2806730187 | Pangaea | The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago. | 0 | |
2806730188 | Pantha lassa oceania | " universal sea" surrounding pangaea, word from lost pre-greek language. | 1 | |
2806730189 | Eurasia | Europe and asia considered together as one continent. | 2 | |
2806730190 | Africa | Continent south of europe and between the atlantic and indian oceans. | 3 | |
2806730191 | Antarctica | Continent surrounding the south pole. Covered in ice sheet. | 4 | |
2806730192 | Asia | Bounded by europe and the artic,pacifer, and indian ocean. | 5 | |
2806730193 | Europe | In the western part of the landmass lying between the atlantic and pacific ocean. | 6 | |
2806730194 | North america | Northern continent in the west hemisphere. | 7 | |
2806730195 | South america | South continent of the Western Hemisphere | 8 | |
2806730196 | Middle east | Area from libya to afghanistan | 9 | |
2806730197 | Siberia | Extensive region in the russian federation in north asia | 10 | |
2806730198 | The sahara | A desert in Africa extending from atlantic to the nile valley | 11 | |
2806730199 | The himalayas | A mountain range extending about 1500 miles along border between india and tibet | 12 | |
2806730200 | Artic ocean | Ocean surrounding the north pole and north of earth | 13 | |
2806730201 | Atlantic ocean | Ocean bounded by north america in the western hemisphere to europe and africa in the eastern hemisphere | 14 | |
2806730202 | Indian ocean | An ocean south of asia, west of australia | 15 | |
2806730203 | Pacific ocean | Ocean bordered by the american continents, asia, and australia, largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into north and south pacific | 16 | |
2806730204 | Southern ocean | Another name for the antartic ocean | 17 | |
2806730205 | Mediterrean sea | Sea surrounded by africa, europe,and asia | 18 | |
2806730206 | Carribbean sea | Sea of the atlantic ocean located in the tropics of the western hemishpere | 19 | |
2806730207 | Panama isthmus | Also known as the isthmus od darien, narrow strip of land that lies between the carribbean sea and the pacific ocean | 20 | |
2806730208 | Panama canal | Ship canal in panama that connects the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean | 21 | |
2806730209 | Suez isthmus | Strip of land that lies between the mediterranean sea and the red sea | 22 | |
2806730210 | Suez canal | Artifical sea- level waterway in egypt, connecting the meditteranean sea and the red sea | 23 | |
2806730211 | Nile river | North flowing river in africa, among worlds largest waterways famed for its ancient history | 24 | |
2806730212 | Tigris river | east member of the two great rivers that define mesopotamia | 25 | |
2806730213 | Euphrates river | West member of the two great rivers that define mesopotamia | 26 | |
2806730214 | Indus river | Also called sindu river is one of the longest rivers in asia | 27 | |
2806730215 | Ganges river | Trans boundary river of asia which flows through the nations of india and bangladesh | 28 | |
2806730216 | Yangtze river | Longest river in china | 29 | |
2806730217 | Yellow river | Third longest river in asia, sixth longest in the world | 30 | |
2806730218 | Mississippi - missouri system | 4th largest river system in the world | 31 | |
2806730219 | Amazon river | In south america is the largest river by discharge of water | 32 | |
2806730220 | Volga river | Longest river in europe | 33 | |
2806730221 | Danude river | Second longest river in europe | 34 | |
2806730222 | Rhine river | European river that begins in the swiss alps | 35 | |
2806730223 | Prehistory | Period of time before written records | 36 | |
2806730224 | History | Study of past events | 37 | |
2806730225 | Civilzation | Stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced | 38 | |
2806730226 | Australopithecines | Exinct genus of hominids | 39 | |
2806730227 | Homo erectus | Extinct species of hominin that lived throughtout most of the pleistoene | 40 | |
2806730228 | Homo sapien | Binomial nomenclature for the human species | 41 | |
2806730229 | Homo sapien sapien | Human | 42 | |
2806730230 | Paleolithic era | Began 2 to 2.5 million years ago. Old stone age | 43 | |
2806730231 | Neolithic era | Period in the development of human technology | 44 | |
2806730232 | Mesolithic era | Denoting the middle part of stone age, between the paleolithic and neolithic era | 45 | |
2806730233 | Family units | Originating source for how one interacts with others and heavily influences | 46 | |
2806730234 | Family clan | Group of people from common descents | 47 | |
2808440104 | Tribe | Distinct people dependent on their land for their livelihood | 48 | |
2808441987 | Hunting and gathering | A way of survival for some societies | 49 | |
2808443743 | Societies | Aggregate of people living together | 50 | |
2808445461 | Gender division of labor | Workers or groups of workers is assigned a special task | 51 | |
2808455450 | Neolithic revolution | Fundamental change in the way people lived | 52 | |
2808465591 | Pastoralism | Branch of agriculture concerned with raising of livestock | 53 | |
