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- 3. of Heaven This idea was used to overthrow the Shang dynasty. The idea is that there can only be one ruler of China at a time and the ruler has the blessing of the gods.
- 6. The dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and came before the Qin dynasty.
- 8. The period in between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman Empire. It spread Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia.
- 9. the Great He was a Russian tsar from 1689 to 1725. He introduced Western ideals to the Russian elite. Thus, modernizing Russia.
- 10. This Chinese dynasty established the first centralized government and built a large part of the Great Wall.
- 11. Darwinism This is the idea that the biological theory of "survival of the fittest" can be applied to social life.
- 12. The belief that every nation is entitled to its own government, which should represent and rule over that unified nation.
- 13. With government protection, this is a means in which a country can amass wealth. The system works by exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals through trade.
- 16. Code A number of laws that were produced by a Babylonian king.
- 19. of Vienna The meeting where leaders of Austria, Britain, Russia, Prussia and France met to discuss post-Napoleon.
- 20. Based on the writings of Laozi, the believers of this religion accept the world as they find it and do not stray from the Dao.
- 21. This dynasty lasted from 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE and overthrow the Xia China. They were known for their craftsmanship in bronze and ceramics.
- 22. Empire Empire founded in 1526 that was ruled by Muslims despite the Hindu majority.
- 23. Rebellion in China during the Qing Dynasty that was violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial and anti-Christian.
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- 1. System A set social order most commonly seen in Hinduism.
- 2. The Edict of Nantes freed these Protestants from persecution until the late 1700s.
- 3. An ancient civilization that is in between the Tigris and the Euphrates River.
- 4. The highest Hindu caste: priesthood
- 5. Someone who hunts animals and gathers plants for food most commonly during the Paleolithic Age
- 7. A relationship where lords provided protection to lesser lords in return for military service.
- 14. L'Overture The main leader of the Haitian independence movement.
- 15. Wollstonecraft English author who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792
- 17. the Great This leader famously conquered Persian power in a series of battles and conquered the Achaemenid Empire.
- 18. In this modern religion the members believe that the soul is reborn into another body or animal after someone dies.