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2909000319Paleolithic AgeThe beginnings of mankind0
2909000320Neolithic RevBeginnings of agriculture and domestication of plants and animals1
2909000321City-StateA city that is independent and has its own king but it's part of a state2
2909000322TheocracyA system of gov where god is the ruler3
2909000323CuneiformDenoting or relating to the wedge shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia4
2909000324Code of HammurabiFirst written code of laws5
2909000325TorahJudaism's sacred text6
2909000326DiasporaThe dispersion of any people from their original homeland7
2909000327DharmaThe following of religious ethics based on location of caste system8
2909000328MokshaHindu's version of heaven9
2909000329DeferenceAcceptance of others being better10
2909000330NirvanaBuddhism's enlightenment11
2909000331BureaucracySystem of gov in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials12
2909000332Filial PietyA virtue of respect for ones father, elders, and ancestors13
2909000333AristocracyHighest class, form of gov in which power is held by nobility14
2909000334Mandate of HeavenAncient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly15
2909000335LegalismStrict adherence to law or prescription, the doctrine that salvation is gained through good works16
2909000336DaoismPhilosophical, ethical or religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao17
3005916974SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual beliefs18
3005923613Coup D EtatA sudden decisive exercise of force in politics, violent overthrow of alteration of existing gov19
3005937809OligarchyA small group of people having control20
3005940375MonarchySupreme power to one person21
3005954453HeresyDissenting view, nonbeliever22
3005958542ConscriptionMilitary draft23
3005962212BlasphemySpeech or actions that are disrespectful to sacred24
3005965224GrassrootOriginating25
3005968313Military-Industrial ComplexA country's military establishment and those industries producing armies or other military materials, regarded as powerful vested interest26
3005976314DowryProperty or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage27
3006233852PatriciansAristocratic peeps28
3006237216PlebiansPoor peeps29
3006248108AthensDepended on sea trade, reliant on slaves, democratic, education and artistic expression is focused30
3006254025SpartaAristocratic gov focuses on building a strong military, oligarchy, economy relied on agriculture and slaves31
3006263971Julius CaesarAfter his assassination in 44BCE, it led to the Roman Empire32
3006283703Bicameral LegistlatureTwo houses, veto, checks and balances33
3006519169SocratesSocratic method of questioning34
3006521892PlatoWanted to help us understand world better with cave metalhor35
3006527060AristotleFirst to classify areas of human knowledge, first to develop a formalized statement for reasoning36
3006537961Alexander the GreatConquered much of the land and spread Hellenistic culture and never was defeated37
3006542249ArchimedesInvented the pully, the screw and war machines and calculated pi38
3006549964EratosthenesEstimated circumference of earth, coined term geography, created sieve for prime numbers39
3006555803PythagorasFounded Pythagorean theorem40
3006558405HippocratesHippo Oath41
3005945471Popular sovereigntyThe doctrine in political theory that gov is created by and subjected to the will of the people42

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