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Ancient World History Final
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History
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12/10/2013

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Three Pillars of Indian Society
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Caste system, Village Life, Family Life
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Sanskrit
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Language of Hinduism, Indo-Arayan language
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Mohenjo Daro
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Archaeological site in Pakistan, largest site pre-city life
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Brahma
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Creator god of Hinduism
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Vishnu
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Destroyer god of Hinduism
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Shiva
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Supreme god of Hinduism
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Brahmins
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Hindu preists
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Oracle Bones
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Used in China for divination
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Karma
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An extended consequence of actions in the Hindu religion
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Ashoka
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One of India's greatest Emperors, had a large number of military conquests.
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Buddha
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A sage on which Buddhism was founded. Also known as Siddhartha Gautama.
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Mandate of Heaven
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Right to Rule by the "gods" by Chinese rulers.
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Shang Dynasty
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1600-1046 BC, early bronze age.
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Mencius
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A Chinese philosopher, Confucian, The Four Beginnings.
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Daoism
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Philosophical and Religious tradition. Focuses on the "way".
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Period of Warring
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A period in ancient China, end of Ancient period.
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Legalism
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A Philosophy to adhere to a strict legal code.
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Confucianism
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Follows the teachings of Confucius, core belief is humanism.
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Hinduism
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Indian religion, a fusion of Indian and Aryan cultures. Features several gods.
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Etruscans
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A section of Italy, Tuscany. The people that come from there.
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Patricians
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A group of ruling class families in Ancient Rome.
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Plebians
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The general body of free Roman citizens.
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Tribune
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A title shared by elected Roman officials.
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Hannibal
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A general from Carthage, waged war on Rome and lost.
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Spartacus
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Lead the slaves of Sparta to a revolt.
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Tiberius and Gaius
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Two brothers that were Tribunes, they called for reform and were killed.
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Sulla
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A General and Statesman of Rome, Consul twice. revived the dictatorship.
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Proscriptions
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Enemy of the State.
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Dictator
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Does not rule through democratic means, has complete control.
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Caesar
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Well known General, Statesman and Consul, first to Invade Britain, assassinated by Brutus.
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Cicero
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Philosopher, Politician, Lawyer, Orator, Political Theorist, Consul and Constitutionalist. Had a large influence on the Latin language.
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Augustus
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The founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor.
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Senate
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Members were appointed by Consuls, a political institution of Rome.
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Paul of Tarsus
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An Apostle who taught the Christian Gospel in the first century. Was Jewish until his conversion on the road to Damascus.
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Bishop
Definition
Ordained member of the clergy, has a large position of authority and oversight.
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Arianism
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Formed in Egypt, belief that the Son of God did not always exist, but was created by God himself.
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Jerome
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A Saint in multiple churches, a priest, confessor, theologian and historian, became a Doctor of the Church.
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Ambrose
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Archbishop of Milan, was a Doctor of the Church, a Saint.
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Augustine
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A Saint, early Christian Theologian, bishop of Hippo Regius, One of the most important Church Fathers, wrote City of God and Confessions.
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Consul
Definition
Highest elected office of the Roman Empire.
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Constantine the Great
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Roman Emperor, first to convert to Christianity.
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Iconoclasm
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The deliberate destruction of ones religious icons.
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Iconostasis
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A wall of icons and religious paintings, developed in the Byzantine empire.
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Orthodox Monasticism
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Monks and Nuns of the Orthodox Christian faith.
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Vandals
Definition
East Germanic Tribe, sacked Rome and established a kingdom, later collapsed.
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Kievian Russia
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A loose federation of East Slavic tribes, 9th to mid 13th century.
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Attila
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ruler of the Huns, one of the most feared enemies of the Roman Empire, Invaded Italy, but was unable to conquer Rome.
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Wergeld
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A value placed on ever human and ever piece of property by the Salic Code in Rome.
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Justinian
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Byzantine Emperor, sought to reconquer western half of Roman Empire, considered a Saint in the Orthodox Church,
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Visigoths
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Branches of Germanic People, Warred with Rome and were considered Heretics by the Catholic Church.
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Ostrogoths
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Kingdom in Italy, also warred with Italy.
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Nero
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Roman Emperor, last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The Fire of Rome, associated with Tyranny, "fiddled while Rome burned".
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Clovis
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First king of the Franks.
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Tiberius
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Roman Emperor and one of Romes greatest generals. Exiled himself from Rome after his sons death.
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Diocletian
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Roman Emperor who changed the structure of the government and stabilized the economy and military.
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Cannae
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Ancient Italian city, Roman Army suffered a defeat to Hannibal there.
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Actium
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Final war of the Roman Republic between Octavian and Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian won.
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Pontifex Maximus
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High Priest of College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome. Highest position of ancient Roman religion.
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Iaroslav the Wise
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Three times the prince of Kiev and Novgord, son of Vladimir the Great.
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Icon
Definition
A religious work of art, related to Eastern Christianity.
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Council of Nicaea
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Council of Christian bishops from Nicaea and Bithynia by Roman Emperor Constantine.
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Edict of Milan
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A document, related to Emperor Constatine.
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Huns
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Nomadic people ruled by Attila.
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Tetrachy
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Any government where the power is distributed between 4 individuals.
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Censor
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Officer of Ancient Rome responsible for maintaining the census.
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Five Obligations
Definition
There is no God but Allah, Prayer 5 times a day, Ramadan, giving to the poor and needy, pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Koran
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Central religious text of Islam, believed to be the exact words of God transcribed by Muhammed.
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Hijra
Definition
Migration of Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina.
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Kaaba
Definition
Most sacred site of Islam, used to be center of pagan worship.
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