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Adam Smith (1723-1790) 1. Scottish economist who wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" 2. Opposed mercantilist policies 3. Advocated free trade and "the Invisible Hand of competition" Albert Camus (1913-1960) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) 1. French existentialist philosophers and writers 2. Questioned the efficacy of reason and science to understand the human situation 3. Believed that God, reason, and progress are myths, and that humans live in a hostile world, alone and isolated Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 1. German physicist whose theory of special relativity undermined Newtonian physics 2. Challenged traditional concepts of time, space, and motion 3. Contributed to the view that humans live in a

"great traditions" Heritages including a written language, common legal and belief systems, ethical codes, and other intellectual attitudes "small traditions" Local customs and beliefs Alexander Philip's son and heir; Crossed over into Asia, defeated the Persian forces of King Darius III, and reached to the Punjab region of modern Pakistan Alexandria First of the new cities laid out by Alexander himself, in Egypt aqueduct Long elevated or underground conduits Armenia In eastern Anatolia, a battleground between Iranian states to the south and east and Mediterranean states to the west Ashoka Chandragupta's son; Outstanding figure in early Indian history; Engaged military campaigns, converted to Buddhism and preached nonviolence, morality, and moderation