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200051487Homosapiansmodern man0
200051488Neolithic Revolutionthe shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC1
200051489Private Propertyproperty owned by an individual2
200051490Institutionsorganizations where governmental power is exercised3
200051491Bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials4
200051492Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development5
200051493Diamonds's Four Magic Ingredientsflowing river valley, domesticated animals, domesticated plants, long line of lattitude6
200051494Sedentarynot migratory; settled7
200051495Nomada member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons8
200051496Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)9
200051497Patriarchal Ruling SystemMan ruled10
200051498Matriarchal Ruling SystemWoman ruled11
200051499Hamurabi's Codea set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daiy life12
200051500Sanskrit(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism)13
200051501Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods14
200051502HinduismA religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms15
200051503Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud16
200051504Confucianismthe teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity17
200051505Daosim (Taoism)A religion and philosophy that teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is.18
200051506Buddhismthe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth19
200051507Zen Buddhisma Buddhist sect that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and stresses simplicity and discipline20
200051508Shintothe ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma21
200051509Christianitya 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 savior22
200051510Missionariespeople who work to spread their religious beliefs23
200051511Torah(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written24
200051512Biblethe sacred writings of the Christian religions25
200051513VedasAncient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.26
200051514Karma and Dharmakarma: if you do good things, good things will happen to you dharma: rules of how you should live your life27
200051515Brahmansone of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; the PRIESTLY CLASS (in charge of the religious ceremonies that were so important in Indian society)28
200051516Mesopotamia (Sumer, Samarians, Sumeria/Samaria, Tigris Euphrates River Valley)...29
200051517Egypt...30
200051518Aryans...31
200051519Indus River Valley Civilization...32
200051520Caste System...33
200051521Yellow River Valley Civilization...34
200051522Shang Dynasty...35
200051523Mesoamerica (South America, Central America, Latin America)...36
200051524Phoenicians...37
200051525City State...38
200051526Athens Greece...39
200051527Plato...40
200051528Delian League...41
200051529Greek Colonization...42
200051530Alexander the Great...43
200051531Hellenism...44
200051532Han Dynasty...45
200051533Confucius...46
200051534Scholarly Gentry (shi)...47
200051535Wudi...48
200051536Buddha...49
200051537Mauryan Empire...50
200051538Chandragupta...51
200051539Ashoka...52
200051540Bantu Peoples...53
200051541Polynesians...54
200051542Roman Empire (Roman Republic)...55
200051543Common Law...56
200051544Caesar...57
200051545Augustus...58
200051546Jesus...59
200051547Paul of Tarsus...60
200051548Axum...61
200051549Ghana West Africa...62
200051550Salt for Gold Trade...63
200051551Germanic Peoples...64
200051552Celts...65
200051553Slavs...66
200051554Huns...67
200051555Olmecs...68
200051556Teotihuacan...69
200051557Adena...70
200051558Andean Civilization...71
200051559Ayllus...72
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