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title of rulers of ancient Egypt |
pharaoh |
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in the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge shaped marks. |
Cuneiform |
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ruling family |
dynasty |
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believing in many gods |
polytheism |
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in ancient Mesopotamia, a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city's chief god or goddess. |
ziggurat |
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stone monument that includes the same passage carved in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek and that was used to decipher the meanings of many hieroglyphics. |
rosetta stone |
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system of writing in which pictures called ... represent objects, concepts, or sounds. |
Hieroglyphics |
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system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority. |
Bureaucracy |
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In shang China, animal bone or turtle shell used by priests to predict the future. |
oracle bone |
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In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties |
dharma |
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In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life. |
Karma |
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In Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form. |
reincarnation |
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In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with Brahman. |
moksha |
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In Hindu belief, a person's essential self. |
atman |
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in the belief system established in Aryan India, the single spiritual power that resides in all things. |
Brahman |
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a collection of prayers, hymns, and other religious teachings developed in ancient India beginning around 1500 BC |
Vedas |
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in traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born. |
Caste System |
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features that define civilization |
Organized Governments
Complex religions Job specialization Social classes Arts/architecture Public work |
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River Valley Civilizations |
Mesopotamia/ Sumer
Shang China Indus Valley Egypt |
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In Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth |
nirvana |
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in Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form |
reincarnation |
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as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana. |
Eightfold Path |
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As taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism |
four noble truths |
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believing in one god |
monotheism |
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the most sacred text of the hebrew Bible, including its first five books |
torah |
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the father of the Israelites and their religion, Judaism. |
Abraham |
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in the roman and Byzantine empires, highest church official in a major city. |
patriarch |
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a binding agreement; specifically in the Jewish tradition, the binding agreement God made with Abraham. |
covenant |
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the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. |
exodus |
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the spreading of Jews beyond their historic homeland |
diaspora |
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to tame animals and adapt crops so they are best suited to use by humans |
domestication |
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one of the world's first villages, established in modern day Turkey around 7000 AC |
Catal Huyuk |
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the world's first village, estavlised in modern day West bank between 10,000 and 9000 BC |
Jericho |
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the period of time during which the introduction of agriculture led people to transition to nomadic to settled life. |
Neolithic revolution |
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a city in western saudi arabia, birthplace of Islam's prophet Muhammad and most holy city for islamic people |
mecca |
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a city in western saudi arabia, a city where muhammad preached |
Medina |
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the most sacred temple of islam, located at Mecca |
Kaaba |
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reformer, founded a new religion, Buddhism |
Siddhartha Guatama
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Old Master |
Laozi |
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David's son, followed as king |
solomon |
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strong and wise, second king of Israel, established Jerusalem as its national capital and led successful military campaigns creating secure borders for Israel. |
David |
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Israelite, renewed God's covenant with the Israelites. |
Moses |
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a jew from Asia minor, began the wider spread of the new faith, and christianity took root across roman world |
paul |
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an arab man whom muslims honor as the prophet of islam. Was born in the oasis town of Mecca |
Muhammad |
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muslims, father in houses of worship called masids or ... |
mosques |
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people who suffer or die for their beliefs. |
Martyrs |
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emperor, issued the Edict of Milan. |
Constantine |
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a name that in greek means, "a person sent forth." |
Apostles |
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the western form of the name Kong Fuzi, or Master Kong. |
Confucius |
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law of moses, referring to the torah. |
mosaic law |
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an exodus or migration |
hegira |
