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5196683468Agrarian Interactionscultivated land0
5196683469Barbarian SocialAnyone that wasnt from the great civilazation (Greek,Rome etc.).1
5196683470Boddhistava culturePerson thats able to reach nirvana but doesnt because they care about the suffering.2
5196683471Bureaucracy Politicalbody of officials and administrators.3
5196683472Castration Cultureto render impotent by psychological means4
5196683473Civilizations All Spicesconditions that exists when people have created effective ways of organizing a society and care about art5
5196683474Classical CultureRelating to ancient societies and language literature, art, etc. (Greek,Roman,Persian)6
5196683475Conscription Politicsenrollment of people to military7
5196683476Consuls Politicsgovernment officials in one country protecting another country8
5196683477Dictator Politicsa person who rules a country with absolute power9
5196683478Economy Enconomicsmanagment of materials and(or) wealth of a country10
5196683479Egalitarian Socialbelief that all people are equal (politically,gender,economical)11
5196683480Emperor Politicsa supreme ruler of an empire12
5196683481Empire All of Spicea large area under the control of an emperor13
5196683482Epidemics Interactionsan event effecting the health of a large population,community, or region usually a disease (Bubonic Plague)14
5196683483Eunuchs Politicala castratedam as a gaird for a women in a palace15
5196683484Feudalism Sociala social ststem where people work for nobles in exchange for protection and land16
5197165873Hierarchy Politicalgroup controlling an organization17
5197165874Missionaries Cultureperson sent to spread a religion or do religious work18
5197165875Monarchy Politicalregion ruled by a monarch (king or queen)19
5197165876Monsoons Interactionswind in the Indian Ocean bringing heavy rain20
5197165877Monotheism CultureBelief in on true god21
5197165878Patricianshighest in a social class22
5197165879Patronage Economicssupport to business23
5197165880Philosophy Culturestudy of ideas of knowledge,nature and mind24
5197165881Plebeians Sociallower class of Rome25
5197165882Polytheism CultureBelief in many gods26
5197165883Qanat InteractionsUnderground canal(First used by Persian Empire27
5197165884Satrapies Interactionsa province governed by satrap, a governor28
5197165885Standardized Coins EconomyA type of currency of metallic coins, used by a region to trade29
5197165886Surplus Interactions/Economyan excess amount of crop, material, and other goods30
5197165887Substencine Interactionsmeans of sustaining life31
5197165888Theocracy Politicssystem of government under priests32
5197165889Tribute interactionsvaluable considerations from one state33
5197165890Urbanization Interactionscoming of a city34
5197165891Vassals Sociala person granted land for work35
5197165892Alexander the Great Political Pg. 166ruler of greece conquered much of classical world36
5197165893Analects of Confucius Cultural pg. 183collection of confucius' saying and ideas that help spread the philosophy37
5197165894Bactria Culture pg. 209province of Persia38
5197165895Bronze Age Culture pg. 112a time period where the introduction of bronze tools came about39
5197165896Byzantium Political pg. 440Greek city that was the continuance of the roman empire40
5197165897Ceylon Political pg. 222island off the coast of India41
5197165898Chang'an Political pg. 194ancient capital of many Chinese Dynasties42
5197165899Cleopatra Politics pg. 268Queen of Egypt43
5197165900Crete Political pg. 232islands of southern Greece44
5197165901Cyrus/Dyrus Political pg. 158Successors of pervious rulers of persia45
5197165902Democracy Politics pg. 236a ruling system in which the people choose the governments decisions46
5197165903Diocletian Political pg. 306Roman Emperor47
5197165904Eight Fold Path CulturalEight steps to reach Buddhism48
5197165905Four Noble Truth Cultural pg. 2194 central beliefs of buddhism49
5197165906Gothic Migrations Interactionsperiod of migrations (300-700 B.C.E)50
5197165907Great Wall Interaction pg. 725wall along north of china51
5197165908Han Dynasty Political pg. 193imperial dynasty ruling china52
5197165909Hellenism Cultural pg. 242Cultural ideas that spread from Greece53
5197165910The Huns Political pg. 213warriors from central asia54
5197165911Indian Ocean Trade Economic pg. 215trade between europe,africa, and China55
5197165912Iron Age Cultural pg. 118after bronze age people began to use iron tools56
5197165913Jewish Diaspora Interactionthe spread of Jewish Values57
5197165914Khotan Politicalancient Sam's Buddhist Kingdom58
5197165915Kuga PoliticalCountry of Xinjang59
5197165916Legalism(China) culture pg. 188philosophical idea of greater power over people60
5197165917Marc Antony PoliticalRoman General/Politician61
5197165918Noble Eight Fold Path Cultural pg. 220early version of path to enlightenment62
5197165919Olympic Games Cultural pg. 1076games held by greeks63
5197165920Pax Romana Political pg. 271Peace Period of rome64
5197165921Perched Political Pg.237Influential Greek statesman65
5197165922Persepolis Political pg. 162Ancient City of Parsa66
5197165923Ptolemy Political pg. 242Ancient Dynasty of Egypt67
5197165924Punic Wars Political pg.264Series of Roman And Carthage wars68
5197165925Roman Republic Political pg. 260Period in which Rome was governed by a senate69
5197165926Roman Senate Political pg.260Roman Council70
5197165927Samarkand Political pg. 476Oasis Town along the silk road71
5197165928Shang Civilization Political pg. 111Shang of Yin Dynasty72
5197165929She Huang Di Political pg. 190ruler of western Qin73
5197165930Siddhartha Gustama culturalfounder of buddhism74
5197165931Silk Road trade economic pg. 198trade route connecting Asia to Europe75
5197165932Stoics Cultural pg. 254school of philosophy76
5197165933The Torah cultural pg. 47the law of God (Judaism)77
5197165934The Vedas of Hinduism Cultural pg. 99large body of texts78
5197165935Xiongna Interactions pg. 194nomadic herders in Centeral Asia79
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