5076515755 | Agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals | 0 | |
5076515756 | Agrarian | A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement. | 1 | |
5076521851 | Bands/Clans | A group of people | 2 | |
5076528977 | Barbarian | An uncultured or brutish person not belonging one of the great civilizations | 3 | |
5076532016 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 4 | |
5076533377 | Civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced | 5 | |
5076536114 | City-states | A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 6 | |
5076538553 | Classical | Of or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture. | 7 | |
5076541804 | Domestication | 1. The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm 2. The cultivation of a plant for food 3. The process of making someone fond of and good at home life in the tasks that it involves | 8 | |
5076549807 | Economy | The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services | 9 | |
5076551515 | Egalitarian | A person that believes in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities | 10 | |
5076551516 | Emperor | Sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially when ruling an empire | 11 | |
5076553913 | Empire | An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress | 12 | |
5076555417 | Feudalism | Dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility hold lands from the crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor and a share of the produce notionally in exchange for military protection | 13 | |
5076555418 | Foraging | A wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions | 14 | |
5076558521 | Hierarchy | The system organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other reporting the status or authority | 15 | |
5076563504 | Hierarchical | Of the nature of a hierarchy; arranged in order of rank | 16 | |
5076570087 | Hunter-Gatherer | Member of nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food | 17 | |
5076570088 | Irrigation | Supply of water land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels | 18 | |
5076575760 | Monarchy | A form of government with a monarch at the head | 19 | |
5076575761 | Monotheism | The doctrine or belief that there is only one God | 20 | |
5076584849 | Neolithic | the New Stone Age | 21 | |
5076584850 | Nomadic | Living the life of the nomad; wandering | 22 | |
5076586735 | Pastoral | 1. Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle 2. Concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance | 23 | |
5076588119 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age | 24 | |
5076588120 | Philosophy | The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline | 25 | |
5076592448 | Polytheism | The doctrine or belief that there is more than one god | 26 | |
5076598308 | River valley | An extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system | 27 | |
5076598309 | Sedentary | Settled; not migratory or nomadic | 28 | |
5076600591 | Settlement | A place, typically uninhabited, where people establish a community | 29 | |
5076606685 | Subsistence | The action or fact if maintaining or supporting oneself | 30 | |
5076606686 | Surplus | An amount of something left over when requirements have been met | 31 | |
5076609578 | Sustenance | The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence | 32 | |
5076609579 | Theocracy | System of government in which priest role in the name of God or a god | 33 | |
5076611957 | Traditional | Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established | 34 | |
5076614040 | Urbanization | Population shift from rural to urban areas or the process of becoming urban (modern) | 35 | |
5076616013 | Vassals | A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage (respect and honor) an allegiance | 36 | |
5076653431 | Alexander the Great | King of Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty, military leader, created one of the largest empires, undefeated in battle tutored by philosopher Aristotle, overthrew Persian King Darius ||| and conquered Achaemenid Empire, invaded India, but turned back b/c of homesick troops, died in Babylon, after his death a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs (beginning of the Hellenistic period) | 37 | |
5076655898 | Analects of Confucius | A collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' says followers it is believed to have been written during the warring states period She was its final form during the mid-Han dynasty | 38 | |
5076659243 | Bronze Age | A period characterized by the use of bronze and other early features of urban civilization, started in China in 2,000 B.C. | 39 | |
5076659244 | Byzantium | Ancient Greek colony, later became Constantinople, colonized by Greeks from Megara, mainly a trading city, imperialism, was located on modern day Turkey | 40 | |
5076673881 | Calendar | A chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular seasonal information | 41 | |
5076675463 | Code of Hammurabi | Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to 1754 B.C. created by the six Babylonian king Hammurabi, consists of 282 laws with skilled punishments adjusting an "eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth" as graded depending on social status, written on clay tablets | 42 | |
5076675464 | Cuneiform | A system of writing first developed by the ancient Samarian's of Mesopotamia 3500-3000 B.C.E., used by Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Elamites, Hatti, Hittites, Assyrians, Hurrians and others) | 43 | |
5076677291 | Democracy | A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives | 44 | |
5076680014 | Eight Fold Path | An early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, consist of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi (meditative absorption or union) teaches that by restraining oneself cultivating discipline and practicing mindfulness and meditation house-leavers attain nirvana and stop their craving, clinging and karmic accumulations thereby ending the rebirth and suffering, one of the principal teachings of Theravada Buddhism | 45 | |
5076682739 | Four Noble Truths | The truths of the "noble ones," the truth or realities which are understood by the "worthy ones" who have attained nirvana, are of central importance in the Theravada tradition | 46 | |
5076682740 | Gothic Migrations | The migration period, also called the barbarian invasions or German was a period of human migration that occurred roughly between the years 300 to 700 CE and Europe, marking the transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages. These movements were catalyzed by profound changes within both the Roman empire in the so-called barbarian front tier. Migrating peoples during this period included the girls vandals Bulger's Allen's Swaby for a sans and franks among other Germanic and Slavic tribes | 47 | |
5076685244 | Great Wall | Built to protect Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasion Steppe, several walls were being built, but eventually joined together in 220-206 B.C.E. By Qin Shi Huang (first emperor of China), border controls, encouraged transportation of goods on Silk Roads | 48 | |
5076685245 | Han Dynasty | 49 | ||
5076687641 | Hellenism | 50 | ||
5076687642 | The Huns | 51 | ||
5076691361 | Indian Ocean Trade | 52 | ||
5076691362 | Iron Age | 53 | ||
5076693378 | Jewish Diaspora | 54 | ||
5076694999 | Legalism (China) | 55 | ||
5076695000 | Pax Romana | 56 | ||
5076697231 | Pyramids | 57 | ||
5076698658 | Roman Republic | 58 | ||
5076700121 | Roman Empire | 59 | ||
5076701740 | Roman Senate | 60 | ||
5076711190 | Shang Civilization (China) | 61 | ||
5076715814 | Shi Huang Di (Qin China) | 62 | ||
5076719553 | Siddhartha Guatma | 63 | ||
5076719554 | Silk Road Trade | 64 | ||
5076721282 | The Torah | 65 | ||
5076723375 | The Vedas of Hinduism | 66 | ||
5076734148 | Ziggurats | 67 | ||
5076761983 | Indo-European | 68 | ||
5076766045 | Daoism | 69 |
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