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| Made from the papyrus plant that grows by marshes. Where we get word "paper" |
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| Fertile soil carried as sediment in river water |
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| Method of Egyptian writing that used pictures or symbols to indicate words or sounds |
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| Preservation process that involved treating a corpse with various chemicals |
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| Ancient name for plains along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; area known as the location of one of the world first civilizations |
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| Form of government that consisted of a town or city and the surrounding land it controlled |
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| Sumerian method of writing using a stylus to make combinations of wedge shapes |
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| Curved structure over an opening. Made by the Sumerians |
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| Sumerians Temples built in layers, each one smaller than the one below it |
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| Indian ritual in which a widow commits suicide after the death of her husband |
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| The great literature of the Indo-Aryan religion |
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| philosophical explanations of the Vedic religion |
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| Long poems describing hereos and great events |
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| The belief that spirits inhabit everything |
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| Right to rule claimed to have been granted to ancient Chinese rulers by the gods |
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| As the the Zhou declined in power, new states emerged and began fighting. This became the Warring States |
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| The collection of Confucius's writings that became known as Confucianism |
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| Yin is female, dark, and passive. Yang is male, bright, and active. |
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| The belief that an indescribable force governs the universe and all of nature |
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| http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1711324/z1f5 |
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