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| characterized by the attitude that one's group is superior |
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| people started making permanent settlements |
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| the belief that one race is better than others |
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| a system of writing invented by Sumerian scribes |
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| city that acts like a state |
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| the process of an idea pr product spreading from one culture to another |
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| the spot where Egyptians domain ended |
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| a type of government where the ruler is a divine figure |
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| a system of writing in which pictures were used |
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| where the Aryans passed through |
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| an organization lay out of the city |
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| a bath house located in Mohenjo-Daro used for religious purposes |
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| a nomadic people from the north of the Hindu Kush mountains |
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| Chinas self-proclaimed name because they saw themselves as the center of the civilized world |
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| dusty yellowish silt deposited by the Huang He |
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| nickname for the Huang He because of massive destructive floods |
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| the first Chinese dynasty |
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| a way of communicating with the gods through animal bones and tortoise shells on which priests scratched questions for the gods |
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| royal authority came from heaven with divine approval |
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| the pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties |
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| a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king |
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| speak a language related to Arabic and Hebrew |
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| one ruler ruling over diverse people from separate city-states or nations |
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| a leader of the Babylonian Empire |
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| created by Hammurabi, a single, uniform code to be used in helping unify the diverse groups within his empire; different punishments based on social classes |
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| a group of semi nomadic peoples who came from steppes |
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| movements of a people from one region to another |
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| tolerant Persian ruler (religion, culture) |
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| inspectors who checked up on the satraps |
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| a really long road that helped with transportation and communication |
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| the area of Palestine which was the ancient home of the Hebrews |
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| the belief in a single god |
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| the mutual promise between god and Abraham |
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| the emphasis on right conduct and the worship of one god |
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| the new kingdom led by Saul, David, an Solomon |
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| when Israel divided, this was the southern kingdom; Israel was the northern |
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| destroyed by the Babylonians and king Nebuchadnezzar |
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| Solomon's temple rebuilt, allowed by the Persian King Cyrus |
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| dispersal or scattering of a people |
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| forced relocating of large numbers of people |
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| Settle Down and Assimilate |
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| adopt ways of people; agriculture |
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| build up power base near city; invade from base |
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| Mix ideas and values to create new society |
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| nomads remain separate from settled people |
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| the central idea around which society revolves |
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| appropriate feelings, thoughts and attitudes (virtue, compassion, modesty) |
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| appropriate actions (manners, ceremonies) |
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| respect for parents and elders |
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ideal leader, modeled after early Zhou leaders.
good leader by education, not birth social mobility |
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| Tao/Dao/The Way (monotheism) |
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| universal force; moral path that humans should follow |
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problems will solve themselves; action by non-action; do nothing, relax, and let problems solve themselves'
ex: glass of muddy water |
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a time of usually great artistic and scientific achievement in a culture
architecture, libraries, schools |
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| a central authority controls the running of a state |
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| the process of making the conquered people part of culture |
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| those who accepted the new ideas |
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| those who stuck to the original, stricter teachings |
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| go betweens in business transactions |
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salvation open to ANYONE who believes
Mahayana Buddhism, Christianity, Islam |
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| man made canal connecting Yellow River and the Yangtze River |
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| The Song were forced south by invaders, so this was their new name |
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| a printer that could arrange blocks of individual characters which made a page for printing |
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| the crushing of a young girls feet, which signified status |
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| ruler of the Tang Dynasty who ruled through real rulers, eventually taking the throne for herself; only female emperor ever |
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(Japan)
adopted Chinese culture Confucianism, and language |
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| warriors who guarded lords |
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| code of behavior which samurais followed |
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Meditation
Discipline appealed to samurais |
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| samurai soldiers without lords |
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Who?
merchants, missionaries
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silk, spices, china, goods, religions
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Africa to India to Sri Lanka, SE Asia, and China
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starts with Mauryan Empire, Gupta
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trade = $, spread religion
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pilgrimage Mecca at least once in lifetime; represents unity and equality among all people
-one of the 5 pillars |
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| be the best muslim you can be; retribution against tyranny |
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| a tax on people of the book |
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| a simple sanctuary in Mecca |
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| the migration from Mecca to Medina |
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| the holy book of the Muslims |
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| an Islamic house of worship |
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| a combination of a library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad |
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| the art of beautiful handwriting because no one was allowed to draw people |
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| fighting between Hindus and Muslims |
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| Muslim Turks force Hindus to convert |
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| destroyed Delhi and Sultanates |
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| synthesis of all religions |
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| marble tomb for Shah Jahan's wife |
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