8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.
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| 164297412 | agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | 0 | |
| 164297413 | Agrarian | relating to rural matters | 1 | |
| 164297414 | Bands/Clans | Small groups of families living and acting cooperatively | 2 | |
| 164297415 | Barbarian | a member of an uncivilized people | 3 | |
| 164297416 | Bureaucracy | system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 4 | |
| 164297417 | Civilization | a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | 5 | |
| 164297418 | City-States | Different sections of land owned by the same country but ruled by different rulers | 6 | |
| 164297419 | Classical | of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times | 7 | |
| 164297420 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 8 | |
| 164297421 | Economy | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | 9 | |
| 164297422 | Egalitarian | A person who believes in the equality of all people | 10 | |
| 164297423 | Emperor | The ruler of an empire | 11 | |
| 164297424 | Empire | a group of countries under a single authority | 12 | |
| 164297425 | Feudalism | a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service | 13 | |
| 164297426 | Foraging | the act of searching for food and provisions | 14 | |
| 164297427 | Hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | 15 | |
| 164297428 | Hierarchical | in order of rank or authority | 16 | |
| 164297429 | Hunter-Gatherer | a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods. | 17 | |
| 164297430 | Irrigation | supplying land with water through a network of canals | 18 | |
| 164297431 | Monarchy | state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen | 19 | |
| 164297432 | Monotheism | belief in a single God | 20 | |
| 164297433 | Neolithic | New Stone Age | 21 | |
| 164297434 | Nomadic | wandering, moving about from place to place | 22 | |
| 164297435 | Pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor | 23 | |
| 164297436 | Philosophy | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group | 24 | |
| 164297437 | Polytheism | belief in multiple Gods | 25 | |
| 164297438 | River Valley | the fertile land surrounding a river | 26 | |
| 164297439 | Sedentary | not migratory; settled | 27 | |
| 164297440 | Settlement | the act of colonizing | 28 | |
| 164297441 | Subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) | 29 | |
| 164297442 | Surplus | a quantity much larger than is needed | 30 | |
| 164297443 | Sustenance | a source of materials to nourish the body | 31 | |
| 164297444 | Theocracy | government by divine power or priests | 32 | |
| 164297445 | Traditional | consisting of or derived from tradition | 33 | |
| 164297446 | Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 34 | |
| 164297447 | Vassals | members of the elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty | 35 | |
| 164297448 | Alexander The Great | son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world | 36 | |
| 164297449 | Analects of Confucius | Record of Confucius values | 37 | |
| 164297450 | Bronze Age | a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze | 38 | |
| 164297451 | Byzantium | a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 (East Rome) | 39 | |
| 164297452 | Calender | a system of organizes time that defines the feging length and division of a year | 40 | |
| 164297453 | Code of Hammurabi | the set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known in its entirety | 41 | |
| 164297454 | Cuneiform | Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets | 42 | |
| 164297455 | Democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 43 | |
| 164297456 | Eight Fold Path | eight guides to thought and conduct in the Buddhism religion | 44 | |
| 164297457 | Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path (Buddhism) | 45 | |
| 164297458 | Gothic Migrations | Germanic nomads pushed into West Rome by the Huns | 46 | |
| 164297459 | Great Wall | Chinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi. | 47 | |
| 164297460 | Han Dynasty | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization | 48 | |
| 164297461 | Hellenism | the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization | 49 | |
| 164297462 | The Huns | warrior nomads who built their own imperial confederacy in central europe and invaded europe in 270 CE from Europe/ Russia to Manchuria | 50 | |
| 164297463 | Indian Ocean Trade | connected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion. | 51 | |
| 164297464 | Iron Age | the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons | 52 | |
| 164297465 | Jewish Diaspora | the global dispersion of the jewish people from their ancestral homeland, with a history dating back to millennia | 53 | |
| 164297466 | Legalism | strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit | 54 | |
| 164297467 | Pax Romana | A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. | 55 | |
| 164297468 | Pyramids | Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top | 56 | |
| 164297469 | Roman Republic | the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC | 57 | |
| 164297470 | Roman Senate | A council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings, in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire. (148) | 58 | |
| 164297471 | Shang Civilization | China's first dynasty almost 2000 BCE | 59 | |
| 164297472 | Shi Huang Di | Qin dynasty - reunified china, legalistic, introduced the standard units of money, unified the great wall, buried with 7000 terracotta soldiers, hated confucianism | 60 | |
| 164297473 | Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddism; born a prince; left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering; also know as Buddha | 61 | |
| 164297474 | Silk Road Trade | The most famous of the trading routes established by pastoral nomads connecting the Chinese, Indian, Persian, and Mediterranean civilizations; transmitted goods and ideas among civilization. | 62 | |
| 164297475 | The Torah | The Jewish Bible | 63 | |
| 164297476 | The Vedas of Hinduism | Aryan hyms orignally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century b.c.e. | 64 | |
| 164297477 | Ziggurats | a temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories | 65 |
