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"small traditions"
Alexander
Alexandria
aqueduct
Long elevated or
underground conduits
Armenia
Ashoka
Augustus
Bantu
Bhagavad-Gita
In eastern Anatolia, a
battleground between Iranian
states to the south and east and
Mediterranean states to the
west
Chandragupta's son; Outstanding figure
in early Indian history; Engaged military
campaigns, converted to Buddhism and
preached nonviolence, morality, and
moderation
A self-contained episode
set in the midst of the
events in Mahabharata
Buddha
Byzantine Empire
Chang'an
Constantine
Cyrus
Derived from
Constantinople's original
name, was a term for teh
empire in the Eastern realm
Base of Han dynasty from 23 to
220 C.E.; protected by a ring of
hills, surrounded by a wall of
pounded earth and brick for 15
miles.
Darius I
democracy
equites
Ethiopia
Funan
gentry
Gupta Empire
Han
Hellenistic Age
Herodotus
Hinduism
hoplite
jati
Jesus
karma
Mahabharata
Mahayana Buddhism
Malay peoples
Mauryan Empire
Dominant population in
Southeast Asia; product of
several waves of migration
from southern China beginning
around 3000 BCE
moksha
"liberation"
monsoon
Seasonal wind
Parthians
patron/client relationship
Paul
pax romana
Peloponnesian War
Pericles
Persepolis
Persian Wars
2 Persian attacks on
Greece in the early fifth
century
polis
Ptolemies
Qin
Roman Principate
Roman Republic
Roman Senate
Romanization
sacrifice
Sahel
Sasanid Empire
satrap
savanna
Shi Huangdi
Silk Road
Socrates
steppes
stirrup
sub-Saharan Africa
Tamil kingdoms
theater-state
Kingdoms of southern
India who were in frequent
conflict with one another
Relationship of ruler and
subjects through solemn
rituals, dramatic ceremonies,
and exciting cultural events
Theravada Buddhism
third-century crisis
trans-Saharan caravan
routes
trireme
tyrant
varna
Vedas
Zoroastrianism