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7826525340LegalismSociety can best be controlled through harsh punishments0
7826525341EgyptOne of the first civilizations, this one arose along the banks of the worlds longest river.1
7826525342DemocracyGovernment which derives its power from the people.2
7826525343HanThis classical empire was Confucian and paper was invented during this period.3
7826525344AshokaUnited India under one rule and was converted to Buddhism, adopting it as the state religion.4
7826525345BuddhismThis religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama5
7826525346ConfucianismChinese philosophy which stresses loyalty, ancestors and duty6
7826525347PhoeniciansCredited with the development of an alphabet based on sounds c. 1500 BCE7
7826525348Silk RoadAncient trade routes which connected the early civilizations: Roman, India and Han China8
7826525349RomanThis classical empire is the cultural hearth of "western civilization"9
7826525350Gupta DynastyThe golden age of India from 320-550 CE10
7826525351CuneiformA system of writing invented in Mesopotamia, c. 3000 BCE11
7826525352PolytheismBelief in many gods12
7826525353AristotleGreek philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great, he developed the traditions of Western thought13
7826525354HunsNomadic society which helped to bring down the Classical Empires14
7826525355GladiatorsRoman slaves who would fight to entertain the masses "Bread and Circuses"15
7826525356HammurabiRuler of Babylon and the creator a written law code16
7826525357NeolithicThe switch from hunter/gatherer to farmer c. 8000 BCE17
7826525358PatriarchalMale dominated society18
7826525359MayanLocated in Central America this empire developed an extremely advanced calendar system19
7826525360Indus RiverThe location of the Harappa civilization20
7826525361Bronze Agec. 3000 BCE, this coincides with the invention of the wheel and writing21
7826525362MonotheismBelief in one God22
7826525363Julius CaesarRoman general who assassinated in 44 BCE to "save" the Roman Republic23
7826525364MesopotamiaThe first civilization arose here, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers24
7826525365JudaismThis religion was the predecessor to Christianity and Islam and is monotheistic25
7826525366QinThis dynasty was and is remembered for beginning the Great Wall of China unification26
7826525367PaperInvented in China c. 100 CE27
7826525368Zoroastrianc. 7th Century BCE belief in heaven and hell. Cosmic struggle between good and evil Persia.28
7826525369ShangChinese dynasty during which writing and bronze work were invented29
7826525370PastoralSociety which is based on raising and herding animals30
7826525371DiffusionThe spreading of technology, language, religion of culture or culture31
7826525372Caste systemA rigid, highly stratified social structure in India32
7826525373Qin Shi HuangdiThe unifier of China and the builder of the "terra cotta" army33
7826525374ChristianityThis religion was established after Hinduism, Judaism and Buddhism and originated in the first century CE34
7826525375Yellow and YangtzeThe Chinese civilization began here35
7826525376MauryanRuler of this classical empire was named Ashoka, he tried to reconcile the Hindu and Buddhist faiths36
7826525377City-StatesEarly Greek independent political unit which often contained elements of democracy37
7826525378Daoism"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still"38
7826525379HinduismStresses a strict caste structure which is a part of ones reincarnation experiences39

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