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1.  city of Hebrew captivity
2.  sacred duty central to the Mahabharata
3.  first named poet
5.   first pharaoh, aka Menes
7.  city of the dead
9.   collection of the sayings of Confucius
10.   philosophy of
12.  first historical Chinese dynasty
15.   architect credited with first pyramids
16.   descent through the mother's line
20.  great Persian capital city
22.   philosophy opposing Confucianism
23.   introduced iron into the Near East
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4.  being caught in the Wheel of Rebirth
6.  Persian prophet who taught monotheism
8.  first civilized peoples of Mesopotamia
11.   individual manifestation of Brahman
13.  source of Chinese wealth and fame
14.  Greek translation of the Old Testament
17.   Mesopotamian Noah
18.   monumental Mesopotamian temple
19.   prophet who lamented fall of Jerusalem
21.  system of many gods
24.  bond between Hebrews and Jehovah
25.   Pentateuch
26.   indicator of social status in India
27.   goddess insulted by Gilgamesh
28.   language of Hindu sacred texts