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Question 0

Hellenistic Age

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Culture associated w the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture w eastern political forms

Question 1

Han Dynasty

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Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 BCE; ruled for the next 400 years

Question 2

Aristotle

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Greek philosopher; teacher of Alexander the Great; knowledge based on observation of phenomena in material world

Question 3

Bodhisattvas

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Buddhist holy men; built up spiritual merits during their lifetimes; prayers even after death could aid people to achieve reflected holiness

Question 4

Nirvana

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The Buddhist state of enlightenment, state of tranquility

Question 5

Monsoon

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Seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and southeast asian, bring rain during summers

Question 6

Indo-Europeans

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Group of semi nomadic people around 2000 BCE migrated from Central Asia to India, Europe, and the Middle East

Question 7

Vedas

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Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century BCE

Question 8

Geocentric theory

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Belief held by many before scientific revolution that the earth is the center of the universe

Question 9

Hieroglyphics

Answer 9

System of picture writing used in Egypt

Question 10

Karma

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In Hindu tradition, the good or evil deeds done by a person

Question 11

Moksha

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In Hindu belief, the spirit’s liberation from the cycle of reincarnation

Question 12

Jati

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One of the many subcastes in the Hindu caste system

Question 13

Edict of Milan

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Doc that made xianity one of the religions allowed in the Roman Empire

Question 14

Oracle bones

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Animal bones or shells used by Chinese priests to receive messages from the gods

Question 15

Specialization of labor

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division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work

Question 16

Mandate of Heaven

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Concept developed by Zhou dynasty that the deity granted a dynasty the right to rule and took away that right …

Question 17

Lantifundia

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Large landholdings in the Roman Empire

Question 18

Artisan

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Craftsmen

Question 19

Sati

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Ritual in India of immolating surviving widows the bodies of their deceased husbands

Question 20

Polis

Answer 20

City state form of government; typical of Greek political organization from 800-400 BCE

Question 21

Pope

Answer 21

Bishop of Rome; head of church in Western Europe