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17 Cards in this Set
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Founded Buddhism and was known as Buddha
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Confucius
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Chinas most influential philosopher.
Taught that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society. Respect for parents |
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Shi Huangdi
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ruler of the zhou dynasty that rose to unify all of china.
built the Great wall of China |
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Han Dynasty
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206 bc to ad 220
chinese made advances in trade, government, technology, and the arts |
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Reincarnation
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the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
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Nirvana
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union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth
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Filial Piety
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respect for parents
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Homer
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poet who described the trojan conflict in his two poems the iliad and the odyssey
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Pericles
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a greek statesman who ruled from 460 bc to 429 bc and led democracy and culture to flourish
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Alexander
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king Philips son who took control at the age of 20 after his fathers death.
Known as Alexander the great and conquered all of the world he knew |
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Polis
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unique from of a city state in ancient greece
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Acropolis
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a high city on a hilltop
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Monarchy
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a government in which a king or queen exercises central power
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Aristocracy
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rule by the landholding elite
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Oligarchy
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a government by a small, powerful elite, usually from the business class
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Democracy
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government by the people
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Direct Democracy
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a large number of male citizens take part in the day to day affairs of government
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