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10625241516Persian EmpireA major empire around 550 BCE to 330 BCE that stretched from Egypt to India with famous rulers name Cyrus and Darius0
10625241517satraps and satrapiesThe Persian empire was broken up into 20 of these local governor was responsible for collecting tax and keeping the peace1
10625241518athensGreek city state that developed the worlds first democracy2
10625241519Alexander the GreatThe man that conquered Persia and is known for the spread of Hellenistic culture3
10625241520Greco-Persian WarsSeries of battles between the Persian empire and Greece that created the east/west divide4
10625241521Achaemenid DynastyFounding dynasty of the Persian empire5
10625241522ashokaa mauryan King who is known for converting to Buddhism and Spreading it through India6
10625241523Hellenismblending of Egyptian, Persian and especially Greek culture; emphasizes on philosophy and sciences7
10625241524Pax RomanaA period of peace and prusperity Throughout the Roman empire, lasting from 27 BC two A.D. 1808
10625241525empireA group of states or countries with different languages, is customs and the geography under single authority9
10625241526Chandragupta Mauryahe was the one who laid the foundation for the Mauryan Empire. It was the first state to have a centralized and unified government in India10
10625241527mauryan empireLargest single state in ancient India with its capital at pataliputra , And it lasted from about 321 to 185 B.C.E.11
10625241528Roman RepublicAncient Mediterranean Form of government where individuals could elect representatives that would help facilitate government12
10625241529Direct DemocracyA form of government in which citizens have the power to make laws and governmen, And they do not have representatives13
10625241530city stateanother name for this term is polis14
10625241531qin shihuangdireunited China and he standardized currency, laws, And weights and measures15
10625241532qin dynastyConstruction of the great wall of China begin during this dynasty and legalism became the leading philosophy16
10625241533han dynastyDuring this Chinese dynasty legalism fell out of favor and confusion philosophy and civil service exams were used, considered the golden age of Chinese culture17
10625241534second wave empirescivilizations that developed after the collapse of the bronze age civilizations18
10625241535latifundiaWith in Rome, Concord farmland were olives and grapes were grown and the origin of farmers often had to move to cities, lead to a lack of available soldiers for the legions19
10625241536pater familiasThe Roman father was a supreme head of this family20
10625241537LegalismChinese political philosophy based on the idea that human nature is evil and selfish and the laws should have clear punishment and rewards21
10625241538Vedic ReligionThe name for the oldest form of Hindu religion22
10625241539Greek rationalismThis emphasizes the power of education and woman reason to understand the world and non-religious terms23
10625241540socratesA great philosopher who believed that humans have the duty to explore the truth between right and wrong and there could be a universal definition of justice which would be true for all people in all situations24
10625241541ConfucianismChinese philosophy about social order were everyone has a place and respect is paid to elders, parents, and the government. The relationships are, ruler to ruled call my father to son, older brother to younger brother, husband to wife, friend to friend25
10625241542Jesus of NazarethA Jewish social reformer Who was considered by some to be the Messiah, born seat. To BCE during the region of the Roman emperor tiberius26
10625241543Doasim/toasimChinese religion that teaches there is natural order to the universe and wu-wei or inaction is a central idead27
10625241544UpanishadIndian religious texts that were written by anonymous thinkers are outlined the ideas of atman, brahman , and moskha. A philosophical review of the vedas28
10625241545Siddhartha Gautamaknown as the enlightened One, was once an Indian princess who devoted his life to ending Suffering, teaching about the four Noble truths and eight fold path29
10625241546Theravada Buddhismthis version Believes the Buddha is a wise teacher and model, more philosophical - teaching if the elders30
10625241547Mahayana Buddhismthis version of Buddhism claims the Buddha became a divine leader that has been re-incarnated into future buddhas- great vahicle buddhism31
10625241548Bhagavad GitaAn epic poem in which arjuna is advised by krishna And his battle against ignorant and self righteousness32
10625241549Zoroastrianismand ancient Persian religion ahura manzda Is the chief God33
10625241550vedasa central text of an Indian religion composed of chance/hymns, Religious songs dedicated to the devas. The oldest text of Hinduism34
10625241551Judismabrahamie Religion and its central tenents are found in the Torah35
10625241552saint paulA Roman citizen and famous apostle that converted to Christianity while traveling to damascus36

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