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| A complex society known particularly for the massive colossal heads hewn from basalt | |
| The first metal coins in the world | |
| Siddhartha Gautama took on this title when he founded his philosophy | |
| Contains hymns attributed to Zarathustra himself, which provide our best guide his original thought | |
| Founder of the Achaemenid dynasty in Iran. | |
| The term for the main tenets of the thought of Confucius, which emphasized the role of ritual in bringing out people's inner humanity | |
| The founder of Confucianism, a teacher who made his living by tutoring students. Known only through 'The Analects,' | |
| The third Achaemenid ruler, who succeeded to the throne by coup, | |
| A Greek-speaking historian born in the Halicarnassus. Author of 'The Histories,' an investigation of the history, folklore, geography, plants, and customs of the known world. Known | |
| Greek philosopher who encouraged his students to observe the natural world and explain logically how they proceeded from their starting assumptions. | |
| A dynasty that unified much of the Indian subcontinent. Relying on trunk roads, it exercised more control in the cities than in the countryside | |
| A term, sometimes translated as 'subcaste,' for groups of 5,000 to 15,000 people in modern India | |
| A Chinese belief system that emphasized the 'Way.' a concept expressed in Chinese as 'dao.' | |
| A Sanskrit word that literally means 'extinction,' as when the flame on a candle goes out. In Buddhism the term took on broader meaning: those who followed the Eightfold Path and u | |
| Third king of the Mauryan dynasty, first Indian ruler to support Buddhism | |
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| A Sanskrit term meaning correct conduct according to law or custom | |
| First dynasty to rule over a unified China | |
| The author of 'Records of the Grand Historian,' a history of China from ancient legendary times | |
| States whose rulers sponsored religious observances and construction of religious edifices in the hope that their subjects would willingly acknowledged them as rulers | |
| A historian and the author of 'Lessons for Women,' a book that counseled women to serve men and advocated education for girls starting at the age of 8 | |
| Overland routes through Central Asia connecting China and India, as well as the sea routes around Southeast Asia, along which were transmitted teachings, technologies, and language | |
| The immediate successor to the Qin dynasty; adopted the Qin blueprint for empire and ruled for a LOOOONG time! | |
| The largest city in Americas | |
| The king of Copan during the classic period of the Maya | |
| Temple based religion in India; involved public and private worship | |
| Indian dynasty based in north India; emulated the earlier Mauryan dynasty. | |
| Powerful family in Japan that ruled in conjunction with the Yamato Clan; introduced Buddhism | |
| A monk who traveled to Central Asia and India to obtain original Buddhist texts | |
| Dynasty that represented a political and cultural high point in Chinese history. | |
| Korean kingdom that adopted Buddhism and united with the Tang dynasty; unified Korea | |
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