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Medes/Persians
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Indo Europeans, skilled horsemen, expert archers, strong military power.
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Cyrus
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1st Persian Emperor, died in battle, and expanded empire.
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Darius
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Known for administrative skills, also made roads.
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Persepolis
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Capital of Persia, destroyed by Alexander the Great.
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Satrapies
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Set up by Darius to help govern empire.
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Checks and Balances
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Tax collectors and spies.
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Royal Road
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Connected ports on Aegean sea.
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Xerxes
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Persian Emperor who posed Persian values and customs on conquered people.
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Marathon
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Greeks defeated Persians.
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Battle of Gaugemela
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Greeks under Alexander crushed the Persians.
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Qanats
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Underground canals; distributed water.
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Zarathustra
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Founder of Zorastrinism.
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Ahura Mazda
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Supreme god of Zorastrinism.
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Magi
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Zorastrine Priest.
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Angra Mainyu
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Destructive and hostile spirit of Zorastrinism; devil.
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Sima Qian
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Chose castration over suicide so he could write 130 chapters on Chinese things.
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Warring States
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Turmoil that lead to Daoism, Confucism, and Legalism.
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Kong Fuzi
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Called the Master Philosopher.
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Analects
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Book containing Confucius sayings and doings.
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Mencius & Xunzi
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Disciples of Confucius who emphasize Ren & Le.
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Laozi
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Founder of Daoism.
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The Dao
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The way of nature.
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Ambition & Activism
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Only brought the world to a state of chaos.
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Wuwei
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Disengaging from involvement in world affairs.
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Legalists
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Sought to channel many individuals into military...
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Small Crimes
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Harsh penalties to prevent bigger offenses.
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Collective Punishment
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Family punished along with the criminal.
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Qin Shihuangdi
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Built massive barrier before the Great Wall.
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460 Scholars
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Buried alive because they criticized Qin.
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Alexander the Great
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After his death 3 of his generals carved up his empire.
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Han Wudi
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Marshal emperor who ruled for 54 years in China.
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Silk
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Seri Culture is the manufacturer.
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Paper
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Produced from hemp, bark, and textile fibers.
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Vardhamana Mahiva
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Made Jainism a popular religion.
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Ziddhartha Guatama
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Founder of Buddhism.
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Buddha
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Enlightened one.
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Krishna
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Incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu.
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Popular Hinduism
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Evolved for the common or ordinary people like Buddhism did.
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awkward one.
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Summarize the Life of Darius
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Summarize the life of Confucius
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Describe Confucian Ideas
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Confucius believed government officials should
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Ren: and attitude of kindness; sense of humanity
Li: Behave appropriately and respect others Xiao: Parents. |
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Basic concepts of Daoism
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reflect and be with nature
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Daoism
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Dao is : a way of nature
Dao is : extremely passive Dao resembles : water which is powerful Dao resembles : the cavity of a pot although it is nothing more than an empty space Human beings should live in harmony with nature |
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Qins Tomb
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lined with bronze, protected with traps, people buried with him, terricotta warriors
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Jainism
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1. every living thing has a soul
2. only by purification from selfish behavior could they be saved 3. Devote Jainist Monks could not harm anything |
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Buddha's search for enlightenment
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4 noble truths
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1. teaches that life involves suffering
2. desire is the cause of suffering 3. elimination of desire ends all suffering 4. along with the eightfold path it brings an end to desire |
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Eightfold path
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1. right believe
2. right resolve 3. right speech 4. right behavior 5. right occupation 6. right effort 7. right contemplation 8. right meditation |
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Buddhism changing over the years
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