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13 Cards in this Set
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Indo-Europeans
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a group of semi nomadic peoples who, about 1700 B.C., began to migrate from what is now southern russia to the indian subcontinent, europe, and southwest asia |
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Siddhartha Gautama
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the founder of buddhism |
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Minoans |
a seafaring and trading people that lived on the islands of Crete from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. |
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Minoans
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a seafaring people of south asia, who around 1100 B.C. began to trade and established colonies throughout the mediterranean region |
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Moses
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lead the israelites out of egypt |
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Ramses II |
the pharaoh of the new egyptian kingdom. he signed a peace treaty with the hittites |
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Ashurbanipal |
the king of assyria.the last of the mighty assyrian kings before the empire fell |
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Cyrus |
persian king. military genius, lead the persian army from victory to victory between 550 and 539 B.C. |
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Zoroaster |
persian prophet |
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Shi Huangdi |
chinese emperor. first emperor of the Qin Dynasty. established autocracy and started great wall |
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Caste |
one of four classes of people in the social system of the aryans who settled in india |
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Pharaoh |
a king of ancient egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader |
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Hunter-gatherer |
a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods |
