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Justinians Code

History; World history

A law code created by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian about 530 CE. It was a revision of the old Roman law system.

Hunting and gathering

History; World history

System of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.

Mahabharata

History; World history

Hindu epic poem that was written in Sanskrit in the 5th century BCE. Its most important part is the Bhagavad-Gita.

Kabuki theatre

History; World history

Feudal Japanese theatre that performed comedic or melodramatic presentations of everyday life or historic events.

Persecution

History; World history

Treating a person, or a group of people unfairly or cruelly due to ethnic background, gender, or other difference.

Korean bridge

History; World history

The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations.

Berlin Airlift

History; World history

A re-supply operation to the city of Berlin that lasted 11 months during 1948-49 when the Soviet Union attempted to close off the city.

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