7290137773 | pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. | ![]() | 0 |
7290142414 | hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words. | ![]() | 1 |
7290145305 | hominids | Members of the group of the earliest human species or human like creatures | ![]() | 2 |
7290154125 | shang | 1700 to 1027 B.C. The first family of Chinese rulers to leave written records. | 3 | |
7290159779 | hammurabi | Ruler of Babylon; created Hammurabi's code | 4 | |
7290162941 | shi huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor | 5 | |
7290167647 | confucianism | a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior | 6 | |
7290172498 | city state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 7 | |
7290175175 | patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 8 | |
7290178215 | qin | The ____ Dynasty set one standard for language, money, and measurement throughout China. built Great Wall of China to keep out Mongols (Qin Shi Huangdi); Legalist | 9 | |
7367416972 | Paleolithic | The early part of human history, also known as the old Stone Age | 10 | |
7367423722 | Neolithic | New Stone Age, era of farming, cities and the first civilizations. | 11 | |
7367431537 | Nomads | having no fixed home, moving from place to place in search of food, water, or grazing land | 12 | |
7367436708 | Slash and Burn | when an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops. | 13 | |
7367449567 | Pastoralists | A grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc. on a large scale | 14 | |
7367483001 | Barter | exchanging goods and services, terms of the exchange are often negotiated | 15 | |
7367493764 | Cuneiform | Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE. | 16 | |
7367519483 | Mesopotamia | Land between two rivers Birthplace of the Sumerian civilization among many others. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | 17 | |
7367540892 | Cultural Diffusion | Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. | 18 | |
7367572368 | Epic of Gilgamesh | An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing. | 19 | |
7367600776 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 20 | |
7367608924 | Polytheism | A type of religious belief that focuses on the roles of the various gods and spirits in the natural world and in human events. | 21 | |
7367632836 | Harappan | The first Indian civilization; also known as the Indus Valley civilization | 22 | |
7367656877 | Mohenjo Daro | A major city of the Indus valley civilization; flourished around 2000 BCE Indus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system. | 23 | |
7367690018 | Mandate of Heaven | in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods | 24 | |
7367697136 | Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | 25 | |
7367703087 | Zhou | the longest lasting Chinese dynasty developed Mandate of Heaven; Warring States period | 26 | |
7368520066 | Filial Piety | The honoring of one's ancestors and parents, a key element of Confucianism. respect shown by children for their parents and elders | 27 | |
7368548292 | Analects | The book that Kong Fuzi wrote and that stresses the values and ideas of Confucianism. a collection of short literary or philosophical extracts. | 28 | |
7368582305 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature | 29 | |
7368586894 | Legalism | the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws | 30 | |
7368721743 | Era of Warring States | Time of struggle where philosophies occured when the Zhou Dynasty was divided between 8 states which had frequent wars | 31 | |
7368741879 | Mean People | People without any skills(garbage collectors and grave diggers. | 32 | |
7368745576 | Scholar Gentry | The Chinese class of well-educated men from whom many of the bureaucrats were chosen. Civil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance | 33 | |
7368774095 | Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 34 | |
7368955466 | Civil Services | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the governor | 35 | |
7368972803 | Silk Roads | Ancient trade routes that extended from the Roman empire in the west to China in the east. | 36 | |
7368979961 | Aryans | nomadic herders who eventually controlled much of India Indo-European nomadic pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilization; militarized society | 37 | |
7368989804 | Maurya | Indian dynasty that ruled the empire from 321 B.C. to 185 B.C. This Indian dynasty politically unified the region. | 38 | |
7369063575 | Ashoka | a ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism | 39 | |
7369079311 | Kautilya | advisor to Chandragupta Maurya; wrote a guidebook for rulers called Arthasastra | 40 | |
7369086959 | Gupta | Empire Second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta Golden Age of India | 41 | |
7369110192 | Chandragupta | founder of the first empire of India | 42 | |
7369120350 | Regionalism | art or literature focused on a particular region of the country the breaking up of an area into autonomous regions | 43 | |
7369127348 | Caste System | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation | 44 | |
7369131502 | Hinduism | A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation India's first major religion | 45 | |
7369158053 | Upanishads | Indian mystical and philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 B.C.E. Written meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self | 46 | |
7369170600 | Vedas | Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. Collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the barious gods of the Aryans. | 47 | |
7369220215 | Nirvana | In Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment | 48 | |
7369230214 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. Becoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism. | 49 | |
7369235052 | Siddhartha | -founder of Buddhism;young prince that discovered suffering and the solution to it | 50 | |
7369279619 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. The cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). | 51 | |
7369293205 | Abraham | Founder of Judaism; made the first covenant with God | 52 | |
7369295342 | Torah | The first five books of Jewish Scripture, which they believe are by Moses, are called this Holy book of Judaism | 53 | |
7369300990 | Polis | A city-state in ancient Greece. | 54 | |
7369308069 | Socrates | Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying, "Know thyself." believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice | 55 | |
7369322742 | Zoroastrianism | a Persian religion based on the belief of one god system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster noun | 56 | |
7369334635 | Persian Wars | conflict when Greeks tried to rebel to rid themselves of Persian rule | 57 | |
7369344409 | Peloponnesian War | A war between Athens and Sparta that threaten to tear all of Greece apart. Sparta won | 58 | |
7369357733 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | 59 | |
7369365008 | Hellenism | Blending of Egyptian, Persian and Greek culture; emphasis on philosophy and sciences. The acceptance of Greek culture, language, and traditions | 60 | |
7369378407 | Patricians | The wealthy, hereditary aristocrats during the Roman era. wealthy landowners, who became Rome's ruling class (birth right) | 61 | |
7369427337 | Plebeians | All non-land-owning, free men in Ancient Rome the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population | 62 | |
7369436000 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families | 63 | |
7369458159 | Punic Wars | a series of wars between Rome and Carthage in the 200s and 100s BC a series of three wars between Rome and Carthage | 64 | |
7369468617 | Direct Democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives AKA pure democracy, a form of democracy in which people decide policy decisions directly | 65 | |
7369473845 | Twelve Tables | Rome's first code of laws; adopted in 450 B.C. Rome's written code of laws. It was on display in the Forum for all to see. | 66 | |
7369477324 | Senate | A council of representatives A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic. any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular. | 67 | |
7369482770 | Consuls | the two most powerful officials in Rome | 68 | |
7369487963 | Julius Caesar | 100-44 B.C. Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C. Ambitious leader who brought order to Rome Ambitious military commander | 69 | |
7369492923 | Augustus | founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor First emperor, reformed Roman society and rebuilt parts of the city. | 70 | |
7369501580 | Pax Romana | 200 year period of peace in Rome. the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire. | 71 | |
7369503457 | Jesus | Founder of Christianity son of God who was both God and man. He was sent to save the human race from sin. | 72 | |
7369508593 | Diocletian | Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section. Divided the Roman Empire into Greek-speaking and Latin-speaking | 73 | |
7369516706 | Constantine | Roman emperor who ended persecution of Christians Roman emperor who converted to Christianity | 74 | |
7369536382 | Sub-Saharan | part of Africa that lies south of the sahara area below Africa- largest desert | 75 | |
7369547380 | Animism | The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits the belief that all things are living | 76 | |
7369559515 | Griots | professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali empire | 77 | |
7369572073 | Bantu | The people who spread throughout Africa spreading agriculture, language, and iron. Root language of West Africa | 78 | |
7369577454 | Axum | trading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia Christianity was firmly established in this African state in the fourth century. | 79 |
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