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| 7620676366 | monotheism | belief in one god | 0 | |
| 7620676367 | judaism | Torah (holy book), old testament, sprouted Christianity, one god that is abstract, began in Israel (Middle East) | 1 | |
| 7620676368 | hinduism | sanskrit scriptures, belief in reincarnation, karma, supports the Caste System- polytheistic | 2 | |
| 7620676369 | buddhism | search for enlightenment by the eightfold path, no god, began in India spreads to China | 3 | |
| 7620676370 | siddhartha | founder of buddhism (the enlightened one, or Buddha) Began in India, spread to China along the Silk Road | 4 | |
| 7620676371 | confucianism | filial piety, ren (protective feelings for your children or subjects you rule over), li & xiao were the core teachings, spread by Confucist: Important Relationships ruler and subject; father and son; elder brother and younger brother; husband and wife; and friend and friend according to age. | 5 | |
| 7620676372 | confucius | founder of confucianism | 6 | |
| 7620676373 | daoism | belief in respecting nature as a whole, not to destroy or harm nature to your fullest ability. Many followers in China | 7 | |
| 7620676374 | christianity | belief in divinity of Jesus of Nazareth. Began in the Middle East | 8 | |
| 7620676375 | greco-roman philosophy | science & philosophy, promoted hierarchy | 9 | |
| 7620676376 | Filial piety | belief in the respect of elders, ancestors, and family- Major belief of confucists | 10 | |
| 7620676377 | patriarchy | male ruled household, heir passed from male to male in a society | 11 | |
| 7620676378 | matriarchy | female ruled household | 12 | |
| 7620676379 | social structure | how people in societies are ranked due to their social rank | 13 | |
| 7620676381 | silk road | an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally through regions of Eurasia (europe and asia) connecting the East and West and stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea | 14 | |
| 7620676382 | roman empire | the empire centered at the city of rome, founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus | 15 | |
| 7620676383 | han empire | imperial dynasty that ruled china (206BC to 220AD) - invented paper, built great wall | 16 | |
| 7620676384 | persian empire | empire in western asia in ancient times. Known for Royal Road and standardized coins (money) for trading | 17 | |
| 7620676385 | mauryan empire | geographically extensive Iron Age historical power founded by Chandragupta Maurya in India | 18 | |
| 7620676386 | gupta empire | ancient indian empire founded by siri gupta | 19 | |
| 7620676389 | yokes | holds oxen together- incredibly important farming invention- Used in Middle East, Greece, Rome | 20 | |
| 7620676390 | saddles | used to ride animals- allowed for longer rides and carrying more cargo | 21 | |
| 7620676391 | stirrups | foot holders to stand up on saddles (used for war) - started in China- huge advantage to the nomadic people around China | 22 | |
| 7620676392 | lateen sails | sails used to direct ships direction. allowed for efficient trade in the India Ocean Trade Network | 23 | |
| 7620676393 | dhow ships | low hull, wide ships to hold large amounts of cargo- Allowed Arab traders to economically connect with coasts of Middle East and Africa | 24 | |
| 7620676394 | knowledge of monsoon winds | it made it easier to direct trade- Allowed Indian traders to sail to Southeast Asian countries during the northeast monsoon (trade wind) and return during the southwest monsoon. | 25 | |
| 7620676395 | qanat system | complex water system for underground transportation of water that allowed for irrigation in deserts. Invented in the Middle East http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/qanats/ | 26 | |
| 7620676396 | water wheels | machine for converting the energy of flowing water into a different form of energy- Used in Greece and Rome | 27 | |
| 7620676397 | southwest asia | previous states: sumerian, akkadian, babyloian, hittite new empire: persian empire location: southwest coast of asia | 28 | |
| 7620676398 | east asia | previous states: shang dynasty, zhou dynasty new empire: qin dynasty, han dynasty location: eastern coast of asia | 29 | |
| 7620676399 | south asia | previous states: indus river valley, harappa, mohenjo-daro new empire: maurya empire, gupta empire location: india | 30 | |
| 7620676400 | mediterranean | previous states: egyptians, minoans, mycenaean, phoenician new empire: greece, hellenistic empires, greek city states location: southern europe, north africa | 31 | |
| 7620676401 | mesoamerica | previous state: olmec new empire: teotihuacan location: modern day mexico | 32 | |
| 7620676402 | andean south america | previous states: chavin, moche new empire: moche location: northwest of peru, to southen chile and argentine | 33 | |
| 7620676403 | north america | new empire: chaco, cahokia location: americas | 34 |
