Palaeolithic age		Hellenism culture blending Indian Persian Egyptian and Greek beliefs together as a result of Alexander the great’s conquest and Afro Eurasia
Neolithic age		the old Stone Age typified by use of evolving stone tools and hunting/gathering for substance
neolithic revolution		societies distinguished by reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food, surplus and existence of non-farming elite as well as merchant+ manufacturing group
bronze age		Creator of major, Indian and Asian religion, born in the sixth century BC, taught that enlightenment could be achieved only by abandoning desires for earthly things
Civilization		A kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands, converted to Christianity after trading with Roman Empire
ziggurats		created by the Zhou dynasty, the mandate proposed that there could be only one legitimate roller of China at a given time, and this ruler had the blessing of the gods. Two “lose “the mandate of heaven means that one has fallen out of the grace of the gods, and is therefore unfit to rule.
cuneiform		The new stone Age; the period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred domestication of plants and animals accomplished
Mesopotamia		all parts of society, political, economic, and culture, are ran by men
City state		Greatest Mauryan ruler, grandson of chandra gupta mauryan; extended conquest of the dynasty, inverted to Buddhism and sponsored it spread throughout his empire
Hammurabi’s code		Massive towers usually associated with Mesopotamian temple complexes
patriarchal		The exclusive worship of a single God, introduced by the Jews into western civilizations
Mandate of Heaven		this succession of technological innovations and changes in human organizations that led to the development of agriculture
monotheism		City state form of government, typically of Greek political organization
confucianism		The balance constitution of Rome featured an aristocratic senate, a panel of magistrates, and several popular assemblies
Buddha		literally “between rivers” civilizations that arose in the alluvial plane of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys
Hellenism		A form of political organizations typical of the Mesopotamian civilizations; consisted of agricultural Outerlands ruled by an urban-based king
Ashoka		Form of writing developed by the sumerians, using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets
scholar gentry		this code was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, proclaimed by Hammurabi, and was known from being strict towards social relations and family structures within this ancient Indian civilization
Roman Republic		dictator of the Roman republic who effectively ended the republic, and with his successor August, transformed it into an empire
Constantine		Major Chinese philosophy, Senate round respecting and weighing patriarchal authorities to create harmony in society
julius caesar		Chinese class of noble landowners who were educated to hold positions and government
polis		increase use of plow, metal working; development of wheeled vehicles, writing
axum		Roman Emperor, who established second Constantinople attempted to use religious force of Christianity to unify empire spiritually