2808467538 | Agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products | 54 | |
2808474513 | Herding societies | Society that combines foraging with some agriculture | 55 | |
2808478530 | Metal working | The act or technique of making metal objects | 56 | |
2808480694 | Bronze Age writing | Earliest script and witnessed much evolution in society and life | 57 | |
2808487156 | Mesopotamia | Ancient region in west Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, now part of Iraq | 58 | |
2808489332 | The Fertile Crescent | Crescent shaped region containing the moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi- arid western asia | 59 | |
2808521895 | Cuneiform | Composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters seed in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others | 60 | |
2808530845 | Gilgamesh epic | Story written on clay tablets that is considered to be the earliest literary work | 61 | |
2808542551 | Hammurabi's law code | One of several sets of laws in the ancient near east | 62 | |
2808548139 | Egypt | Ancient kingdom in northeast Africa divided into Nile delta and from Cairo to sudan | 63 | |
2808555558 | Egyptians book of the dead pyramids | Also known as the great pyramid of Giza, the book is an ancient funeral text | 64 | |
2808575315 | Hieroglyphics | Designating or pertaining to a pictographic script particularly that of ancient Egyptians | 65 | |
2808586063 | Indus Valley civilization | The earliest traces of civilization in the Indian subcontinent are to be found in places along, or close to the Indus River | 66 | |
2808588793 | Yellow river | Third longest river in Asia following the Yangtze and yenisei | 67 | |
2808590347 | The Celts | A group of people that occupied lands stretching from British isles to Galatia | 68 | |
2808592428 | The Hittites | Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centered on hattusa around 1600 bc | 69 | |
2808601381 | Iron weapons | A superior weapon such as a sword, or gun made of, or with trace of iron | 70 | |
2808603496 | The Assyrians | Rose to power in Mesopotamia. Was the upper part of the Tigris river valley | 71 | |
2808605448 | Calvary warfare | Highly mobile army unit using vehicular transportation, such as light amor | 72 | |
2808609879 | Persian empire | Any series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (now Iran) | 73 | |
2808612102 | The Hebrews | People descended from Shem, one of Noah's sons, Eber, and Abraham | 74 | |
2808614977 | Monotheism | A belief that there is only one God | 75 | |
2808617053 | Phoenicians | A native or inhabitant Phoenicia | 76 | |
2808619897 | Alphabet | The letters of a language in their customary order | 77 | |
2808622812 | The Lydians | An inhabitant of Lydia | 78 | |
2808623958 | Coinage | The act, process, or right to making coins | 79 | |
2808626319 | Sparta | Ancient city in south greece | 80 | |
2808628744 | Athens | City and capital of greece | 81 | |
2808634550 | Democracy | Government by the people | 82 | |
2808642991 | Persian wars | Also called Greco-Persian wars, a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century | 83 | |
2808700606 | Peloponnesian war | Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian league led by Sparta | 84 | |
2808750111 | Alexander the great | Alexander the third of Macedon, was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the argead dynasty | 85 | |
2808770567 | Hellenism | Term generally used by historians to refer to the period from the death of Alexander the Great to cleopatra and the incorporation of Egypt in the Roman Empire | 86 | |
2808797176 | Homer | Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written down the Iliad and the odyssey | 87 | |
2808802843 | Socrates | Philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong | 88 | |
2808804956 | Plato | Considered the greatest philosopher, student of Socrates, known for his ideas theory | 89 | |
2808809561 | Artistole | Prominent Greek philosopher, noted for his philosophically based thoughts of "science" | 90 | |
2808816258 | Foundation of western scientific thought | Foundation of inductive reasoning | 91 | |
2808817956 | Roman republic | Period of ancient roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the roman kingdom, ending in 27bc with the establishment of the Roman Empire | 92 | |
2808830240 | Plebeians vs patricians | Plebeians were the lowest class, including everyone but the patricians. Patricians were the upper class, were wealthy land owners | 93 | |
2808834978 | Punic war | Series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264bc to 146 bc | 94 | |
2808838883 | Julius Caesar | Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin Prose | 95 | |
2813877628 | Roman Empire | Post-republican of the ancient roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea, in Europe, Africa, and Asia | 96 | |
2813889970 | China's Qin dynasty | First imperial dynasty of China | 97 | |
2813891035 | Han dynasty | Second imperial dynasty of China in 206bc, considered golden age | 98 | |
