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2643036906Thematic MapA thematic map is a type of map especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area.0
2643038328Legend/keyA map key or legend is included with a map to unlock it.1
2643040726Grida pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares on a piece of paper, a map, etc. : a network of electrical wires and equipment that supplies electricity to a large area.2
2643044324Hominida primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors3
2643048477Neolithic EraOf or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 BC in the Middle East and later elsewhere, characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements. noun.4
2643053885Epic of GilgameshThe Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia5
2643058867MenesMenes was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the first dynasty.6
2643061616MeroeMeroë is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah7
2643063049KandakeKandake or Kentake was the title for queens regnant of the ancient Kingdom of Kush in the Nile Valley8
2643066448Queen ArmanirenasShe is one of the most famous kandakes, because of her role leading Kushite armies against the Romans from in a war that lasted five years, from 27 BCE to 22 BCE9
2643072613Kshatriyasa member of the second of the four great Hindu castes, the military caste. The traditional function of the Kshatriyas is to protect society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.10
2643076203Vaiyshasa member of the third of the four Hindu castes, comprising the merchants and farmers.11
2643079656Sudrasa member of the worker caste, lowest of the four Hindu castes.12
2643081136Mandateassign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations. "mandated territories"13
2643087387Veneration of Ancestorsthe custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living.14
2643089712ZoroasterZoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, was the founder of Zoroastrianism.15
2643090693Avestathe sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, compiled in the 4th century AD.16
2643093068AshokaAshoka Maurya, commonly known as Ashoka and also as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from circa 269 BCE to 232 BCE.17
2643095210Gupta EmpireThe Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, which existed at its zenith from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent.18
2643097173brahmana member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood.19
2643099704Trimurtithe great triad of Hindu gods comprising Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.20
2643103414Siddharta Gautamawas a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.21
2643108972Four Noble TruthsTruths. plural noun. 1. the doctrines of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path. Contemporary definitions for Four Noble Truths Expand.22
2643111230Eightfold Paththe path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.23
2643878363Kung Fu TzuConfucius, (Wade-Giles K'ung-fu-tzu, Pinyin Kongfuzi), or , Master K'ung (551-479 BC), whose life defines the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history, becomes long after his death the dominant Chinese philosopher both morally and politically.24
2643884255Oligarchya small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution25
2643901706Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.26
2643906671Tzolkin CalendarThe 260-day Tzolk'in, or sacred calendar, is the oldest calendar cycle known in Mesoamerica, dating back to at least 600 BC.27

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