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Employees of the government who tend to the
running of the government other than the
executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
Contribution of ancient China.
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Civil Service System
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Relating to Chinese philosopher Confucius who
believed society should be arranged around five
basic relationships.
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Confucianism
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Being humble or modest.
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Humility
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Chinese belief royal authority came from heaven.
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Mandate of Heaven
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Nomadic
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Migratory
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Chinese philosophy of Lao Tzu focused on natural
order
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Taoism/ Daoism
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Fortification across northern China. Built to
keep out invaders from the North.
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Great Wall of China
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Region around the Aegean sea. Area in and around
Greece
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Aegean Basin
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Farm land good soil.
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Arable land
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The trade of goods services no money is
involved.
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Barter
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Male female beings of supernatural powers
attributes.
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Gods goddesses
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Stories about history and people and their
duties, heroes, and ancestors. Used to explain
human desires/ fears/ emotions, natural
phenomena, and the unexplained.
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Greek Mythology
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Occurrences of nature
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Natural Phenomena
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Democratic Greek city-state allowing adult free
males to vote. Cultural center of Greece.
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Athens
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Privileged upper-class nobility. -Ones that
would rule in an oligarchy.
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Aristocracy
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Government exercised either directly or
indirectly (representative) by the people
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Democracy
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Citizens participate completely in the
government people vote DIRECTLY for who/ what
they want. Used by the Athenians.
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Direct Democracy
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Government by a king/ queen.
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Monarchy
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Government by a few people/ small group
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Oligarchy
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Undemocratic Greek city-state ruled by a small
number of people. Famous for its militaristic
society. Only cared about sports the military.
Isolated and mountainous
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Sparta
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Government ruled by a tyrant. -In ancient
Greece, a tyrant was someone who illegally seized
power, but had the support of the people. -Now
a bad, oppressive ruler.
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Tyranny
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Democratic alliance of 140 city-states formed
after Persian wars led by Athens. Athens its
allies. Fought in the Peloponnesian wars.
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Delian League
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Undemocratic federation of city-states led by
Sparta. Sparta its allies. Fought in the
Peloponnesian wars.
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Peloponnesian League
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A political unit east of the Fertile Crescent
spreading from the Indus River to the Nile River
and Black Sea around 550 BC. Famous leaders
include Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
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Persian Empire
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A Greek temple built during the Golden Age of
Pericles housing a giant statue of Athena. Sits
atop the acropolis. A temple dedicated to the
goddess Athena (the patron goddess of Athens).
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Parthenon
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