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132457263matrilocalrefers to the pattern in which married couples live with or near the wives' parents0
132457264Catal HuyukOne of first true cities in history, created in the Neolithic Era in 6500 to 5500 BC, from which were created agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions1
132457265Bronze Agea period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze2
132457266slash and burn agriculturea farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land3
132457267Laozithe "Old Master" who encouraged people to give up worldly desires in favor of nature; he founded Taoism (Daoism)4
132457268ZhouThe people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. Remembered as prosperous era in Chinese History.5
132457269dharmain Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste6
132457270UpanishadsA group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe.7
132457271mandala"Sacred circle": Buddhist diagram of the cosmos; sand painting; represents the impermanence of life8
132457272Kamasutra(Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law9
132457273karmaIn Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life10
132457274Ionian, Doric, Corinthianthree embellishments for the tops of columns supporting their massive buildings, the Greeks devised11
132457275King Xerxesking of Persia who tried to invade Greece that caused the Greek city-states to join together to fight12
132457276Peloponnesian WarsWars from 431 to 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece; resulted in Spartan victory but failure to achieve political unification of Greece13
132457277SapphoGreek poet who wrote about human emotions14
132457278SophoclesGreek writer of tragedies; author of Oedipus Rex15
132457279"mystery" religionscults that helped Greeks have hope of afterlife and spiritual mysteries answered16
132457280TeotihuacanThe first great city in the Americas, as a center for trade and worship17
132457281Mayathe first American civilization18
132457282Incaone of the first American civilization19
132457283Polynesianthese people had reached the islands of Fiji and Samoa by 1000 BCE20

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