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65 Cards in this Set
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Book of the Dead origin
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Egypt
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Dao de Jing origin
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China
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Enuma Elish (Babylonian Creation) origin
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Babylon
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Bhagavad Gita origin
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India
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Epic Gilgamesh origin
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Mesopotamia
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Torah origin
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Sumer
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Hymn to Aten origin
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Eqypt
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Rig Veda origin
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India
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Book of Changes origin
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China
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Hammurabi's Code origin
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Babylon
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pantheism
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the belief that an all pervading divine spirit infuses all aspects of the universe
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animism
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the belief that the forces of nature are alive and inhabited by spirits
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cosmology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with it's parts, elements, and laws, especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, casualty, and freedom
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polytheism
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the belief in multiple gods or goddesses and food
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cuneiform
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a form of writing used throughout the Near East for well over 3000 years, ushered in the world's first Information Age
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dynasty
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a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group
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empire
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a government under an emperor or empress
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hieroglyph
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Egyptian set of "sacred signs"
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theocracy
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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities
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lyre
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a Greek stringed intsrument
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megalith
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upright stone slabs roofed by a capstone to form a stone tomb or dolmen
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epic
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a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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pictograph
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pictorial symbols
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prophet
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a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration
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karma
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action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or reincarnation: in Hinduism, one of the means of reaching the Brahman
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prehistory
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human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.
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mosaic
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a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
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shaman
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mediators between the natural and spiritual world
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papyrus
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a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans
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Brahman
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a member of the highest, or priestly class, among the Hindus
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cuneiform invention
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Sumerians
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silk manufacture invention
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Chinese
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sun dial invention
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Egyptians
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multiplication tables invention
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Babylonians
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calendar invention
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Egyptians
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plow invention
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Mesopotamians
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pyramid construction invention
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Egyptians
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coinage invention
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Chinese
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acupuncture invention
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Chinese
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medical treatise invention
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Egyptians
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windmill invention
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Babylonians
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bronze invention
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Chinese
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sailboats invention
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Mesopotamians
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crop irrigation invention
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Mesopotamians
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aqueducts invention
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Persians
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abacus invention
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Chinese
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water clock invention
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Egyptians
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wine and beer invention
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Egyptians
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iron invention
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HIttites
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Sanskrit invention
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Indians
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Tian
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Chinese, the sky
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Anu
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Mesopotamian, father of the gods, god of the sky/heavens
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Vishnu
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Hinduism, the main or one of the major gods
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Enlil
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Mesopotamian, god of earth, wind, and air
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Ishtar
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Mesopotamian, goddess of fertility, love, and war, the Queen of Heaven
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Indra
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Hindu, god of the sky
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Amon
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Egyptian, god of the sun
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Nisaba
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Mesopotamian, goddess of the grain
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Isis
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Egyptian, wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, goddess of fertility
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Shamash
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Mesopotamian, god of the sun, god of wisdom, judge and law-giver
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Osiris
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Egyptian, god of the underworld
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Thoth
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Egyptian, inventor of writing, patron of scribes
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Sin
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Mesopotamian, goddess of the moon
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Yahweh
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Hebrew god
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Ea
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Mesopotamian, god of wisdom and patron of the arts
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