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| | |[[Muhammad]] | | |[[Muhammad]] |
| − | | The founder of the word,"Islam", and the man who preached a new montheistic religion founded on only one god, Allah. | + | |The man who preached a new monotheistic religion "Islam", founded on only one god, Allah. |
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| | |[[Nile]] | | |[[Nile]] |
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| | |[[St. Augustine]] | | |[[St. Augustine]] |
| − | |(AD 354-430) A father of the early Christian church who wrote intellectual discussions of the faith entitled ''Confessions'', ''City of God'', and ''On Christian Doctrine'' | + | |(AD 354-430) A father of the early Christian church who wrote intellectual discussions of the faith entitled ''Confessions'', ''City of God'', and ''On Christian Doctrine''. |
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| | |[[Sumer]] | | |[[Sumer]] |
| − | |Homeland of the Sumerians, located in Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq | + | |ancient homeland of the Sumerians, located in Mesopotamia, located in where Iraq is today |
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| | |[[Sunni Muslims]] | | |[[Sunni Muslims]] |
| − | |The members of the Umayyad clan and enemies of the Shiite Muslims. | + | |moderate Muslims who are enemies of the more aggressive Shiite Muslims |
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| | |[[Sumerians]] | | |[[Sumerians]] |
| − | |The earliest civilizations living in the Middle East; invented many things including the first known form of writing | + | |the earliest civilizations living in the Middle East, where inventions included the wheel and the first known form of writing |
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| | |[[Taijitu]] | | |[[Taijitu]] |
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| | |[[Taoism (Daoism)]] | | |[[Taoism (Daoism)]] |
| − | |Chinese philosophy of seeking harmony with nature by recognizing two forces opposed to each other | + | |Chinese philosophy of seeking harmony with nature by recognizing that two major forces are opposed to each other |
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| | |[[Ten Commandments]] | | |[[Ten Commandments]] |
| − | |The laws of the God of Israel handed down to Moses | + | |the laws of the God of Israel handed down to Moses |
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| | |[[Theocracy]] | | |[[Theocracy]] |
| − | |A government ruled by the laws of a specific religion | + | |a government ruled by the laws of a specific religion, as in some Muslim nations today |
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| − | |A Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher that tried to explain natural phenomena without the use of mythology. Was regarded by Aristotle as the first |philosopher in the Greek tradition.
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| − | |[[The Tale of Gengi]]
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| − | |The world's first psychological novel. Was written in the 1000s and about Japanese culture.
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| | |[[Thomas Aquinas]] | | |[[Thomas Aquinas]] |