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| Consisted of husband and wife, their children, and perhaps a grandmother and grandfather |
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| What the Chinese referred to themselves as because they had been isolated for centuries by geographic protective barriers. Chinese had a cultural policy of barring foreigners and foreign ideas based on their ethnocentrism. |
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| belief that one’s culture is superior to another’s. |
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| Belief that the emperors in China have been given their right to rule by the Gods. |
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| Chinese belief that it was natural for ruling families to be overthrown. Chinese believed that the ruling family would come into power and be virtuous but overtime would become corrupt and lazy. The Gods would let the people know when the dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven by creating natural disasters. Once the ruling family lost the Mandate it was time for the people to overthrow the ruling family. |
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| Site of first civilization in China |
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| Consisted of husband and wife, their children, and perhaps a grandmother and grandfather |
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| considered to be the birthplace of Democracy - the city state of Athens practiced direct democracy. |
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| citizens vote directly on laws instead of representatives. |
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| Famous military city-state of Greece. |
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| Individually governed cities that are usually loosely aligned for the common benefit of all. |
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| Athletic games were the various city-states of Greece competed. |
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| Greek philosopher: with his teacher Socrates and his pupil Aristotle, he is regarded as the initiator of western philosophy. |
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| Athenian philosopher,Athenian philosopher |
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| Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. |
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| traditional chinese practice of wrapping females feet to keep to prevent the foot from growing to large. The traditional Chinese view was the women who had small feet were more desirable. |
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| Greek leader who created an empire that covered parts of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. |
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| The cultural blending that was created by Alexander the Great's empire. Europe, African and Persian ideas were shared within his empire. |
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| One of the first dictators of the Roman Empire. After his death future dictators of the empire were referred to as Ceasars. |
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| Codified Laws of Rome that were written down and constant. Often compared to Hammurabi's & Justian's codes. |
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| Upper class (land owners) in the Roman Empire. |
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| lower class (peasants) in the Roman Empire |
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| Roman Peace - Period of peace, prosperity, stability and cultural achievement. |
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| land based trade route that connected the Han Dyansty of China with the Roman Empire of Europe |
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| Groups of Germanic Tribes that migrated into the German Empire and is considered to be a major cause of the collapse of the Roman Empire. |
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| Great Muaryan leader who spread buddhism throughout India. |
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| cutting into the side of mountains to make a flat land so that farming can take place. |
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| Trade network set up around the Mediterranean Sea that promoted cultural diffusion. |
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| Was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire. It was created in 1054 when the Eastern Orthodox Church split from the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| Chinese governmental belief that harsh laws are needed to control society. |
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