2813896636 | Tang Dynasty | Formerly romanized as the t'ang dynasty, was imperial dynasty | 99 | |
2813904012 | Shi huangdi | Personal name was ying Zheng, was the king of the state of Qin who conquered all other warmings states and united China in 221bc | 100 | |
2813924419 | Chinese tributary system | Network of trade and foreign relationships between China and its tributaries that helped shape much of east Asia | 101 | |
2813939772 | Silk Road | Ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central of cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the west and east by merchants from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea | 102 | |
2813947215 | Nara and Heian | (710-1185) the first permanent Japanese capital was established in Nara, a city modeled after the Chinese capital | 103 | |
2813958646 | Fujiwara clan | Descending from the nakatomi clan and through him, was a powerful family of regents in Japan. | 104 | |
2814005869 | Lady murasaki | Japanese novelist, poet and lady in waiting at the imperial court during the Heian period | 105 | |
2814035473 | The tale of genji | Written by lady murasaki between about 1000 to 1012 | 106 | |
2814037979 | Central asia | Core region of the Asian continent and stretches from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north | 107 | |
2814043275 | Mongolia | A nation bordered by China and Russia, is known for its vast, rugged expanses and its nomadic people | 108 | |
2814057341 | Aryan invasion of India | Denies the Indian origin of India's predominant culture | 109 | |
2814171484 | Dravidians | Are the speakers of the Dravidian languages in South Asia | 110 | |
2814174209 | Indian caste system | Historically one of the main dimensions where people in India are socially differentiated through class, religion, region, tribe, gender, and language | 111 | |
2814210667 | Ashoka | Also known as Ashoka Maurya, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent | 112 | |
2814320390 | Constantinople | The city of roman and Byzantine, the Latin, and the ottoman empires | 113 | |
2814329170 | Byzantine empire | Or eastern Roman Empire, was the predominantly Greek-speaking | 114 | |
2814348599 | Justinian | Traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also saint Justinian the great in Eastern Orthodox Church was a Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565 | 115 | |
2814365627 | Dark ages | (Early medieval Europe) period of European history lasting from the 5th century to the 10th century | 116 | |
2814489752 | Feudalism | Dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which nobility held lands from the crown in exchange for military service | 117 | |
2814519296 | Charlemagne | Also known as Charles the great was king of the franks who United most of Western Europe during early Middle Ages, laid foundation for France and Germany | 118 | |
2814530209 | Mohammed | From Mecca, Unified Arabia into a single religion polity under Islam | 119 | |
2814537078 | Foundation of islam | Legacy of Mohammed | 120 | |
2814546241 | Bantu migration | Migrated from Western Africa southward and eastward spreading out across all of the southern half of the African continent | 121 | |
2814569991 | Nubia | Desert region and ancient kingdom in the Nile river valley of southern Egypt and northern Sudan | 122 | |
2814585993 | Ghana | A nation on west Africa's Gulf of Guinea, known for diverse wildlife, old forts and beaches | 123 | |
2814591036 | Olmec | First major civilization in Mexico following a progressive development in soconusco | 124 | |
2814613690 | The Maya | Was a mesoamerican civilization developed by the Mayan people | 125 | |
2814647634 | Andean society | Made up a looser patchwork of different cultures that developed from the highlands of Columbia to the atacama desert | 126 | |
2814660999 | Mississippian culture | Mound building Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, eastern, and the southeastern part of the United States | 127 | |
2814664968 | Anasazi | Thought to be ancestors of the modern pueblo indians | 128 | |
2815360707 | Culture diffusion | Spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point | 129 | |
2815395780 | Independent innovation | Creative invention of new solutions to old and new problems | 130 | |
2815420241 | Class distinctions | A characteristic that is observed to differ based on social class | 131 | |
2815423726 | Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 132 | |
2815468276 | Social stratification | Rigid subdivision of a society into a hierarchy of layers, differentiated on the basic of power, prestige, and wealth | 133 | |
2815488821 | Social mobility | The possibility for people in a society to change their class or social status within their lifetimes | 134 | |
2815496267 | Caste system | The rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes | 135 | |
2815500758 | Patriarchies | Social system in which power is held by men, through cultural norms and costumed that favor men and withhold opportunity from women | 136 | |
2815528417 | Matriarchy | A system of society or government ruled by a woman or women | 137 | |
