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Civilization: the stage of human social development and organization that isconsidered most advanced
 * Define:**

Code: a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted forother words, letters, etc., esp. for the purposes of secrecy

Focus: the center of interest or activity

Patriarchal: of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.

Pharaoh: a ruler in ancient Egypt

Judaism: t he monotheistic religion of the Jews.

Monotheistic: the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Covenant: an agreement.

Prophet: a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

Caste system: a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

Network: an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.

Hinduism: a major religious and cultural tradition of the Indian subcontinent, developed from Vedic religion.

Buddhism: a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by SiddarthaGautama in northeastern India in the 5th century bc.

Core: the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds // : an apple core.//

Confucianism: a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.


 * Identify:** Hammurabi, King Solomon, Aryans, Siddhartha Gautama, Confucius.
 * 1) 1 - What principle was a fundamental part of the Code of Hammurabi?
 * All of the laws reflect that the guy is in charge, and it's very retaliatory.**
 * 1) 2 - What was the Egyptian belief of “divine kingship?”
 * That the pharaoh was a god on earth.**
 * 1) 3 - How was Judaism different from other Eastern religions?
 * Other eastern religions had many gods.**
 * 1) 4 - What was the caste system in India?
 * They separated their society by rank. Whatever class you were born into was the class you stayed in.**
 * 1) 5 - What gave Chinese rulers the right to rule and how could this right be lost?
 * "The mandate of heaven"**
 * As long as the people were happy, you could stay emperor. As soon as the people were unhappy with you you lost your right to be ruler. People assumed that if things were good you had the right to be ruler.**