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2915527114Abrahamthe first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "father of many."0
2915527115AnalecctsCollection of short literary or philosophical extracts1
2915527116Book of the deadAncient Egyptian funerary2
2915527117BureaucracyGoverment where all important decisions are made by state officials3
2915527118CasteHereditary classes of Hindu society4
2915527119ConfucianismPhilosophical and ethical teachings founded by confucious and Developed by mencius5
2915527120CovenantAn agreement6
2915527121CuneiformWriting system in Mesopotamia7
2915527122DaosimChinese philosphy based on the writings of Lao advocating humility relesiois piety8
2915527123DharmaTeaching or religion of the Buddha9
2915527124DivinationPractice of seeking knowledge of the future or unknown by super natural means10
2915527125DynastyFamilies who inherit the power or "royal" of China11
2915527126Harrapan societyEarliest roots in cutlets. 2 greatest cities monenjo-Dao and Horappa12
2915527127FeudalismA social system.13
2915527128Hammurabi's codeEye for an eye theory14
2915527129Hatshepsut5th Pharaon. Came to throne in 1478 BC15
2915527130HieroglyphicsWriting consists of hieroglyphs16
2915527131IrrigationWatering of land to get land ready for agriculture17
2915527132Jaguar...18
2915527133JatiHindu caste it distinctive social group of which thousands throughout India19
2915527134KaThe supposed spiritual part of an individual human being : or God which survived (with the soul) after death and could reside in a statue of the person see also ba20
2915527135LegalisimExcessive adherence to law it formula. Dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith21
2915527136Mandate of heavenChinese belief and philosophical idea that tian (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly22
2915527137Moksha...Realease from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma23
2915527138MonotheisticBelief in one god24
2915527139MosesProphet in Abrahamic religious. Former Egyptian Prince who later in life became religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed25
2915527140MummificationMake a dead body into a mummy26
2915527141NileNile rivers27
2915527142OraclesA priest or priests acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from gods in classical antiquity28
2915527143PapyrusA material used for writing or painting. And also for making rope sandals and boats. Native to central Africa and the Nile Valley29
2915527144PharaohRuler30
2915527145PolytheisticBelief in many gods31
2915527146Public worksThe work of building such things as roads, schools, and reservoirs carried out by the goverment for the community.32
2915527147ReincarnationRebirth of a soul in a new body or animal33
2915527148Shi HuangdiThe emperor that unified all of China34
2915527149Stone headsThe Olney colossal heads are at least seventeen monumental stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders35
2915527150TheocracySystem of goverment which priest rule in the name of God or gods36
2915527151TorahLaw of God ad revealed to Moses and recorded the 1st 5 books of Hebrew scriptures37
2915527152VarnaEach of the 4 Hindu castes, Brahama Kshatriya, Vanishya, and Shudra.38
2915527153Advanced citiesAn advanced state of human society. In which a high level of culture science, industry, and government has been reached.39
2915527154Specialised workersSomeone trained or developed for a particular purpose or area of knowledge40
2915527155Complex institutionsAn organization establishment, foundations, society, or the liek devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character.41
2915527156Record keepingSomeone who keeps documents42
2915527157Advanced technologyUpdated technology to help the way of living43
2922576049IsraelMiddle east44
2922576050Olmec & ChavinLatin America45
2922576051MesopotamiaMiddle east46
2922576052ChinaEast Asia47
2922576053EgyptNorth Africa /Middle east48

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