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|[[Buddhism]]
|[[Buddhism]]
|A belief system which teaches that desire causes suffering and if desire is eliminated, enlightenment and Nirvana are attained.
|A belief system which teaches that desire causes suffering and if desire is eliminated, enlightenment and Nirvana are attained.
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|[[Bushi]]
| Proficient, skilled generals from Japan who raised their own "samurai" soldiers to defend and protect their land.
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|[[Byzantine Empire]]
|[[Byzantine Empire]]
|[[China]]
|[[China]]
|One of the world's oldest major civilizations, with a tradition of philosophers rather than religious leaders
|One of the world's oldest major civilizations, with a tradition of philosophers rather than religious leaders
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|[[Christendom]]
| A massive church-state network that consisted of religious hierarchy and held influence over all of Europe during the Middle Ages.
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|[[Cicero]], Marcus Tullius
|[[Cicero]], Marcus Tullius
|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt, gave them the Ten Commandments, and wrote the first five books of the Bible.
|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt, gave them the Ten Commandments, and wrote the first five books of the Bible.
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|[[Muhammad]]
| The founder of the word,"Islam", and the man who preached a new montheistic religion founded on only one god, Allah.
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|[[Nile]]
|[[Nile]]
|River in Egypt which flows northward towards the Mediterranean Sea, supplying Egypt with water.
|River in Egypt which flows northward towards the Mediterranean Sea, supplying Egypt with water.