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5288003934Alexandervthe greatMacedonian eho conquered the persian empireand part of nw0
5288003935AshokaRuler of mauryan empire, converted to Buddhism and attempted to rule peacefully1
5288003936Athenian democracyForm of direct democracy in which much of free male population of Athens had voice in gov2
5288003937Ceasar augustusGreat nephew and adopted son of Julius ceasar ; emerged as sole ruler of the roman state3
5288003938Greco Persian wars2 major Persian invasions of Greece ,490 and 480 bc ; Persians were defeated on both loans and sea4
5288003939Han dynastyRuled china from 206 bc to ad 220 created durable state based on shihuangdis state building5
5288003940Hellenistic eraFrom 323-30 bc Greek culture spread widely in Eurasia and n Africa in kingdoms ruled by Alex the greats successors6
5288003941Mauryan empireMajor empire that encompassed most of India ( 322-185 bc)7
5288003942Pax romana"Roman peace" stability of Roman Empire in 1st and 2nd centuries ad8
5288003943Persian empireExpanded from Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India9
5288003944Qin shihuguangdi"First emperor from the qin" forcibly reunited china and established a strong and repressive state10
5288003945Bhagavad GitaEpic Hindu poem affirms performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation11
5288003946JudaismMonotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews; sole personal god12
5288003947LegalismChinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments13
5288003948MokshaHindu belief liberation from separate existence and union with brahman14
5288003949NirvanaEnd goal of Buddhism in which individual identity is extinguished into state of serenity15
5288003950Siddhartha guatamaBuddha - Indian prince turned ascetic who founded Buddhism16
5288003951SocratesFirst great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence17
5288003952UpanishadsIndian mystical and philosophical works; written b/t 800-400bc18
5288003953VedasEarliest religious text of India; poems hymns and rituals19
5288003954ZoroastrianismPersian monotheistic religion founded by prophet Zarathustra20
5288003955PatriarchySocial system of male dominance21
5288003956PericlesProminent and influential statesman of Athens he presided over Athens golden age22
5288003957SpartacusRoman gladiator who led the most serious slave revolt in Roman history23
5288003958AxumSecond wave era kingdom of east Africa present day Eritrea and Ethiopia24

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