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| 217584506 | Cyrus | the founder of the Achaemenid(Persian) Empire; a tolerant conqueror and | 0 | |
| 217584507 | Cambyses | Son and successor of Cyrus; overextended empire into Egypt | 1 | |
| 217584508 | Darius | Ruler during the peak of the Persian Empire; founded the capital Persepolis | 2 | |
| 217584509 | Satrapies | local governors that monitored a smaller area to control a large empire | 3 | |
| 217584510 | Eyes and ears | the spies sent by the king to check up on the satraps | 4 | |
| 217584511 | Seleucid Empire | The largest empire after the death of Alexander; were attacked by rebellions in India and Parthians | 5 | |
| 217584512 | Ahura Mazda | The main god of good in Zoroastrianism | 6 | |
| 217584513 | Angra Mainyu | the evil god in Zoroastrianism | 7 | |
| 217584514 | Gathas | compaction of all of the hymns and oral teachings of Zoroastrianism | 8 | |
| 217584515 | Royal Roads | 1,600 miles of routes made by Darius for trade and merchants | 9 | |
| 217584516 | Persian Wars | The conflicts between the Greeks and Persians in which the Greeks stopped Darius' westward expansion and lead to the end of the Persians | 10 | |
| 221166893 | Sima Qian | Chinese historian who made a compilation of Chinese history before his death; he went against the emperor | 11 | |
| 221166894 | Confucius | Important Chinese philosopher; stressed ethics and politics; also stressed kindness, propriety, and filial piety | 12 | |
| 221166895 | Analects | Compilation of all of Confucius' teachings | 13 | |
| 221166896 | Lao zi | founder of Daoism which stressed laziness and "going with the flow" | 14 | |
| 221166897 | Qin Shihuangdi | "First Emperor" of the Qin dynasty; tries to recreate Chinese history; standardizes weights and currency | 15 | |
| 221166898 | Liu bang | the founder of the Han dynasty; follows the Qin downfall | 16 | |
| 221166899 | Han Wudi | "Martial Emperor"; greatest emperor of the Han dynasty; promotes Confucianism | 17 | |
| 221166900 | Wang Mang | causes social chaos by trying to reform China; there was no reason to; assassinated | 18 | |
| 221166901 | Li | central quality in Confucianism; a sense of propriety | 19 | |
| 221166902 | Wuwei | central idea of Daoism; taught to live simply and not to be in world affairs | 20 | |
| 221166903 | Legalism | promoted a practical and ruthlessly efficient approach to statecraft | 21 | |
| 221166904 | Qin Dynasty | first empire after the Period of the Warring States; unified China | 22 | |
| 221166905 | Han Dynasty | the dynasty following the Qin; more relaxed and less tyrannical; large landholdings | 23 | |
| 221166906 | Yellow Turban Uprising | rebellions that led to the downfall of the Han; greatly weakened the dynasty | 24 |
