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Theocratic socialism
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pharaoh rules – socialism part means that goods and means would be distributed evenly people worked the land – God owned the land
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Book of the Dead
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collection of funerary prayers – equivalent of their Bible
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Narmer
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united Upper and Lower Egypt
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Akhenaten & Nefertiti
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1353-1336– created monotheistic regime by elevating Aten to a position of supremacy over all the other gods. Moved the political and religious center to Akhetatan away from Memphis & Thebes -
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Tutankhamen
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young king – died when 18-20 years old Howard Carter discovered his tomb.
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Epic
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long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a hero (sometimes mythical) in search of meaning & identity
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Ziggurat
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terraced tower built of rubble and rock – religious shrine & a tomb
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Covenant
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contract – if people remain faithful to God he would be there for them.
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Ethical monotheism
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The founding of a moral system that derives from an omnipotent or all powerful God. Yah weh -Single omnipotent all powerful God – the worship of the God requires moral virtue.
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Torah
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he first five books of the Bible. Torah means instruction – Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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Imperialism
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Imposing military control over territories beyond one national boundaries
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Pantheism
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divinity inheres in all things
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yin and yang
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symbol of wholeness
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oracle bones
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fortune telling using tortoise shell & animal bones – Shang rulers
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dao
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“The Way” religious philosophy that prevades at the time - believes that there are 4 characteristic that you should seek to develop. Tranquility, Spontaneity, Compassion, Spiritual Insight
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Mandate of Heaven
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ruled by divine right – Shang dynasty
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qi
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the energy of the universe that moves through the universe in our body
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Tragic Drama
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A literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.
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Judgement of Paris
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Paris was going to be the Destroyer of Troy
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Hubris
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Overbearing pride
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Sumer
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Ancient country of Mesopotamia
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Babylon
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Capital of Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia
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Hebrews
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People from Mesopotamia - settled in Fertile Crescent - followed Abraham of Ur - had monotheistic beliefs had covenant with God
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Trojan War
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War of Greece & Troy - started by Paris by the abduction of Paris
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