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| | This is the growing list of study terms for [[World History Lectures|World history]], from creation to 1648 (the same midpoint used by the [[CLEP]] exams). | | This is the growing list of study terms for [[World History Lectures|World history]], from creation to 1648 (the same midpoint used by the [[CLEP]] exams). |
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| − | This should grow from 325 to 500 terms -- about half basic and half honors -- and every term should be described in the table. ''An examination on this material will be given in November 2011''. | + | This should grow from 332 to 500 terms -- about half basic and half honors -- and every term should be described in the table. ''An examination on this material will be given in November 2011''. |
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| | ==Basic terms== | | ==Basic terms== |
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| | |[[Caste]] | | |[[Caste]] |
| | |It is a social rank in Hinduism. Brahmans are priests and scholars, Kshatriya are rulers, Vaishya are peasants, and Shudra are serfs. Good karma enables one to improve his caste in the next life. | | |It is a social rank in Hinduism. Brahmans are priests and scholars, Kshatriya are rulers, Vaishya are peasants, and Shudra are serfs. Good karma enables one to improve his caste in the next life. |
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| | |[[Celts]] | | |[[Celts]] |
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| | |[[Chaldeans]] | | |[[Chaldeans]] |
| | |The ancient Babylonians | | |The ancient Babylonians |
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| | |[[China]] | | |[[China]] |
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| | |[[Hippocrates]] | | |[[Hippocrates]] |
| | |"The father of medicine", developed the [[Hippocratic Oath]] which all medical students worldwide take as a condition of graduation. | | |"The father of medicine", developed the [[Hippocratic Oath]] which all medical students worldwide take as a condition of graduation. |
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| | + | |[[Holy Roman Empire]] |
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| | |[[Homer]] | | |[[Homer]] |
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| | |[[Julius Caesar]] | | |[[Julius Caesar]] |
| | |A political leader who laid out the groundwork for the future Roman Empire, and also provided the foundation of the Gregorian calendar | | |A political leader who laid out the groundwork for the future Roman Empire, and also provided the foundation of the Gregorian calendar |
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| | + | |[[Justinius I]]/[[the Justinian Code]] |
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| | |[[Karma]] | | |[[Karma]] |
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| | |[[Latin]] | | |[[Latin]] |
| | |The language spoken in Rome. It has been influential in contributing to many modern day European languages including English | | |The language spoken in Rome. It has been influential in contributing to many modern day European languages including English |
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| | + | |[[Magna Carta]] |
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| | |[[Maize]] | | |[[Maize]] |
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| | |[[Sumerians]] | | |[[Sumerians]] |
| | |The earliest civilizations living in the Middle East | | |The earliest civilizations living in the Middle East |
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| | |[[Taoism (Daoism)]] | | |[[Taoism (Daoism)]] |
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| | |[[Ostrogoths]] | | |[[Ostrogoths]] |