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| | |[[Edict of Milan]] | | |[[Edict of Milan]] |
| − | |a political proclamation that fully legalized Christianity (and all other religions) throughout the Roman Empire, issued by Constantine I in A.D. 313 AD after the Diocletian persecutions against Christians | + | |a political proclamation that legalized Christianity (and all other religions) throughout the Roman empire, issued by Constantine I in AD 313 after the Diocletian persecutions against Christians |
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| | |[[Egypt]] | | |[[Egypt]] |
| − | |One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, going back over 5,000 years | + | |One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, going back perhaps to nearly 3000 BC |
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| | |[[Eightfold Path]] | | |[[Eightfold Path]] |
| − | |The Buddhist path to reach the end of suffering and attain inner peace and contentment. It includes wisdom (right view and intention); ethics (right speech, action & livelihood); and mind (right effort, mindfulness & concentration). | + | |The Buddhist way to end suffering and attain inner peace and contentment. It includes wisdom (right view and intention); ethics (right speech, action & livelihood); and mind (right effort, mindfulness & concentration). |
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| | |[[Emperor]] | | |[[Emperor]] |
| − | |A ruler or king of a country, i.e. Augustus Caesar 1st emperor of Rome. | + | |A ruler or king of a country, such as Augustus Caesar as the first Roman emperor. |
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| | |[[Enlightened One]] | | |[[Enlightened One]] |
| − | |A translation of the name Buddha | + | |A translation of the name Buddha, in Buddhism |
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| | |[[Epic of Gilgamesh]] | | |[[Epic of Gilgamesh]] |
| − | |A Sumerian poem preserved on stone tablets with a story bearing great resemblance to Noah's ark | + | |A Sumerian (Mesopotamia) poem preserved on stone tablets with a story bearing great resemblance to Noah's Ark and the Great Flood |
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| | |[[Euclid]] | | |[[Euclid]] |
| − | |Lived 325-365 B.C. in Hellenistic Alexandria.A Greek mathematician and the father of geometry who wrote the Elements. | + | |A Greek mathematician around 300 who developed geometry and wrote the ''Elements''. |
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| | |[[Euphrates river]] | | |[[Euphrates river]] |
| − | | The Euphrates is a river that was the border of Mesopotamia and was both a trading route and a protection for Mesopotamia. The land between the Euphrates and the Tigris river is known as the fertile crescent and is the birthplace of civilization. | + | |The Euphrates is a river that was the border of Mesopotamia and was both a trading route and a protection for Mesopotamia. |
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| | |[[Fertile Crescent]] | | |[[Fertile Crescent]] |
| − | |An area of land in the Middle East, located along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where it was easy to grow crops. Generally regarded as the birthplace of civilisation and probably the location of Eden. | + | |An area of land in the Middle East along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where it was easy to grow crops, which was the birthplace of civilization and probably the location of the Garden of Eden. |
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| | |[[feudalism]] | | |[[feudalism]] |
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| | |[[First Punic War]] | | |[[First Punic War]] |
| − | |between Rome and Carthage in 254-241 BC: Rome conquered the island of Sicily and developed a navy; though Rome was no match for the powerful Carthaginian navy, Romans invented a corvus, allowing them to board enemy ships and win the war | + | |between Rome and Carthage in 254-241 BC: Rome conquered the island of Sicily and developed a navy; although Rome was no match for the powerful Carthaginian navy, Romans did invent a corvus that allowed them to board enemy ships and win the war |
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| | |[[Four Noble Truths]] | | |[[Four Noble Truths]] |