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46 Cards in this Set
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Axum?
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absorbed Nubia used to be famers and traders
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Yucatan Peninsula
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Mayan Civilization off of tip of mexico
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Mayas
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present day Guatemala . Tikal> ballgame influenced by the olmec calendar
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Incas
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South American civilization large roads (Gstan ruler) sapa inca King= god
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Andes Mountains
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MTns. of present day CHILE location of incas
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Olmecs
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the "old ones" large stone heads
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Aztecs
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MExican Civilization Tenochtitclan wver run by Cortes first warring nomad tribe.
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Asoka
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Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya Good peacefull leader of mayrya dynasty
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Chandragupta Maurya
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First ruler of maurya dynasty harsh rules and secred police
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Patriarchal
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type of society which makes have upper hard
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Brahman
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true god in forms of Bhrama Vishnu and Shiva
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Siddhartha Guatama
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founder of buddhism
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Indus and Ganges
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2 major rivers in india
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subcontinent
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large chunk of land
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Rajah
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local leader (like prince of lord)
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Shiva
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DESTROYER! one of 3 exposures of brahman
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Stupa
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buddhist shrines large and dome shaped holds sacred remais of Buddha or other holy persons
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Reincarnation
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hindu channeling of sould into new physical form and position afer death
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Indus Valley
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location of Indus river valley civilization
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Bhagavadgita
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spells out ethical idas of hinduism
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Aryans
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warlike nomads who later settled INDIA
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Kshatriyas
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warrior class (caste) aryans
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Ramayana
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aryan ale of rama and his fright to free Sita from ravana with help of hanuman
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Mahabharata
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tale of pandavas lonest poem. (100,000) verses stresses importance of DUTY
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Maurya and Gupta empires
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Leading groups of INDIA
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Deccan Plateau
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Main part of India dry and sparsely populated
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Law of Karma
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Law of hinduism
Good deeds = good consequences |
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Hindus
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followers of hinduism
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Gupta dynasty
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Empire of india united most of india led golden age
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Abu Al- Abbas
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great king of Safavid Empire known as shah abbas or abbas the great
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Griot
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Storyteller/ historian
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Desertification
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turning of arable land into desert
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Lineage
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series of generations leading back for ancestors
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Savanna
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flat grassy plains verry common in Africa
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Sahara
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Large desertin N Africa
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Great Zimbabwe
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large stone buildings creating a temple and marken in S. Africa
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Timbuktu
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TRADE POST
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Augustine
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Influencial christian thinker Bishop of Huppo bornin algeria
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Benin
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well known for bronze sculptures born from prior civilizations
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Piankhi
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nubian king conquered egypt
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Gao
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birthplace of Songhai Trading city
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Meroe
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later capital of Nubia lots of iron
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Songhai
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capital of GAO big peaceful traders
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Ghana
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lies a V of niger and Seregal river big on trade lots of gold
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Sundiata
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HERO of mali (sick boy- better-overthow evil king become king)
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Manso Musa
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greatest emperor of Mali expanded Mali did hajj to Meeca
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