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| 223327310 | Neolithic Revolution | This social revolution was also known as the New Stone Age where people changed from hunting and gathering food to domesticating animals and cultivating land as farmers | 0 | |
| 223327311 | Egalitarianism | a belief in the equality of all people | 1 | |
| 223327312 | Sumerians | People who dominated Southern Mesopotamia through the end of the 3rd Millennium BCE. Responsible for the creation of irrigation technology, cunieform, and religious conceptions. | 2 | |
| 223327313 | City-State | This were villages transformed into urban center more like a nation. the city or government controlled food supplies like taxes in exchange for protection | 3 | |
| 223327314 | Cuneiform | A system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C. | 4 | |
| 223327315 | Ziggurat | A massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a sumerian city and represent for power | 5 | |
| 223327316 | Anthropomorphic Religion | Religion where they gods have human characteristics | 6 | |
| 223327317 | Nile | River in Egypt; gave life to the Egyptian desert; Biannual flooding; longest river in the world (Over 4000 Mi. long) Had cataracts or rapids; provided fertile soil | 7 | |
| 223327318 | Divine Kingship | A form of monarchy where the king is considered to be godly and legitimate; he has absolute power and was chosen by God to rule. The pyramids are the burial tombs. | 8 | |
| 223327319 | Pyramid | Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom | 9 | |
| 225164836 | Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds | 10 | |
| 225164837 | Bureaucracy | Involved from village not city states, the pharaoh give direct order | 11 | |
| 225164838 | Indus River | The location of the first river valley civilization of India and ife resources. | 12 | |
| 225164839 | Divination | Techniques for ascertaining the future or the will of the gods by interpreting natural phenomena such as, in early China, the cracks on oracle bones | 13 | |
| 225164840 | Mandate of Heaven | It was a time when a city-state want to attack Shang: a role in seizing Shang (justification) | 14 | |
| 225164841 | Iron | The period during iron was the primary metal for tools and weapons | 15 | |
| 225164842 | Warring States Period | the period from 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC when regional warlords battled amongst eachother and there was no ruler | 16 | |
| 225164843 | Daoism | Chinese School of Thought: Daoists believe that the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and deviate as little as possible from the Dao, or 'path' of nature. | 17 | |
| 225164844 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.(Filial Piety) | 18 | |
| 225164845 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws | 19 | |
| 225164846 | Patriarchy | Form of social organization in which the father rules the family | 20 | |
| 225164847 | Nubia | An ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile | 21 | |
| 225164848 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of cultural elements from one society to another | 22 | |
| 225164849 | Filial Piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors | 23 | |
| 225164850 | Olmec | The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E., the Olmec people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture, wide-ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and monumental construction. (86) | 24 | |
| 225164851 | Chavin | First major urban civilization in South America. Capital is de Huantar, was located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Has 2 distinct ecological zones, the Peruvian Costal Plain and the Andean Foothills. | 25 | |
| 225164852 | Hittites | First civilization to develop iron for power and diffuse in China | 26 | |
| 225164853 | Chariot | A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle | 27 | |
| 225164854 | Hatshepsut | Queen of Egypt (1473-1458 B.C.E.). Dispatched a naval expedition down the Red Sea to Punt (possibly Somalia), the faraway source of myrrh. There is evidence of opposition to a woman as ruler, and after her death her name was frequently expunged. (p.66) | 28 | |
| 225164855 | Ramses II | Known as greatest pharaoh ever, ruled for 67 years, created treaty with Hittites (first treaty in history), establish ownership borders of Isreal, largest tomb, ruled while Jews were there | 29 | |
| 225164856 | Minoan Crete | The earliest advance civilization in the aegean region; dissapered; had pluming | 30 | |
| 225164857 | Extent of Assyrian Empire | Empire of expansion, conquered lands, taxes, tribute resources, tech, commerce | 31 | |
| 225164858 | Nineveh | A library in that are with teaches about previous culture and art of (achievement) Assyrians | 32 | |
| 225164859 | Soloman | Son of David. Greatly loved king. Made a great temple that as dedicated to God. He made Jerusalem a powerful city. | 33 | |
| 225164860 | Jewish Diaspora | When the jewish were driven from there homeland into exile | 34 | |
| 225164861 | Phoenican Alphabet | A well developed writing system in Phoenican | 35 | |
| 225164862 | Linear B | the modern name for the script, composed of signs and pictures, in which Mycenaean Greeks kept records on tablets of clay (Aegeon World) | 36 | |
| 225164863 | New Kingdom | The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory | 37 | |
| 225164864 | Darius I | Third ruler of the Persian Empire (r. 521-486 B.C.E.). He was strong, smart and maintain order | 38 | |
| 225164865 | Satrap | A governor of a province in the Persian Empire that have power, did taxes and maintain order | 39 | |
| 225164866 | Zoroastrianism | Dual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity | 40 | |
| 225164867 | Polis | A city-state in ancient Greece | 41 | |
| 225164868 | Acropolis | A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city | 42 | |
| 225164869 | Hoplite | Heavily armed Greek infantry who carried long spears and fought in closely spaced rows. | 43 | |
| 225164870 | Athens | Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in democracy and architecture. High population and trading system | 44 | |
| 225164871 | Sparta | Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts | 45 | |
| 225164872 | Sacrates | Socrates was an Athenian stone-mason who loves philosophy. He believed that education was only to improve human understanding. | 46 | |
| 225164873 | Delian League | Allies of Greek city state led by Athens | 47 | |
| 225164874 | Democracy | Assembly of citizens, proposals and debates, aided by trade and rise of a middle class | 48 | |
| 225164875 | Persian Wars | Athens emerges as dominant after superior navy repels the Persians. | 49 | |
| 225164876 | Peloponnesian War | A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta | 50 | |
| 225164877 | Alexander the Great | Son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world | 51 | |
| 225164878 | Herodotus | First historian of the western world | 52 | |
| 225164879 | Patrican | A member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman republic | 53 | |
| 225164880 | Plebian | An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic | 54 | |
| 225164881 | Roman Republic | A group of people who make decision (early senate). | 55 | |
| 225164882 | Julius Caesar | Roman general and dictator. He was murdered by a group of senators and his former friend Brutus who hoped to restore the normal running of the republic(ended roman republic) | 56 | |
| 225164883 | Roman Empire | An empire established by emperor Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire | 57 | |
| 225164884 | Augustus | First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand-nephew. | 58 | |
| 225164885 | Aqueducts | Bridge-like stone structures that carry water from the hills into Roman cities | 59 | |
| 225164886 | Pax Romana | The Roman peace | 60 | |
| 225164887 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | 61 | |
| 225164888 | Paul | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles | 62 | |
| 225164889 | Constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) | 63 | |
| 225164890 | Edict of Milan | Issued by Constantine in 313, ended the "great persecution" and legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire | 64 | |
| 225164891 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization. (163) | 65 | |
| 225164892 | Qin | Dynasty that came to power in China in 221 B.C. under which the first true empire of China was created | 66 | |
| 225164893 | Han | Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 67 | |
| 225164894 | Emperor Wu | Seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty, ruling from 141 BC to 87 BC. Emperor Wu is best remembered for the vast territorial expansion that occurred under his reign, as well as the strong and centralized Confucian state he organized. created elite imperial academy that taught scholars/bureaucrats Confuscianism | 68 | |
| 225164895 | Principate | First among equals | 69 | |
| 225164896 | P. Reforms | Balance the council | 70 |
