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what is a guru
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teachers of upper caste boys
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what was a reason buddism became popular
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rejected caste system
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which religion believed that all life is sacred
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hinduism
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what is a caste system
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social group
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which religion belives that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire
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buddism
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what is reincarnation
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the beleif that you will pass threw many lifes
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what are kshatriyas
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warriors and rulers also nobles
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in hiduism what is the name of the universal spirit
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brahman
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who founded buddhism
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saddartha guatama
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who are tenant farmers and what did they do
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people who rented land and gave portion of there crops to there landlords
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which chinese ruler based his rule on legalism
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Qin
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what was the main belif of daoism
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give up wordly desires
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what is the mandate of heaven
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mandate giving rulers the right to rule
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who was the head of the chinese family
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oldest man usually father
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what was sent out on trade on the silk road
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spices silk porcelain and tea
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how much of chinas land is good for farming
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little over one-tenth
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what are warlords
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military leaders with there own armies
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what is filial peity
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childrens respect to there parents
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why was 600 B.C. known as the greek dark ages
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trade slowed stoped teaching people how to read and write and do craftswork
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who could be citizens of Greek city-sates
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all men who were born in greece
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which alphabet was the Greek alphabet based on
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phenicians
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who makes the decisions in a direct democracy
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all citizens come together to decide government matters
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why did they start delian leage
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to protect greeks from percians
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which civilization was the 1st to start in greece
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Minoan
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how did the greeks please their gods
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preformed rituals
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who wrote the odyssy
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Homer
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what are modern examples of drama
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movies and plays
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what was the name of the library that attracted scholars from arounfd the world
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Alexandria
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using mythology, the greeks expressed their what
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religious beliefs
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greeks performed dramas and what as a part of their festaval
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comedey
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what were 3 types of greek colums
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Ionic doric and cornithian
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what does philosophy mean
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love of wisdom
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who is the father of wisdom
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herodtcuts
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who is the father of medicine
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hippocrates
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acording to legend who founded rome
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Romules and Remus
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in rome who could hold political office
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patricians
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what are the 12 tables
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romes 1st written laws
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what happened on the ides of march
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ceaser was assasanated at the senate
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what was hadians wall
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wall built for defense in britan
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describe italys shape
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high heeled boot
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what were the patricians
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ruling class, nobles, top officials
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what were romes 1st code of law
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12 tables
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what happend in 200s AD when rome s coins lost value
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people began to barter
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what did ptolemy do
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studied the stars and planets
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what did Diocletian do whent he 1st took power
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introduced reforms to try and bring needed change to rome
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what did justinian want to do
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Reunite the roman empirer
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what was the roman reform
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market place and meeting place
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what were some of the things that caused rome to fall
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poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and a declining economy
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where did constantine move the roman empire to
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constantinople
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rome finally fell when blank groups of people invaded from northern Europe
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Germanic
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which roman ideals of government still used today
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codes of laws of the 12 tables
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justinians reform of still influence Europe
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law code
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how did early christians organize there church
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organized as hierarchy
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what is included in the new testiment
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4 acounts of jesus' life
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during the time of oppression the jews hoped that God would send a blank to get them
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messiah
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what does christianity teach about Jesus'
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Jesus was the son of God who came to save the people
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what did roman officials see as a threat to government
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christians
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what was the 1st emperor to accept christianity
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Constantine
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the gospels form part of what
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the knew testiment
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early christian churches used blank to spread their message to others
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missionaries
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what does christian tradition state
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Jesus rose from the dead
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what is an oligarchy
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form of government where few wealthy people rule
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what is tyranny/dictatorship
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form of government where 1 harsh ruler has total power and control
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what is a democracy/republic
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government by the people, for the people, and by the people.
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what is a monarchy
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government where king or queen rules
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what is an aristocracy
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government ruled by nobilty
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what is an anarchy
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no government with no rulers
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what is a direct democracy
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all citizens vote on all matters
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what is a represenative democracy
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citizens choose a represenative to vote and speak for them
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demo
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people
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cracy
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power
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rulership
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mono
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one
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aristo
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best
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an
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without
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olig
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few
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where was the 1st democracy
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athens greece
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where was the 1st republic
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rome italy
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where did our idea of checks and balences come from
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roman republic
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what was the code of hammurabi
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1st written laws in the world
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why was the code of hammurabi important
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the legal systems, from around the world,base their set of lawson thecode of hammurabi
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who is in charge in a democracy/republic
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citizens
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how many branches of government do we have in the us? name them
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executive,legislative, and judicial
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