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75 Cards in this Set
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Ethnocentrism
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Belief that your race is superior to others
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Cultural Diffusion
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Spreading of ideas of products from one culture to another
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ziggurat
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pyramid shaped monument(tigris/ euphrates/sumer)
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Mesopotamia
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plains between tigris and euphrates(sumer)
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Hieroglyphics
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egyptian writing style(nile)
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Indus valley civilization
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civilization in india on the Indus river, which was protected by the Hindu Kush mts.
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Aryans
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Indo-european nomads who invaded india
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Yellow River (huang he)
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River North of the Yangtze river(China)
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loess
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dusty fertile yellow soil from the Huang He(yellow river, china)
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Nile Valley Civilization
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Civilization between the 1st cataract and the nile delta in Egypt, had the great pyramids
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Hammurabi
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Leader during the peak of the peak of the Babylonian empire, put in Hammuabi's code
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Babylonian Empire
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Empire in Sumer taken over by Amorites
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Hittites
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group of Indo-Europeans, who started the Hittite empire
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Assyrians
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nomads who started the greatest power in southwest asia
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Chaldeans
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A southwest asian people who helped destroy the Asyrian empire, then started the Neo-babylonian empire
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Caste system
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Aryan social system
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Asceticism
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Denouncing all worldy possesions; living in the woods with nothing in order to reach moksha
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Brahminism
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Aryan religion that used the caste system, dharma and the vedas. People resented the Brahmins.
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Buddhism
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Religion founded by Siddharta Gautama, the religion follows middle way(the path between 2 extremes)
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hinduism
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Religion originally used by Brahmins, it was a synthesis of Buddhism, Jainism, Ascetism, and brahminism
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Sun Tzu
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Author of the Art of War(china, era of warring states)
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Confucianism
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Chinese philosophy that believed in respecting elders, rulers should lead by moral example, 5 relationships
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Daoism
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Philosophy in China founded by Laozi, believed in action by non-action
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Legalism
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Chinese philosophy founded by Li Si and Hanfeizi, believed people needed to be ruled by strict laws
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Shi Huang Di
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First ruler of the Qin dynasty, used legalism and forced labor to build the great wall. People didnt like him and rebeled.
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Great Wall
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huge wall north of the yellow river that Shi Huang Di had build to protect from nomad attacks
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Han Synthesis
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Combination of Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism and other chinese tradition that was used for hundreds of years
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Ashoka
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Mauryans grandson who brought the Mauryan empire to its height
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Mauryan Empire
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Empire in india taken by Chandragupta
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Arthasastra
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"hand" book for rulers in the Mauryan Empire
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Gupta Empire
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Took over Mauryan empire, were Hindi
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Shinto
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Way of the gods, Shintoism was Japanese religion before buddhism was introduced
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Heian Age
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Golden Age in Japan with great art and literature
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Bushido
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Code of conduct for Samarais
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Crusades
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expidition in which midievil Christian warriors faught to recover control of the hol land from the Muslims
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Samurais
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Japanese bodyguards/soldiers. very loyal and skilled
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Seppuku
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When a samurai commits suicide because he violated bushido
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Janissaries
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Elite Ottoman fighting force of 30,000
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Babur
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11 year old boy who started an army and swept into India, laying the foundation for the Mughal empire
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Devshirme
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When Ottomans took a Christian boy from his family to educate, convert, and train to become janissaries or a vizier
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Bantu Migration
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When a group of people that spoke Bantu migrated from west Africa to the Southern part of Africa
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Akbar
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Muhgal Ruler who brought the empire to a golden age, was Baburs grandson. Started the Divine faith religion
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Aurangzeb
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Muhgal ruler who expanded, but weakened the empire
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Mughal Empire
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Empire in the middle east, ruler
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Genghis Khan
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United all Mongol tribes and started taking over
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kamikaze
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Divine wind that protected Japan from mongols by sinking all of their ships
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Animism
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African religion in which spirits played a role in daily life
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Songhai Empire
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African empire that came after Mali
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Aztec Empire
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Empire in Central Mexico, had chinampas and Tenochtitlan. They were very warlike people
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Inca Empire
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Empire on the Andes mountains; well organized, storehouses, equality
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Mayan Empire
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Empire on the Yucatan Peninsula, many city states, warlike people
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Quipu
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Incan counting device using knots
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cuneiform
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System of writing used in sumer with symbols
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Five Pillars
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The 5 duties a Muslim had to carry out to show submission to the will of god
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Ghana
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West African Empire that controlled gold/salt trade
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Hajj
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pilgramage to mecca, performed as a duty by muslims
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Hijrah
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Muhammads migration from Mecca to Medina
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Islam
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A monotheistic religion the developed in Arabia
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Jainism
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Religion founded in India whose members believed that everything has a soul and should not be harmed
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Jihad
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Holy war
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Kublai Khan
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Mongol Leader who founded the Yuan dynasty, settled in China. He appreciated settled life, unlike most of his people.
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Mahavira
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The founder of Jainism
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Mayhana Buddhism
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Sect of Buddhism that worshiped Buddha, had bodhisattvas
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Theravada Buddhism
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Original Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism
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Buddhism in Japan, that was combined with Shintoism, had rock gardens
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Mandate of Heaven
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The divine approval (from gods) to be the basis of royal authority
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Persian Empire
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Empire from Anatolia the the Indus River, rulers Cyrus and Darius. Very large and prosperous
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Ramadan
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Holy month of Fasting in Islam
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Founder of Buddhism
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Sikhism
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Non-violent religion that combined Buddhims, Hinduism, and Sufism
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Shah Jahan
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Mughal Ruler who built the Taj Mahal
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Suleiman
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Ottoman Ruler who brought the Empire to its heights
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Sumer
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Region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Swahili City States
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City states in the South of Africa on the coast that trades using the monsoon winds, they spoke Swahili
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Zimbabwe
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City state in Southern Africa that was built of stone
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