routes, and maritime culture linking countries on the rim of the Indian Ocean |  | 50 |
| 11231245236 | Trans-Saharan Trade Route | A trade route that connected North Africa to the Middle East |  | 51 |
| 11231245184 | filial piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 52 | |
| 11231245185 | monasticism | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith | 53 | |
| 11231245186 | shamanism | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans | 54 | |
| 11231245187 | animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. | 55 | |
| 11231245188 | ancestor veneration | beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living | 56 | |
| 11231245189 | syncretic religion | Combines two religious traditions into something distinctly new, while containing traits of both | 57 | |
| 11231245190 | Persian Empire | Greatest empire in the world up to 500 BCE. Spoke an Indo-European language. A multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire. Fell to Alexander the Great. | 58 | |
| 11231245191 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 59 | |
| 11231245193 | Phoenicia | Semitic-speaking Canaanites living on the coast of modern Lebanon and Syria in the first millennium B.C.E. Famous for developing the first alphabet | 60 | |
| 11231245194 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | 61 | |
| 11231245195 | Teotihuacan | A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Reached its peak around the year 450. | 62 | |
| 11231245196 | Moche | An important Andean civilization of north coast of Peru (200-700 C.E.). built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples. | 63 | |
| 11231245197 | Chaco | An urban center established by Anasazi located in southern New Mexico. | 64 | |
| 11231245198 | Cahokia | an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for 40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200. | 65 | |
| 11231245199 | Persepolis | A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homeland. | 66 | |
| 11231245200 | Chang'an | Capital of Tang dynasty; population of 2 million, larger than any other city in the world at that time. | 67 | |
| 11231245201 | Pataliputra | The captial of both Muryan and Gupta empires | 68 | |
| 11231245203 | Carthage | founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean | 69 | |
| 11231245204 | Alexandria | City on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt founded by Alexander. It became the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Ptolemy. | 70 | |
| 11231245205 | Constantinople | A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul | 71 | |
| 11231245206 | 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 | 72 | |
| 11231245207 | Trans-Saharan Caravan Route | Islamic trade in West Africa was conducted by caravans of camels. | 73 | |
| 11231245208 | Indian Ocean Sea Lanes | lanes throughout the Indian Ocean connecting East Africa, southern Arabia, the Persian Gulf, India, Southeast Asia, and southern China | 74 | |
| 11231245209 | 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 | 75 | |
| 11231245210 | Qanat System | a traditional system of gravity-fed irrigation that uses gently sloping tunnels to capture groundwater and direct it to low-lying fields | 76 | |
| 11231245211 | Shaduf | a mechanical device that consists of a long pole balanced on a crossbeam.It is used for transferring water from the river to the fields. | 77 | |
| 11231245212 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity. | 78 | |
| 11231245213 | Paul of Tarsus | A Pharisaic Jew who persecuted the Early Christian community; later, he had an experience of the Risen Christ and became the "Apostle to the Gentiles" writing numerous letters to the Christian communities. | 79 | |
| 11231245214 | Greco-Roman Philosophy | Ideas that emphasized logic, empirical observation, and nature of political power and hierarchy. | 80 | |
| 11231245215 | Zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster noun |  | 81 |
| 11231245217 | corvee labor | unpaid forced labor usually by lower classes, forced upon them by the government | 82 | |
| 11231245218 | tribute | Money paid by one country to another in return for protection | 83 | |
| 11231791886 | the persian empires | Achaemenids (558-330 BCE) Seleucids (323-383 BCE) Parthians (247 BCE-224 CE) Sasanids (224-651 CE) | 84 | |
