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  • Dharma
    Religious and moral responsibility (hindu)
  • Dynasty
    A series of rules from the same family.
  • philosophy
    a system of beliefs and values
  • Dictator
    A ruler who has complete power
  • afterlife
    life after death
  • peninsula
    a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  • aristocracy
    a government ruled by the nobility
  • pyramid (egypt)
    triangular burial tome for Egyptian pharaohs during the old kingdom.
  • Caste System (India)
    the Hindu social class system
  • regent (egypt)
    someone who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule for themself.
  • Athens
    Largest city of Greece; enemy of Sparta
  • vizier
    a high government official in Ancient Egypt
  • Ahimsa
    Non violence
  • civil services
    the group of people whose job is to carry out the work of the government
  • Ares
    God of War
  • What is the cure for human suffering?
    To give up selfish desires.
  • What are the rivers in China?
    Huang He (Yellow) and the Yangtze
  • Silk Road (China)
    Ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea; linked China to the Roman Empire
  • monsoons
    seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
  • city-state
    a city that has its own government, laws, and traditions
  • Sparta
    City state. Militaristic society.
  • extended family (china)
    household made up of several generations
  • Shang Dynasty
    farming society, ruled by aristocracy. Remembered for their art and Bronze.
  • Qin Dynasty (China)
    1st imperial government. Build much of the Great Wall of China. Not a nice Dynasty.
  • plebeians Greece
    commoners
  • Vishnu
    Hindu god- preserver of the world
  • Brahma (India)
    creator god
  • Poseidon
    God of the sea and earthquakes
  • pharaoh
    a ruler of ancient Egypt
  • Han Dynasty
    focused on Confucianism
  • Athena (Greece)
    Goddess of wisdom and war
  • migrate
    to move from one place to another
  • Nirvana
    Great peace or happiness
  • Democracy
    government where the people rule by electing representatives
  • aqueduct
    a structure that carries water over long distances.
  • Fertile Crescent
    a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East. Between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
  • Hammurabi's Code (fertile crescent)
    first written code or set of laws (Eye for an Eye)
  • currency
    money
  • Confusious (China)
    Founder of Confucianism. Chinese teacher and philosopher.
  • Siddhartha Gautama
    The Enlightened One. Founder of Buddhism
  • Why was the silk road important?
    Cultural Diffusion- introduced the rest of the world to Chinese ideas, inventions, and goods.
  • Reincarnation (India)
    the rebirth of a soul in a new body
  • "Rivers of Life and Death" (fertile crescent)
    The rivers give both life and death. Life when they supply water for people, crops, animals. Death when the rivers flood and cause destruction..
  • Hermes
    Messenger of the gods
  • Alexander the Great Rome
    King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia
  • patricians
    rich and elite land owners (aristocracy)
  • Republic
    a form of government in which citizens choose their leader by voting
  • immortal
    to live forever
  • Himalaya Mountains
    mountain range in South Asia.
  • astronomer
    a scientist that studies the sky.
  • Shiva
    Hindu god- destroyer of the world
  • nation
    a political group of people under a single government.
  • Romulus and Remus
    Twins abandoned and rescued by wolves. Founder of Rome
  • silt
    a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  • sarcophagus
    outside coffin of a mummy case
  • Aphrodite
    Goddess of Love and beauty
  • delta
    a low triangular area where a river divides before entering into a larger body of water
  • veto
    to reject
  • Homer
    A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
  • Middle Way (india)
    nothing to excess. Not too much and not too little
  • artisan
    a skilled craftsmen
  • Osiris (egypt)
    God of Death
  • tragedy
    a serious form of drama
  • Mummy
    a dead body that is preserved.
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