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| Reincarnation is part of what religion? |
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| a commentary on the Vedas |
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| Who would be “untouchable?” |
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| one who is outside the “caste” system in India |
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| What is a “caste system” and where was it begun? |
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| one pillar of Indian society |
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| taught harmony with nature |
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| Oldest Sanskrit literature |
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| Why did Alexander the Great leave India? |
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| It was too far from his home in Greece. |
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| Modern theosophy is derived from what religious thought? |
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| In Greek time, the modern city of Istanbul was called Byzantium. |
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| Why was the Great Wall of China built? |
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| as a protection from Asian invaders |
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| Julius Caesar established the what that is still in use today? |
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| What does our book consider the most important event of the Roman period of history? |
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| the life and death of Jesus Christ |
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| Who offered himself to the Jews as their Messiah? |
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| Who was assassinated on March 15? |
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| In Sparta, the authority to rule citizens came from where/whom? |
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| Who was the son of Phillip of Macedonia? |
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| Where was the battle fought in which the Persians were defeated by an Athenian force only half their number? A battle considered decisive in the history of Europe. |
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| Who was the Greek astronomer who concluded that everything that exists ultimately comes from water? |
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| What body of water played a prominent part in the history of the Greek people? |
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| Who began the Olympic Games? |
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| Who produced the first dictionary? |
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| To what does Hellenic refer? |
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| Who was the greatest philosopher of ancient China? |
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| What Bible writer referred to athletics in his epistles? |
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