199180189 | Hammurabi's Code | An ancient law code that consists of 282 laws, was created in 1790 b.c.e in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the 6th Babylonian King-______; "an eye for an eye" | 0 | |
199180190 | Epic of Gilgamesh | An ancient poem originally from Mesopotamia describing the adventures of the hero Gilgamesh | 1 | |
199180191 | Aryans | A member/descendant from Indo- European people | 2 | |
199180192 | Dravidians | Oldest inhabitants known in the Indian subcontinent. Aryans conquered these people in some spots when they migrated from the west in 1500 b.c.e. | 3 | |
199180193 | Brahman | Highest caste/class among Hindus(Hinduism). | 4 | |
199180194 | Sanskirt | A historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary language of Hinduism and Buddhism. One of 22 languages in India. | 5 | |
199180195 | Varna | A group in the Hindu society | 6 | |
199180196 | Samsara | The endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism | 7 | |
199180197 | Karma | Indian religion-concept of action or deed, an entire cycle of cause and effect. originated in ancient India. Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh use this | 8 | |
199180198 | Moksha | The release from the cycle of life and death; being set free from the cycle of reincarnation | 9 | |
199180199 | Asceticism/ascetic sati | ("suh-tee") abstinence/self-denial for spiritual dicipline purposes. | 10 | |
199180200 | Loess | Loose fertile soil. sometimes found in the yellow river. | 11 | |
199180201 | Steppe | A broad grassy plain. Mostly found in SE Russia and SW Asia | 12 | |
199180202 | "Mandate of Heaven" | A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | 13 | |
199180203 | "Aryan Invasion" theory | The theory that argues that the Vedas were products of the Aryan invaders(who invaded the Indus river) and not of indigenous Indians. | 14 | |
199180204 | Vedas | Sacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four books with hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests | 15 | |
199180205 | The Lawbook of Manu | Manual that dealt with the place of proper moral behavior and social relationships, as well as sexual and gender relationships and their place in Vedic Society; reflects the ideals of the time | 16 | |
199180206 | Upanishads | One of the Vedic treatises that were written in Sanskrit that explained the philosophy introduced in the Veda. | 17 | |
199180207 | Indian Caste System | (Varna) Describing the system of social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent. | 18 | |
199180208 | Yellow River | ("China's Sorrow")The second longest river in China and the sixth longest in the world.flows through 9 provinces of China and empties into the Bohai Sea. | 19 | |
199180209 | Xia Dynasty | ("Shyah")from 2070 b.c.e to 1600 b.c.e. The first dynasty in China to be described in an ancient historical chronicles. | 20 | |
199180210 | Shang Dynasty | ("Shahng")Between 1766 b.c.e and 1122 b.c.e this dynasty was the second dynasty in China. It ruled in the NE regions of the Yellow River valley. | 21 | |
199180211 | Zhou Dynasty | ("Joh") From 1045 b.c.e to 256 b.c.e this dynasty was the third dynasty in China.This dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history.Bronze-making and Iron was introduced in this dynasty | 22 | |
199180212 | Cyrus | The King of Persia/Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) | 23 | |
199180213 | Darius | the name of several kings in Persia. Means "he possesses; rich, kingly." | 24 | |
199180214 | Xerxes | The king of Persia from 486 to 465 b.c.e | 25 | |
199180215 | Confucius | possibly from 551 to 478 b.c.e this Chinese philosopher was the one who founded Confucianism | 26 | |
199180216 | Master | A chief or a ruler; someone who is skillful at something | 27 | |
199180217 | Kong Fuzi | A Chinese social philosopher from 551 b.c.e to 479 b.c.e | 28 | |
199180218 | Laozi | An ancient Chinese philosopher, its central figure being Taoism(Daoism). Meaning-"old master" and is considered honorific | 29 | |
199180219 | Han Fezi | A man who wrote the book on Legalistic philosophy. | 30 | |
199180220 | Han Wudi | Emperor Wu of Han From 156 b.c.e to 87 b.c.e. This man was the 7th emperor of the Han Dynasty(141-87 b.c.e).known as the greatest emperor of the Han dynasty and in Chinese history. | 31 | |
199180221 | Wang Mang | 45 b.c.e to 23 a.d. He was a Han dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty(9-23 A.D) | 32 | |
199180222 | Chandragupta Maurya | 340 b.c.e to 298 b.c.e. He was the founder of the Maurya Empire and conquered most of the Indian subcontinent.the first Mauryan king | 33 | |
199180223 | Ashoka Maurya | 304 b.c.e to 232 b.c.e. Known as Ashoka the Great and was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty(ruled almost all of Indian subcontinent 269-232 b.c.e)One of India's greatest emperors | 34 | |
199180224 | Chandra Gupta | He is the ruler and founder of the Gupta Dynasty. He Unified all the provinces in the Ganges Valley. Founded the Golden Age in India | 35 | |
199180225 | Siddhartha Gautama | A spiritual teacher from ancient India and founded Buddhism. From 563 b.c.e to 483 b.c.e(maybe 411 or 400 b.c.e-death) | 36 | |
199180226 | The Royal Road | A road that was reorganized and rebuilt stretching 1,677 miles and helped Darius I communicate quickly with distant parts of the empire. Darius I built the road to facilitate rapid communication throughout his very large empire. | 37 | |
199180227 | Zoroastrianism | An ancient Persian religion based on the teachings of prophet. Founded around 6th century b.c.e | 38 | |
199180228 | Ahura Mazda | An Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion that was proclaimed the God by Zoroaster | 39 | |
199180229 | Ahgra Mainyu | An Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism. | 40 | |
199180230 | The Great Wall | A series of stone in Northern China. Originally was to protect the northern borders of Chinese Empire against nomadic groups. | 41 | |
199180231 | Vedic Age | The period when the Vedas were being made. 1st and 2nd millennium b.c.e. | 42 | |
199180232 | Epic Age | 1000-500 B.C.E. in India. The two important epics of the time were Mahabharata and Ramayana. | 43 | |
199180233 | Mauryan Dynasty | A geographically extensive and powerful empire in ancient India. 321 to 185 b.c. Originated from the Magadha kingdom in the Indo-Gangetic plain | 44 | |
199180234 | Gupta Dynasty | An ancient Indian empire from 320 to 550 c.e. covered a lot of the Indian Subcontinent. Founder: Maharaja Sri-Gupta. Known as the Classical Civilization(from peace and prosperity)Golden age of India. | 45 | |
199180235 | Qin Shiuangdi | Unified the Chinese world, rebuilt the Great Wall | 46 | |
199180236 | Mertocracy | Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability | 47 | |
199180237 | Bureaucracy | A large organization/government that manage a hierarchy and fixed rules, impersonal relationships, strict procedures, and a highly specialized division of labor | 48 |
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