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5716486277	Proliferation	increase in numbers	0
5716486278	Sinification	Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions, typical of Korea and Japan	1
5716490855	Orientalism	a Western style for dominating, restructuring, and having authority over the Orient	2
5716490856	Syndicalism	a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions	3
5716492877	Syncretism	The blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait.	4
5716495473	Jericho	early walled urban culture based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern Israel-occupied West Bank near Jordan river	5
5716495474	Catal Huyuk	early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern southern Turkey; larger population than Jericho, had greater degree of social stratification	6
5716498507	Cyrus the Great	The early King of Persia	7
5716498508	Zoroastrianism	Persian religion founded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end	8
5716500711	Pericles	The leading figure in Athenian politics. He guided Athens for more than 30 years. He helped Athens dominate the Delian League	9
5716503317	Peloponnesian Wars	War between the Pelo League and Delian League	10
5716505317	Tributary State	A country that pays tribute in money or goods to a more powerful nation	11
5716505318	Julius Caesar	Roman general who has defeated his rival Pompey and seems destined to the crowned King of Rome	12
5716509186	Augustus Caesar	Rome's first Emperor ; reigned for 40 years and rebuilds city of Rome	13
5716509187	Roman Senate	was a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city leaders	14
5716511860	Socrates	Searched fro truth and justice he was put to deatrh for asking too many questions and "corrupting the youth"	15
5716511861	Great Zimbabwe	With Massive stone building and walls, incorporates the greatest early building in sub-Saharan Africa.	16
5716514376	Delhi Sultanate	the kingdom established by Mahmud's succesors to spread islam in India	17
5716514377	Marco Polo	13th century explorer who was the 1st person to travel the trade route of the East.	18
5716515962	Ibn Battuta	Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan	19
5716515963	Mansa Musa	Mali king brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth from 1312 the 1337; he was the most powerful king in west Africa	20
5716518665	Sultan	the highest official of the sultanate, serve as the political, economical, religious, military leader of sultanate.	21
5716520898	Shari'a Law	Islamic Law. Sources: Qur'an and Hadiths. Entire body of laws that guides believers in this life. No gambling. No intoxicants.	22
5716522730	Medina	a city in western Saudi Arabia to where Muhammad had fled significance: Islamic significance, location where Muhammad was buried, first Mosque	23
5716522731	Daimyo	Warlord rulers of 300 small states following onin war and disruption of ashikaga shogunate, holding consolidated into unified and bounded mini states	24
5716525140	Shintoism	The belief that everything in nature is or is influenced by a god	25
5716525141	Samurai	Mounted troops of the Bushi, loyal to the local lords, not the emperor	26
5716530881	Heian Era	Capital city of Japan under the Yamato emperors, later called Kyoto, built to escape Buddhist monks	27
5716534313	Tale of Genji	Lady murasaki, first novel in any language	28
5716564630	Golden Horde	One of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, orignally ruled by his grandson Batu; territory covered much of what is now south Russia	29