| 11231794841 | Achaemenid Empire | First great Persian empire (558-330 B.C.E.), which began under Cyrus and reached its peak under Darius. | 85 | |
| 11231796818 | Achaemenid Empire Administration | 23 administrative divisions system of spies and surprise audits which minimized rebellion | 86 | |
| 11231817027 | Quanat | an underground canal first built by the ancient Persians | 87 | |
| 11231824338 | xerxes | (c. 519-465 BC) King of Persia; his armies invaded Greece but were eventually defeated by the Greeks. | 88 | |
| 11231831243 | Persian Wars | A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious. | 89 | |
| 11231833895 | Seleucid Empire | The empire in Syria, Persia, and Bactria after the breakup of Alexander's empire. | 90 | |
| 11231843257 | Parthian Empire | seminomadic Parthians drive Seleucus out of Iran federated governmental structure (247 bc - 224 ad) | 91 | |
| 11231858505 | Sasanid Empire | The last of pre-Islamic Persian Empire, from 224 to 651 CE. One of the two main powers in Western Asia and Europe | 92 | |
| 11231872023 | Persian Society | In the cities: artisans, craftsmen, merchants, civil servants, priests, and aristocrats. In the country side: peasants, builders of qanats. Slaves: prisoners of war and indebted citizens. | 93 | |
| 11231877713 | Persian Economy | Made up of trade and agriculture. | 94 | |
| 11231882586 | slave class | lowest social class | 95 | |
| 11231884997 | free class | not 'privileged'; shared temple income; religious freedom; rations given to working women; land owning prasants or landless cultivators | 96 | |
| 11231889476 | Chinese Dynasties | Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song | 97 | |
| 11231889477 | Shang Dynasty | (1766-1122 BCE) The Chinese dynasty that rose to power due to bronze metalurgy, war chariots, and a vast network of walled towns whose recognized this dynasty as the superior. | 98 | |
| 11231895607 | Zhou Dynasty | the longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced. | 99 | |
| 11231898085 | Confucius | (551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history. | 100 | |
| 11231902700 | confucian values | Ren=kindness Li= propriety Xiao=filial piety | 101 | |
| 11231927195 | shang yang | Founder of Legalism | 102 | |
| 11231934772 | Unification of China | the merging of Chinese government and culture that occurred during the reign of Qin Shihuangdi | 103 | |
| 11231938046 | Qin Shihuangdi | (r.221-210 BCE) The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed strongly in Legalism and sought to strengthen the centralized China through public works. | 104 | |
| 11231941970 | Han Dynasty | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 105 | |
| 11238977926 | Cambyses | Son of Cyrus and conquered Egypt | 106 | |
| 11238988497 | Minoan Civilization | An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 B.C.E. | 107 | |
| 11239061466 | Linear A | Minoan writing | 108 | |
| 11239072075 | Mycenaeans | An Indo-European people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.;Linear B | 109 | |
| 11239082949 | Trojan War | 10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy | 110 | |
| 11239090136 | Sparta | Greek city-state that focused on military | 111 | |
| 11239103995 | Athens | A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta. | 112 | |
| 11239146216 | Solon's reforms | cancel debts, income tax, more men could hold public office | 113 | |
| 11239151075 | Greek Colonization | Between 750 and 550 BC, large numbers of Greeks left their homelands to settle in distant lands. | 114 | |
| 11239157266 | Darius | Persian king who put satraps in place and built the Royal Road | 115 | |
| 11239177643 | Battle of Salamis | 480 B.C.E. The battle that effectively ended the Persian war. | 116 | |
| 11239189840 | Delian League | Alliance between Athens and many of its allied cities | 117 | |
| 11239208888 | Peloponnesian War | (431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as weak | 118 | |
| 11239227388 | Thales | Father of philosophy | 119 | |
| 11239227467 | Pythagoras | A Greek philosopher and mathematician | 120 | |
| 11239235475 | Hippocrates | Father of medicine | 121 | |
| 11239242153 | Socrates | (470-399 BCE) An Athenian philosopher, Socratic method | 122 | |
| 11239253628 | Plato | (430-347 BCE) Was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms | 123 | |
