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The branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

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Peninsulares

History; World history

In colonial Latin America, Spanish official sent to govern Latin American colonies. They controlled government completely.

diaspora

History; World history

The enforced spreading out of a group of people. In history, there has been both a Jewish Diaspora and an African Diaspora.

Middle Kingdom (China)

History; World history

Term that ancient China used to refer to themselves. The believed they were the center of the Earth, or the Middle Kingdom.

Pax Mongolia

History; World history

Also known as the Mongol Peace. A time when global trade expanded due to the political stability provided by Mongol rulers.

philosophy

History; World history

A system of thought devoted to the examination of ideas such as truth, existence, reality, causality, religion, and freedom

Shaman

History; World history

Somebody who communicates with the spiritual realms on behalf of the living. Seen in many Animistic types of belief systems.

Four Noble Truths

History; World history

Siddhartha's Gautama philosophy of the nature of human suffering and its relation to desire is articulated by four statements