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Jackson Final: the dynasties and some other stuff

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(2nd) Zhou
Chinese dynasty: PHILOSOPHY, feudalism, Warring States Period, arts
(6th) Tang
Chinese dynasty: prosperous, splendid palaces
(1st) Shang
Chinese dynasty: bronze, anyang, human sacrifice, warfare
Slavic
people from Eastern Europe are called this:
nirvana
Hinduism and Buddhism: the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
Oprichnina
secret police set up by Ivan IV
Caucasus Region
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
(3rd) Qin
Chinese dynasty: agriculture, military, UNIFICATION, great wall, standardization, suppression of thought
Chernobyl
cite of nuclear meltdowns in Russia
(7th) Song
Chinese dynasty: literature, movable type, gunpowder GOLDEN AGE
Ganges
most sacred river in India
Unwilling members of Soviet Union
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
suttee
the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
(8th) Yuan
Chinese dynasty: MONGOL ruled, Kublai Khan
(5th) Sui
Chinese dynasty: The grand canal
(9th) Ming
Chinese dynasty: embryo of modern China, Forbidden City is erected
(4th) Han
Chinese dynasty: silk road, Buddhism, paper
Eightfold Path
in Buddhism a set of guidelines on how to escape suffering
(10th and Last) Qing
Chinese dynasty: foreign invaders, internal strife, Opium Wars, Taiping Movement, Boxer Rebellion, PUYI is last emperor
ahimsa
non-violence towards all things
purdah
seclusion of women in Indian society
Shiva
A Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world.
Harijans
untouchables
Dissident
rebel (Russia)

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