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4191477762Alexander the GreatConqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwest India0
4191477763AryansPastoralists who moved into India around the time of the Indus Valley civilization collapse1
4191478910Caesar AugustusGreat-nephew/adopted son of Julius Caesar who became sole leader of Roman state2
4191478911HopliteA heavily armed Greek infantryman3
4191479278PatriciansWealthy, privileged Romans who dominated early Roman society4
4191479279Pax Romana"Roman Peace" term most often used to denote stability and prosperity in the early Roman Empire5
4191479572PlebeiansPoorer, less privileged Romans who gradually won a role in Roman politics6
4191479573Yellow Turban RebellionA major Chinese peasant revolt that helped cause the fall of the Han Dynasty7
4191479574AtmanThe human soul, which seeks Brahman8
4191479955BrahmanThe "World Soul" or final reality in Hindu belief9
4191479956BuddhismThe cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama10
4191479957ConfuciansismChinese philosophy, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of social order.11
4191479958DaoismChinese philosophy that advocates simplicity and understanding of the world of nature12
4191480333Filial PietyThe honoring of one's ancestors and parents; key in confucianism13
4191480334JudaismMonotheistic religion, emphasizing a sole personal god with concerns for social justice14
4191480335KarmaIn Hinduism, the determining factor of the level at which the individual is reincarnated.15
4191480606LegalismChinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments16
4191480607MokshaHindu belief, liberation from separate existence and union with Brahman17
4191480608NirvanaEnd goal of Buddhism, in which individual identity is "extinguished" into a state of serenity and great compassion18
4191481042CasteSystem of social organization in India; division of the populace into four inherited classes (varna) with the addition of thousands of social distinctions based on occupation (jatis)19
4191481429KsatriyaIndian social class of warriors and rulers20
4191481430VaisyaIndian social class that was originally farmers but extended to include merchants21
4191482453UntouchablesIndian social class under the sudras that performs the most unclean polluting work22
4191520443SudrasLowest Indian social class of varna; regarded as servants.23

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