Classical Period, c. 600 BCE to 600 CE (Part 1)

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Diplomacy

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negotiation between nations

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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility

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50 Terms

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Diplomacy

negotiation between nations

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Aristocratic

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility

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Articulate

express or state clearly

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Authoritarian

expecting unquestioning obedience

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Levy

the act of drafting into military service

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Bureaucrat

A nonelective government official

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Commodity

Any good that can be bought and sold

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Urbanization

The condition of being transformed into a city

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Commerce

transactions supplying goods and services

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Detachment

lack of emotion or interest

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Practitioner

Someone who carries out a learned profession

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Inaugurate

commence (start) officially

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rectify

make right or correct

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cavalry

troops trained to fight on horseback

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incentive

a positive motivational influence

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kinfolk

a person's relatives, collectively

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unprecedented

novel (new); having no earlier occurrence

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alienation

separation, often resulting from hostility

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reverent

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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earnest

devout or heartfelt

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restraint

discipline in personal and social activities

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subconscious

just below the level of awareness

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magistrate

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law

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caste

a hereditary social class among Hindus

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salvation

the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

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karma

effects of one's actions that determine his or her destiny

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ethical

adhering to moral principles

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sage

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics

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monastic

relating to life in an isolated religious community

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diffusion

the act of dispersing something

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tributary

paying money, as for protection

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patronage

the act of providing approval and support

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avatar

the manifestation of a Hindu deity in human or animal form

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centralization

the act of consolidating power under a single authority

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doctrine

a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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liberation

the act of freeing someone or something

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flux

a state of constant change

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obscurity

an unimportant and not well known standing

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retrospect

contemplation of things past

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conception

an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances

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formalize

declare or make legally valid

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empirical

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

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deduction

reasoning from the general to the particular

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legislative

of or relating to or created by law

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cosmopolitan

composed of people from many parts of the world

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administer

supervise or be in charge of

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stoic

someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

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convergence

the occurrence of two or more things coming together

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successor

a person who inherits some title or office

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accountability

responsibility to someone or for some activity

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