| 11239316569 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great | 124 | |
| 11239324486 | epicurean | taking pleasure in food and drink | 125 | |
| 11239327531 | Skeptics | people who question the truth | 126 | |
| 11239331415 | Stoics | living virtuous lives | 127 | |
| 11239360314 | Romulus and Remus | founders of Rome; twin brothers | 128 | |
| 11239365944 | Etruscans | first rulers of Roman Republic and Empire | 129 | |
| 11239378125 | Rome constiution | 2 consuls and 1 senate | 130 | |
| 11239401494 | Patrician | an aristocrat | 131 | |
| 11239408883 | Plebeians | common people | 132 | |
| 11239412967 | Tribunes | official who was elected by the Plebeians to protect their interests | 133 | |
| 11239422770 | The Punic Wars | A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean. | 134 | |
| 11239430123 | Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | Urge the government to give back public land to the poor, both murdered by members of the senate | 135 | |
| 11239448506 | Gaius Marius | a consul who encouraged poor people to join the army | 136 | |
| 11239454794 | Lucius Cornelius Sulla | Roman consul, he battled Gaius Marius in a civil war | 137 | |
| 11239464268 | Juluis Caesar | Roman dictator in 45 B.C who defeated Pompey to assume complete control but was assasinated by senators in 44 B.C. | 138 | |
| 11239500723 | Octavian | Defeats Marc Antony and Cleopatra and changed his name to Augustus | 139 | |
| 11239517584 | Roman Peace | Pax Romana (27-250 AD) | 140 | |
| 11239555068 | Latifundia | large farming estates | 141 | |
| 11239561946 | Mithraism | Mystery religion based on worship of the sun god Mithras | 142 | |
| 11239575095 | Jewish War | A rebellion of Jews against Rome in 66-70 CE | 143 | |
| 11239606465 | long distance trade | Improved infrastructure, Development of empires, Discovery of monsoon wind patterns, increased tariff revenue | 144 | |
| 11239629241 | Bactria/India | traded spices, cosmetics, gems and pearls | 145 | |
| 11239640561 | Persia and Egypt | traded grain | 146 | |
| 11239644352 | Meditteranean | traded wine, oil, jewlery, and art | 147 | |
| 11239669364 | Buddhism in China | originally restricted then by the 5th century it got popular | 148 | |
| 11239687276 | Rulers | rajas | 149 | |
| 11239722458 | Sanskrit | important language of ancient India | 150 | |
| 11239728043 | Gregory the Wonderworker | missionary with a reputation for performing miracles and who popularized Christianity in central Anatolia | 151 | |
| 11240191364 | Manichaeism | Religion founded by the prophet Mani in the third century C.E., a syncretic version of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements. | 152 | |
| 11240198300 | The elect | led lives of prayers and fasting | 153 | |
| 11240257001 | the hearers | material supporter of elect | 154 | |
| 11240264285 | Epidemics in rome and china | smallpox, measles, and the bubonic plague | 155 | |
| 11240297412 | Fall of Han Dynasty | Divisions within the ruling elite limited the effectiveness of the government, land distributions, private armies, unrest, economic decline, epidemics, ended in 220 CE. | 156 | |
| 11240302612 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | A massive Chinese peasant uprising inspired by Daoist teachings that began in 184 C.E. | 157 | |
| 11240314799 | Fall of the Roman Empire | The fall of this empire was precipitated by Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century barbarian chieftains replaced roman emperors. 476 A.D | 158 | |
| 11240350080 | Diocletian | Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section. | 159 | |
| 11240354974 | Visigoths | A member of the western Goths that invaded the Roman Empire in the fourth century A.D. and settled in France and Spain, establishing a monarchy that lasted until the early eighth century. | 160 | |
| 11240444726 | The 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. | 161 | |
| 11240449634 | Odovacer | Germanic general who deposed Romulus Augustus (in 476 CE | 162 | |
| 11240462941 | Edict of Milan | 313 CE Constantine makes Christianity the primary religion of the Roman Empire | 163 | |
| 11240490407 | Theodosius | Emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire. | 164 | |
| 11240496378 | St. Augustine | early christian leader who writes the book City of God that instructs how Christians are to be | 165 |
