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Who was the tolerant, Indian ruler who created the religin "Divine Faith"?
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Akbar
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He was known as "Great One".
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What is Animism?
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A religion whose followers believe that spirits live in animals,plants, and other natural forces.
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Living things play a key role.
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What is Arthasastra?
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A ruler's handbook which gave advice on how to hold an empire together.
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Similar to "The Art of War"
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Who were the Aryans?
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Indo-Europeans who came through the Khyber Pass and took over the Indus River Valley.
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They were Nomadic.
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Who were the Ascetics?
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A people who believed in having minimal luxuries.
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Siddharta Guatama was one before he came up with the Middle Way.
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Who was Ashoka?
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Ashoka was a king of the Mauryan Empire. He converted to Buddhism.
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He ruled an empire during India's Golden Age.
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Who were the Assyrians?
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Assyrians were nomadic people who were the strongest power in southeast Asia.
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They ruled in this region of Asia.
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Who was Aurangzeb?
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A ruler who is considered to be the last great Mughal ruler.
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He ruled in India.
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What is an Axial Age?
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An age where great philosophers introduce new and revolutionary ideas.
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Think Confucius, Laozi, etc.
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What was the Aztec Empire?
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An empire ruled by the Aztec people. They settled in between central Mexico's Sierra Madre.
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Mexico
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Who was Babur?
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A Muslim conquerer who conquered India.
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He was a Mughal.
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Who were the Babylonians?
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People from Babylonia. The Babylonian Empire was started when the Amorites took over Mesopotamia.
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A group of nomads conquered a certain river valley civilization in order to start the Babylonian Empire.
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What was the Bantu Migration?
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A migration route in which Bantu-speaking people took.
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The Bantu Migration occured in Africa.
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What was Beringia?
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The land bridge which connected Asia and North America. Today, it no longer exists, and in its place is the Bering Strait.
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I can see Russia from my house in Alaska!
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What is Brahminism?
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An early Indian religion which revolved around a caste system.
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Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras.
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What is Buddhism?
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A religion which was formed by Siddharta Gautama (Buddha).
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Buddha.
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Bushido
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A code of conduct that all samurais must follow.
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Samurais.
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Caste System
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A system in which people are divided into castes, or social classes.
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Hinduism, Brahminism.
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Chariots
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Two wheeled wagons which could be attached to an animal and used as a method of transportation.
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Invented by the Hittites.
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Chinese Writing System
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A unified system of pictures used to describe Chinese words.
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It was used all throughout China.
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Confucianism
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More of a belief than a religion, Confucianism was founded by Confucius on ideas such as Filial Piety, Ren and Li, etc.
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Axial Age.
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Crusades
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Led by Christians who tried to take holy lands by fighting the people who occupied them.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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What is Cultural Diffusion?
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When ideas, beliefs, etc. blend together to form one unique culture.
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You should know this, you've been studying it since 5th grade.
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What is Cuneiform?
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A wedge-shaped writing system, developed by the Hittites.
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It was developed for writing.
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Who was Cyrus?
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Cyrus was a Persian leader, known for his tolerance.
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He was a king of this empire.
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