Klaw students, please use this set to review the Vocab.
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| 6663661705 | Xiongnu | Nomads who terrorized the border and were defeated by Wudi. Lived in the steppes or grasslands north of China. Were the biggest threat to security. | 0 | |
| 6663661706 | Diplomacy | Negotiation between nations. | 1 | |
| 6663661707 | Conscription | Compulsory military service. | 2 | |
| 6663661708 | Monetary Economics | Fine-tuning the economy through regulation of the money supply. | 3 | |
| 6663661709 | Cosmopolitan | Composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world | 4 | |
| 6663661710 | Direct democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives. | 5 | |
| 6663661711 | Republic | A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch. | 6 | |
| 6663661712 | Patrician | Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. | 7 | |
| 6663661713 | Plebeian | An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic. | 8 | |
| 6663661714 | Twelve Tables | The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C., that became the foundation of Roman law. | 9 | |
| 6663661715 | Mandate of Heaven | In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority. | 10 | |
| 6663661716 | Germania | The tribes who invaded the Empire from the North. | 11 | |
| 6663661717 | Mahayan Buddhism | Worshipped the Buddha and other enlightened ones as gods. | 12 | |
| 6663661718 | Theravada Buddhism | A sect of Buddhism focusing on strict spiritual discipline and original teachings of the Buddha. | 13 | |
| 6663661719 | Greco-Persian Wars | Two major Persian invasions of Greece, 490 and 480 B.C.E., in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea each time. | 14 | |
| 6663661720 | Silk Roads | A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods. | 15 | |
| 6663661721 | Ethical Philosophy | The systematic effort to understand moral concepts and justify moral principles and theories. | 16 | |
| 6663661722 | Hellenism | The principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization. | 17 | |
| 6663661723 | Syncretism | The union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy). | 18 | |
| 6663661724 | Bhagavad gita | The most important work of Indian sacred literature, a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit. | 19 | |
| 6663661725 | Brahman | A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything. | 20 | |
| 6663661726 | Atman | The individual soul. | 21 | |
| 6663661727 | Brahmin | The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category. | 22 | |
| 6663661728 | Hinduism | The predominant religion of India. | 23 | |
| 6663661729 | Buddhism | A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha. | 24 | |
| 6663661730 | Jainism | Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism. | 25 | |
| 6663661731 | Bhakti Movement | Cult of love and devotion that sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam. | 26 | |
| 6663661732 | Upanishads | A group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe. | 27 | |
| 6663661733 | Tragedy Plays | Stories that depicted human suffering and usually ended with disaster. | 28 | |
| 6663661734 | Pax Romana | The Roman peace. | 29 | |
| 6663661735 | Confucianism | The teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity. | 30 | |
| 6663661736 | Filial Piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 31 | |
| 6663661737 | Daoism | Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events. | 32 | |
| 6663661738 | Daodejing | A collection of Daoist wisdom attributed to Laozi. | 33 | |
| 6663661739 | Legalism | Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit. | 34 | |
| 6663661740 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. | 35 | |
| 6663661741 | Nirvana | Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. | 36 | |
| 6663661742 | Ancestor Worship | Worship of ancestors. | 37 | |
| 6663661743 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. | 38 | |
| 6663661744 | Epic Poems | A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. | 39 |
