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Ancient Middle Eastern empire comprising modern day Iran. The Persian Empire dominated the Middle East from the middle of the 6th century BCE to about the end of the 5th century BCE, Its greatest ruler was Dairus I. Persia was later conquered by Alexander the Great.
Treating a person, or a group of people unfairly or cruelly due to ethnic background, gender, or other difference.
An area of land surrounded on three sides by water. Italy, Greece, and the southern part of India are all peninsulas.
A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire. Occurs during the first two centuries C.E..
Also known as the Mongol Peace. A time when global trade expanded due to the political stability provided by Mongol rulers.
The cooperative relationship between two or more people who are involved in the same activity.
Paper like material made from the reeds of the papyrus plant. It was used by the Egyptians for the writing and storing of documents.
(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.
A branch of Christianity developed in the Byzantine Empire, after its split from the Roman Empire. It spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Russia.
A European policy of conquest that occurs in the 15th through 18th centuries in Africa, India, the Americas, and parts of Asia The motives were the same for most areas, the establishment of lucrative trade routes. Various European countries dominated these trades routes and one time or another, and a some countries, such as Great Britain and Spain, came to dominate entire countries.
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