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| 5001809315 | Peloponnesian War | 431-404 BCE. A war between Athens and Sparta. Athens had a plague in 430, and their best general, Pericles, died. Sparta won. Both states left bankrupt, exhausted, and demoralized. | 0 | |
| 5001833688 | Alexander the Great | 336-323 BCE. Tutored by Aristotle. Conquered Persia and Egypt. Territory stretched from Mediterranean to India. | 1 | |
| 5001839118 | Hellenism | Influence of Greek Culture on the empires they conquered | 2 | |
| 5001841582 | Qin Dynasty | 221-206 BCE. "First" chinese dynasty. Ruled by Shihuangdi. Legalism policy. Collapsed after Shihuangdi died. | 3 | |
| 5001851201 | Yellow Turban Revolt | 184-204 CE. Peasant uprising. Yellow river flooded, resulting in an epidemic and more poverty. 360,000 armed followers. Followed Daosim; looked forward to the Golden Age of equality and social harmony. Quelled by Han Dynasty. | 4 | |
| 5002343642 | Gupta Dynasty | 320-550 CE. Located in South Asia. Hinduism/Buddhism. Caste system. Mostly prosperous land. Still had untouchables w/ bells around their necks. | 5 | |
| 5002356095 | Achaemenid Dynasty | 553-330 BCE. Located in Persia. Made a political system based on previous examples. Main religion was Zorostrianism. | 6 | |
| 5002374097 | Cyrus | 557-530 BCE. An emperor during the Achaemenid Dynasty. Most famous for letting the Jews back into Jerusalem. | 7 | |
| 5002380427 | Darius | 522-486 BCE. Third emperor during Achaemenid Dynasty. Ruled during the most prosperous time. Organized the government, | 8 | |
| 5002385066 | Ahura MAzda | The Creator God in Zoroastrianism. Engaged in eternal battle with evil, known as ANgra Mainyu. | 9 | |
| 5002390917 | Herodotus's Histories | 440 BCE. Greek history, describing the Achaemenid vs Greek states. Founding work of history in western literature. | 10 | |
| 5002401895 | Battle of Marathon | 490 CE. Greeks beat Persians in battle. | 11 | |
| 5002469791 | Ban Zhao | 45-116 Ce. Woman writer. Famous work was called Lessons for Women. | 12 | |
| 5002473653 | Vedas | Collections of poems, hymns, prayers, and rituals. Compiled by Brahmins. Showed early Indian Societies and ritual sacrifices. | 13 | |
| 5002480900 | Upanishads | Gives spiritual vision and philosophical arguments. Has fundamental teachings of karma, samsara, moksha, atman, and the Brahman. | 14 | |
| 5002488665 | Siddhartha | Historical founder of Buddhism. | 15 | |
| 5002490667 | Theravada | Teachings of the Elders. Buddha was a wise teacher, but not divine. | 16 | |
| 5002500888 | Mahayana | Great Vehicle. Bodhisattvas. Spread into China. | 17 | |
| 5002503338 | Bhagavad Gita | Stories based around Prince Arjuna, and Lord Krishna. Fulfill his duty as a warrior and establish Dharma. | 18 | |
| 5002511534 | Karma | Action and consequence | 19 | |
| 5002513429 | Samsara | reincarnation | 20 | |
| 5002513430 | Moksha | Nirvana | 21 | |
| 5002515422 | Atman | Human Soul | 22 | |
| 5002517178 | Brahman | Absolute Almighty | 23 | |
| 5002518854 | Dharma | Right way of living. | 24 | |
| 5002521963 | Saint Paul | Founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Counseled women to be subjects to their husbands. | 25 | |
| 5002525024 | Perpetua | Christian Martyr. Married noblewoman, mother to an infant. Executed because she was christian | 26 | |
| 5018591674 | Kamasutra | Indian Hindu text. Widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behaviour in Sanskrit literature. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. | 27 |
