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2883099639KushAn African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 1000 B.C.E. ; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries0
2883099640AxumKingdom located in Ethiopian highlands; replaced meroe in the first century C.E.; received strong influence from Arabian peninsula; eventually converted to Christianity1
2883099641EthiopiaA Christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela; retained Christianity in the face of Muslim expansion elsewhere in Africa2
2883099642TeotihucanSite of classic culture in central Mexico; urban center with important religious functions; supported by intensive agriculture in surrounding regions; population of as much ass 200,0003
2883099643Mayaclassical culture emerging from southern Mexico and central America contemporary with Teotihuacan; extended over a broad region and featured monumental architecture, written language, calendrical and mathematical systems, and highly developed religion4
2883099644IncaGroup of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures; term also used for leader of empire5
2883099645TangDynasty that succeeded the Sui in 618 C.E.; more stable than previous dynasty6
2883099646RajputRegional princes in India following collapse of empire; emphasized military control of their regions7
2883099647DeviMother goddess within Hinduism; widely spread following collapse of Guptas; encouraged new emotionalism in religious ritual8
2883099648IslamMajor world religion having its origins in 610 C. E. in the Arabian peninsula; meaning literally submission; based on prophecy of Muhammad9
2883099649AllahSupreme God in strictly monotheistic Islam10
2883099650Diocletianroman emperor from 284-305 CE who restored later empire by improving administration and tax collection11
2883099651Constantineroman emperor from 312-337 CE who established second capital of Constantinople and attempted to use the religious force of Christianity to unify the people12
2883099652Justinianeastern roman emperor between 527-565 CE who tried to restore unity to the old Roman Empire and issued the most famous application of Roman law13
2883099653AugustineInfluential church father and theologian; born in Africa and ultimately Bishop of Hippo in Africa; champion of Christian doctrine against carious heresies and very important in the long-term development of Christian thought on such issues as predestination14
2883099654BodhisattvasBuddhist holy men; built up spiritual merits during their life times; prayers even after death could aid people to achieve reflected holiness15
2883099655Mahayana-Chinese version of Buddhism; placed considerable emphasis on Buddha as god or savior16
2883099656Jesus-prophetand teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be the messiah; executed c. 30 C.E.17
2883099657Paul-One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish law; use of Greek as language of Church18
2883099658Benedict-Founder of manasticism in what had been the western half o the Roman Empire; established Benedictine Rule in the 6th century; paralleled development of Basil's rules in Byzantine Empire19
2883099659Pope-Bishop of Rome and head of Christian Church in Western Europe20
2883099660Byzantine-Eastern half of Roman Empire following collapse of western half of old empire; retained Mediterranean culture, particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam; capital at Constantinople21
2883099661Polynesian-islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island22
2883099662Sui-Dynasty that succeeded the Hand in China; emerged from strong rulers in northern China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China23
2883099663Coptic-religion of Egypt that originated in Alexandria; acknowledge John Mark as first bishop and founder; The Coptic church was actually the very first major split in the Church24
2883099664ShintoismReligion of early Japanese culture; devotees worshipped numberous gods and spirits associated with the natural world; offers of food and prayers made to gods and nature spirits25
2883099665OlmecCultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico c 1200 B.C.E.; featured irrigate agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems26
2883149186Yellow turbansChinese daoist that launched a revolt in 184 CE promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic27
2883167136Germanic tribestribes settled on their northern borders; from 476 CE these tribes invaded Rome with little success; only one Germanic tribe, the Franks, succeeded in occupying any Roman territory28
2883173573Hunswarlike people who migrated from Eastern Europe into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome29
2883175211Sassanidthe name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years.30
2883187103World Religionsa strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny31

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