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300729615ShintoismReligion of early Japanese culture; devotees worshiped numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world0
300729616IslamMajor world religion having its origins in 610ce in the Arabian peninsula1
300729617syncretismthe combination of different forms of belief or practice2
300729618PopeBishop of Rome; head of Christian Church in western Europe3
300729619AnimismA religious outlook that sees gods in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature4
300729620OlmecCultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico cerca 1200BCE; featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism and elaborate religion5
300729621TeotihuacanIn central Mexico; urban center with important religious functions, supported by intensive agriculture, population of about 200,0006
300729622IncaGroup of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create an empire incorporating various Andean cultures7
300729623Yellow TurbansChinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 C.E., promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic.8
300729624Sui DynastyThe short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China9
300729625Tang Dynastyconsidered the golden age of Chinese civilization and ruled for nearly 300 years; China grew under the dynasty to include much of eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia10
300729626Byzantine EmpireEastern half of Roman Empire following collapse of west half; retained Mediterranen culture, particularly Greek, capital at Constantinople11
300729627Jesus of NazarethProphet and teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be the Messiah12
300729628Paul of TarsusOne of the first Christian missionaries; left Judaism; used Greek as the language of the church13
300729629MayaCulture in southern Mexico; extended over a broad region; amazing architecture, written language, made a calendar, advanced math and highly developed religion14
300729630Axum Empirefounded by the Arabs, combined African and Arab cultures, located along the Arabian Sea (present day Lebonan) on a trade route linking India and the Mediteranean15
300729631ConstantinopleThe later capital of Rome and Byzantine Empires16

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