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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
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|[[Enlightened One]]
|[[Enlightened One]]
|A translation of the name Buddha, in Buddhism
|A translation of the name Buddha, in Buddhism
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|[[Enlightment]]
|A philosophical movement in the 1700s that rejected many different views.
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|[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]
|[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]
|Relating to Greek culture and language, particularly in lands beyond Greece as conquered by Alexander the Great beginning in 335 BC
|Relating to Greek culture and language, particularly in lands beyond Greece as conquered by Alexander the Great beginning in 335 BC
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|[[Hernando Cortes]]
|Led the Spanish to capture and burn the Aztec capital in 1519.
|[[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.
|[[Indus River Valley]]
|[[Indus River Valley]]
|A fertile valley that was home to an ancient civilization and is modern Pakistan and northwestern India
|A fertile valley that was home to an ancient civilization and is modern Pakistan and northwestern India
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|[[Invisible Hand]]
|A powerful unseen force that benefits all when the government leaves free enterpise alone.
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|[[Iron Age]]
|[[Iron Age]]
|2100-1650 BC: Egyptian kingdom known for its works and ideas, which ended due to a civil war
|2100-1650 BC: Egyptian kingdom known for its works and ideas, which ended due to a civil war
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|[[Ming Dynasty]]
|Kept to itself while rebuilding and strengthening its country's defenses against the Mongols. Was replaced in 1644.
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|[[monasteries]]
|[[monasteries]]
|communities of Christian monks that are set apart for God, and which preserved knowledge during the Middle Ages.
|communities of Christian monks that are set apart for God, and which preserved knowledge during the Middle Ages.
|[[Silk Road]]
|[[Silk Road]]
|A trade route from East China to Central Asia and Europe
|A trade route from East China to Central Asia and Europe
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|[[Sir Isaac Newton]]
|Discovered the explained the force of gravity. Many say he was the second most influential man after Jesus Christ.
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|[[Socrates]]
|[[Socrates]]