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4786723937Agricultural Revolution or Neolithic Revolutionperiod of transition from the pre-agricultural period characterized by a Paleolithic diet, into an agricultural period characterized by a diet of cultivated foods; or a further transition from a living a more advanced and more productive form of agriculture, resulting in further social changes0
4786725010Bantua member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa1
4786725011Buddhisma religion of eastern and central Asia that is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha2
4786726389Carthageancient city on the coast of North Africa near present-day Tunis3
4786726390Chavinpre-Incan civilization that flourished in northern and central Peru from about 900 to 200 bc, known for its carved stone sculptures and boldly designed ceramics4
4786727605Christianityreligion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices5
4786727606City-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state6
4786729476Confucianismsystem of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius7
4786729477Cuneiformwedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets8
4786730680Daoism or Taiosmphilosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events9
4786732086DiasporaJews living outside Israel10
4786732087Foragersgathering food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter11
4786732657Hieroglyphicswriting consisting of hieroglyphs12
4786732658Isrealcountry between Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea13
4786733497Linear Bsyllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek14
4786733498Legalismexcessive adherence to law or formula15
4786734587Mandate in Heavenancient Chinese belief/theory and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well, appropriately and fairly16
4786734588Mesoamericaregion in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, within which pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries17
4786735868Mesopotamiaancient name for the land that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers18
4786736685Minoanslanguage associated with the Minoans19
4786738343Monotheismbelief that there is only one God20
4786738943Mycenaecharacteristic of the Bronze Age Mycenaean culture of the eastern Mediterranean area21
4786740936Neo-Assyrian EmpireIron Age Mesopotamian empire, in existence between 911 and 612 B.C.E.22
4786742055Neolithiclater part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed23
4786742056Olmecpeople living in the same general area as the prehistoric Olmec during the 15th and 16th centuries24
4786742962Papyrusmaterial prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats25
4786743990Pluralistssheep or cattle farmer26
4786743991Pharaohruler in ancient Egypt27
4786745340Phoeniciansmember of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Phoenicia and its colonies28
4786745341Polytheismworship of more than one god29
4786746506Darius IKing of Persia (521-486) who expanded the empire, organized a highly efficient administrative system, and invaded Greece, only to be defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 49030
4786747227Zoroastrianismmonotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC31
4786747228Hopliteheavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece32
4786747229Democracysystem of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives33
4786748754HerodotusGreek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC ( c. 484-c. 425 BC), a contemporary of Socrates34
4786748755Persian Warswars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century bc, in which the Persians sought to extend their territory over the Greek world35
4786749910Socrates(469-399 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher36
4786749911Hellenistic AgeGreek history, language, and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 B.C.E.37
4786750757Alexandriaport city of northern Egypt, located where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea38
4786750758Alexander356-323 B.C.E., king of Macedonia: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India39

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