2815556508 | Aristocracy | The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 138 | |
2815593580 | Parliamentary bodies | A legislative body in any of various other countries | 139 | |
2815685283 | Oligarchy | A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique | 140 | |
2815692903 | Republics theocracy | The Islamic republic of Iran has been described as a theocratic republic | 141 | |
2815724043 | Democracies theocracy | Was a theocratic political system that included elements of democracy | 142 | |
2815742347 | Slaves vs serfdom war | Serfs were tied down to the land but could not be bought, while slaves were part of a system called chattel-slavery | 143 | |
2815753421 | Trade | Transfer of the ownership of goods or services from one person or entity to another in exchange for other goods or services or for money | 144 | |
2815771320 | Trade routes | One of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships | 145 | |
2815777367 | Religious interaction | Understanding between two or more religions | 146 | |
2815915424 | Missionary activity interaction | Purpose is to grow the Muslim umman | 147 | |
2815916758 | Bantu migration | Series of migrations of the Bantu people from the Congo area to the present Kenya, Uganda, and tanzania | 148 | |
2815918570 | Polynesian migration | Polynesians travel eastward to Hawaii in boats, spread culture, bring caste system. Asia to Hawaii | 149 | |
2815922148 | Eurasia's great age of migration | Increase in Migrations from Eurasia | 150 | |
2815934085 | Polytheism | The belief, or worship of multiple gods | 151 | |
2815935836 | Zoroastrianism | One of the worlds oldest monotheistic religions. worship of wisdom | 152 | |
2815938532 | Ten Commandments | List of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the bible, was spoken by the gods | 153 | |
2815944230 | The torah | Refers to the first section on the tanakn the first five books of the Hebrew bible | 154 | |
2815949039 | The Talmud | A series of disputations that took place in Europe during the Middle Ages | 155 | |
2815950779 | YHWH | Yahweh, gods name | 156 | |
2815844323 | Abraham | The first of the Old Testament patriarch and the father of Isaac | 157 | |
2815846972 | Moses and Passover | To celebrate the day the Jews were led out of Egypt and into their land by Moses | 158 | |
2815851058 | David and Solomon | David the greatest king of Jews; Solomon wisest king on earth | 159 | |
2815866020 | Jewish diaspora | Dispersion of Jewish people around the world | 160 | |
2815870145 | Vedism | Counted among the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas | 161 | |
2815893930 | Hinduism | Encompasses many religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as many diverse beliefs and sects | 162 | |
2815897256 | Samsara | Transmigration of soul from one body to the next | 163 | |
2815898886 | Karma | Law behind reincarnation | 164 | |
2815899347 | Dharma | Cosmic ethnics | 165 | |
2815899705 | Laws of Manu | Work of Hindu law and ancient Indian society | 166 | |
2815904948 | Four noble truths | Fundamental insight which led to the formation of the Buddhist philosophy | 167 | |
2815952024 | Eightfold path | Way to cessation of suffering the forth part of the four noble truths | 168 | |
2815957812 | Sidd hartha Gautama | Buddha, founder of Buddhism | 169 | |
2815964766 | Nirvana | Not a place or state, it is an absolute truth to be realized and a person can do so without dying | 170 | |
2815976010 | Theravada buddhism | Buddha is teacher | 171 | |
2815977807 | Mahayana Buddhism | Buddha is God | 172 | |
2815979403 | Daoism | Set of philosophical teachings and religious practices rooted in a specific metaphysical understanding of the Chinese character Tao | 173 | |
2815982551 | Laozi | Founder/teacher of Taoism | 174 | |
2815982974 | Analects | Record of speeches by Confucius and his disciples as well as the discussions they held | 175 | |
2816013492 | Mandate of heaven | Blessing of heaven and that if the king ruled unwisely heaven world not be pleased and give mandate to someone else | 176 | |
2816019386 | Judeo- Christian tradition | Body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in commonly by Christianity and Judaism | 177 | |
2816020900 | Jesus of Nazareth | Son of God | 178 | |
2816021533 | The bible(Old and New Testament ) | Holy text of Christianity | 179 | |
2816022446 | Crucifixion and resurrection(easter) | Died on good Friday, resurrected on Easter sunday | 180 | |
2816023154 | Peter and paul | Main disciples of Jesus, carried on teaching after death | 181 | |
2816025330 | Constantine and the fact of Milan | Outlawed and killed people practicing Christianity | 182 | |
2816027781 | Saint Augustine | Saint and the pre-eminent doctor of the church according to Roman Catholic | 183 | |
2816029644 | Eastern Orthodox and roman Catholic | Reflecting its claim to be the preserver of the original Christian traditions as well as those established by the church during the first 1000 years of existence | 184 | |
2815464728 | Social stra | 185 |
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