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| 7430255728 | Empire | An extensive group of states (countries) under a single supreme authority, formed by an emperor or empress. | 0 | |
| 7430255729 | Persian Empire | An ancient empire located in West and Southwest Asia. At its pinnacle, it extended from Egypt to India (most of present day Iran). Conquered by Alexander the Great. One of the first large empires | 1 | |
| 7430255730 | Alexander the Great | A ruler of Greece in the fourth century. As a general, he conquered most of the ancient world, extending the civilization of Greece east to India (conquered Persia). Able to conquer after the Peloponnesian War. | 2 | |
| 7430258823 | Absolute Monarchs | A society ruled by one person, usually a king or queen, whose actions are not restricted by written law nor by custom (they have full authority). | 3 | |
| 7430261568 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials. They are there to support the leader. | 4 | |
| 7430261569 | Sparta | City state with a very strong military (very militaristic culture). | 5 | |
| 7430509544 | Athens | City state with the ideas of the first Democracy. They traded a lot. Very involved in art and architecture. First philosophers came to fruition. | 6 | |
| 7444116884 | City States | A city with surrounding land or territory (most important of Athens and Sparta). | 7 | |
| 7444122659 | Athenian Democracy | First form of democracy, but only WHITE MALE LANDOWNERS could vote. | 8 | |
| 7444125292 | Peloponnesian War | War between Sparta and Athens that eventually led to the fall of both. | 9 | |
| 7444125293 | Macedonia | A civilization north of Greece. Alexander the Great comes from here. | 10 | |
| 7444127846 | Socrates | Greek philosopher | 11 | |
| 7444127847 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher, student of Plato who in turn studied under Socrates. | 12 | |
| 7444130697 | Plato | Student of Socrates, later became teacher of Aristotle. | 13 | |
| 7444134341 | Polis | Greek word for government/politics. | 14 | |
| 7469744023 | Aristocrat | The people that are considered the very upper class (typically appointed as bureaucrats). | 15 | |
| 7469744024 | Hellenistic Era | Widespread dissemination of Greek culture (after Alexander the Great completed his conquest). | 16 | |
| 7469744025 | Roman Republic | A group of city-states from 509 to 27 BCE, Republic ends with the establishment of an Empire. | 17 | |
| 7469747126 | Roman Empire | Initially was a small group of city-states (republic), but eventually became an empire in 27 BCE (an event that was most likely triggered by the death of Julius Caesar). | 18 | |
| 7469760468 | Greco-Persian wars | Series of wars fought between Greek states and Persia (lasted from 492-449 BCE). | 19 | |
| 7480432463 | Pax Romana | A period of peace during the rule of the Roman Empire | 20 | |
| 7480432464 | Centralized | All power belongs under one government (can have a bureaucracy, but one person/structure is still in charge). | 21 | |
| 7480432465 | Decentralized | Power is divided into different regions (on a regional level). | 22 | |
| 7480435096 | Julius Caesar | Roman general, the beginning of the end for the Roman Republic. | 23 | |
| 7480435097 | Senate | One of the most enduring institutions in Roman history, one of two consuls in Roman assembly, dealt with politics. | 24 | |
| 7540873348 | Tribunal | An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests (tribune). | 25 | |
| 7480437446 | Consuls | Divisions of the Roman assembly, Senate and Tribunal. | 26 | |
| 7480440256 | Patricians | An aristocrat/wealthy person (typically hold more power). | 27 | |
| 7480440257 | Plebeians | Commoner, regular person (typically associated with poorness and less power) | 28 | |
| 7505487564 | Zhou Dynasty | The longest lasting of China's dynasties (around 1100 BCE-256 BCE). No longer existed after the Qin Dynasty conquered the city of Chengzhou in 256 BCE. | 29 | |
| 7505487565 | Qin Dynasty | First centralized dynasty (first emperor). Was the dynasty that built the Great Wall of China | 30 | |
| 7505491272 | Great Wall of China | Structure built by the Qin Dynasty. Was built in order to defend off invasions. | 31 | |
| 7505491273 | Confucianism | A system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples. | 32 | |
| 7505505293 | Legalism | Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit. Focused on harsh punishments for disobeying the law. | 33 | |
| 7519973621 | Silk Trade Route | An ancient network of trade routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of Eurasia. Well known for silk, paper, and porcelain. | 34 | |
| 7519973622 | Nomad | A member of a community of people who move from one place to another. | 35 | |
| 7519973623 | Dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers of a country (family rule). | 36 | |
| 7519976741 | Emperor Wudi | Starts the spread of confucianism. He occupied the imperial throne for 54 years from 141 to 87 BCE, ruled his empire with vision and vigor. | 37 | |
| 7534569116 | Mauryan Dynasty | An Indian empire founded by Chandragupta from 563 BCE to 200 BCE, began his kingdom in northeastern India and spread through most of central India, was a CENTRALIZED empire | 38 | |
| 7534569117 | Gupta Dynasty | Founded in 100 CE and survived until about 522 CE (established after the Mauryan Dynasty), covered most of north and central India, was a DECENTRALIZED empire. | 39 | |
| 7534572496 | Ganges River | Located in India, considered to be sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. | 40 | |
| 7534572497 | Ashoka | Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India, he converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stone and pillars, the earliest Indian writing (helps spread Buddhism in an empire where the primary religion is Hinduism). | 41 | |
| 7547104878 | Kushan Empire | A syncretic empire in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century (they are a nomadic empire). | 42 | |
| 7547115005 | Trung Trac | A heroine of the first Vietnamese independence movement who headed a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty. | 43 |
