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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 20:13, September 21, 2011
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|[[Hieroglyphics]]
|[[Hieroglyphics]]
|A phonetic alphabet developed by the ancient Egyptians that uses the pictographic symbols to represent both an object and/or a phonetic sound.
|A phonetic alphabet developed by the ancient Egyptians that uses the pictographic symbols to represent both an object and/or a phonetic sound.
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|[[Himalaya Mountain Range]]
|Mountain range famous for having the world's tallest peaks, including Mount Everest and K2; a geographic protection which isolated ancient China
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|[[Hinduism]]
|[[Hinduism]]
|God as described in the [[Old Testament]], written as YHWH in the original Hebrew.
|God as described in the [[Old Testament]], written as YHWH in the original Hebrew.
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|[[Yangtze River]]
|Longest river in Asia which flows south for 3000 miles; navigable from the sea for half of its course; along with the Yellow River, it is one of the most important rivers in the history, culture, and economy of China
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|[[Yellow River]]
|Second longest river in Asia; known also as Huang He and "the cradle of Chinese civilization", it runs westward from the Yellow Sea; has a tendency to flood surrounding lands causing frequent course changes and devastating results
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|[[Yin and Yang]]
|[[Yin and Yang]]
|Daoist idea that everything in the universe stays in harmony
|Daoist idea that everything in the universe stays in harmony