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History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monotheism | Characteristic of Zoroastrianism that is similar to Christianity and Islam |
| They make agriculture possible | How rivers helped to encourage the development of early civilization. |
| Reincarnation | Common belief of both Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Relationships | According to Confucianism, society should be organized around these |
| Aryans | Group who established the Caste System in India |
| Mandate of Heaven | Allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty |
| Torah | First five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| advantage of Chinese system of writing | people in all parts of china could communicate using the same writing system even if their spoken languages were different |
| Phoenicians | Developed the purple dye, traded across the Mediterranean, seafarers, came up with the phonetic alphabet |
| Ashoka | Mauryan Emperor who brought Buddhism to India |
| Covenant | A promise between the Hebrews and God |
| Chandragupta | Created a large and prosperous empire known as the Maurya Empire |
| Prejudice against Untouchables | Long-term effect of the caste system in India |
| Hammurabi's Code | First known written laws concerning crime and punishment |