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seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 BC to 87 BC

classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is "expected," based on recent experience

city and a municipality in Puducherry District in the Indian union territory of Puducherry

capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China

infectious disease unique to humans that was transported along the silk roads

in ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates

major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan

city with a central position on the Asian Shadow of the Silk Road between China and the west and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study

person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing or legal residence

sixth largest island in the world; known in ancient times as the Island of Gold

one of the major Gnostic religions, which thrived between the 3rd-7th centuries. Manichaeism was one of the most widespread religions in the world, with Manichaean churches and scriptures existing as far east as China and as far west as the Roman empire

infection of the lymphatic system, which can affect the heart, usually resulting from the bite of an infected flea

Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. Born to a Dalmatian family of low status, he rose through the ranks of the military to become cavalry commander to the emperor Carus

capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan

capital of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China; it was located on the silk road

Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran, which at the height of its power covered all of Iran proper, as well as regions of the modern countries of Armenia, Iraq, Georgia, eastern Turkey, eastern Syria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, the coast of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and the UAE

island of Indonesia and the site of its capital city, Jakarta

the doctrine that Christ exists as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, or Logos, rather than as two natures of one divine person

attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought which was especially apparent in Ancient Greece and Rome with the combining of deities

one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe, the Ostrogoths being the other

early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a core of Turkish aristocracy

leader of the Huns from 434 until his death known for his cruelty

philosopher and theologian, he framed the concepts of original sin and just war. When Rome fell and the faith of many Christians was shaken, Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material City of Man