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| 8237431695 | Aztec Empire | These people welled in Mexico, practiced polytheism and human sacrifice, were semi-nomadic, were ruled by a king, and had rich resources such as cocoa and gold. | 0 | |
| 8237437060 | Benin | This was an African agricultural society ruled by Ewuare, a warrior king, and had a centralized government who encouraged trade, art, and metal work. | 1 | |
| 8237437061 | Christopher Columbus | Genoses mariner commissioned by Spain to search for a new trading route to Asia; in 1492, he found America instead. | 2 | |
| 8237441230 | European Renaissance | The "Rebirth of Europe" was a reflection on ancient Greek and Roman culture and a focus on humanism. | 3 | |
| 8237449494 | Fulbe | West Africa's largest pastoral society, whose members gradually adopted Islam and took on a religious leadership role that lead to the creation of a number of new states. | 4 | |
| 8237452908 | Huitzilopochtli | Aztec tribal patron god; central figure of cult of human sacrifice and warfare; identified with old sun god | 5 | |
| 8237453866 | Hundred Years War | Major conflict between France and England over rival claims to territory in France; the two states' need to finance the war helped encourage their administrative development. | 6 | |
| 8237453867 | Igbo | This was a stateless society in Africa that enforced universities, educations, and different, yet equally important occupations held by all people to maintain balance. | 7 | |
| 8237455551 | Inca Empire | These people were located along the Andes mountains and modern-day Peru, were one of the largest states and spoke Quechua. | 8 | |
| 8237455552 | Iroquis League of Five Nations | This was a collected group of elders from each of the five Iroquois clans who, under the Great Law of Peace, banded together to stop tribal disputes. | 9 | |
| 8237459328 | Malacca | This was a major trade center located in the state of Malacca near the Asiatic - Pacific coastline, where Chinese goods were most likely available. | 10 | |
| 8237460246 | Mexica | Semi-nomadic people of northern Mexico who by 1325 had established themselves on a small island in Lake Texcoco, where they built their capital, Tenochitlán. | 11 | |
| 8237460247 | Ming Dynasty | This dynasty focused on rebuilding China to the glory it had before the rule of the Mongols; they accomplished this through reforestation, encouraging art and metal work, and maritime adventure/trade. | 12 | |
| 8237461604 | Mughal Empire | Established by Babur in India in 1526; the name is taken from the supposed Mongol descent of Babur, but there is little indication of any Mongol influence in the dynasty; became weak after the rule of Aurangzeb in first decades of 18th century. | 13 | |
| 8237462943 | Nezahualcoyotl | A poet and king of the city-state of Texcoco, which was part of the Aztec Empire. | 14 | |
| 8237462944 | Ottoman Empire | This was a Turkish, Islamic Empire that expanded across Northern Africa, Greece and Anatolia, and partly Saudi Arabia. They encouraged and wanted to Restore Islam to its full glory and were ruled by Sultans/Caliphs. | 15 | |
| 8237465073 | Paleolithic Persistence | This was the continued existence of hunter-gatherer civilizations despite the flourishing, advanced societies around them. | 16 | |
| 8237465074 | Pochteca | Special merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items. | 17 | |
| 8237467627 | Safavid Empire | Originally a Turkic nomadic group; family originated in Sufi mystic group; espoused Shi'ism; conquered territory and established kingdom in region equivalent to modern Iran; lasted until 1722. | 18 | |
| 8237469154 | Songhay Empire | West African Savannas, second half of 15th century, most recent and largest in a series of states operating in the trans-Saharan trade routes, Islam. Created a mix of cultures, represented a substantial Islamic state on the African frontier of a still expanding Muslim world, major crossroads of trade. | 19 | |
| 8237470240 | Tenochtitlán | Founded c. 1325 on marshy island in Lake Texcoco; became center of Aztec power; joined with Tlacopan and Texcoco in 1434 to form a triple alliance that controlled most of central plateau of Mesoamerica. | 20 | |
| 8237470241 | Timbuktu | This was a city located in Mali, Africa that served as a major trading port, offering salt, gold, etc. and harbored many Islamic scholars. | 21 | |
| 8237471305 | Timur | He was a Chinese Emperor who ruled before the Ming Dynasty and attempted to restore China to the time of the Mongols. | 22 | |
| 8237472725 | Triple Alliance | Military and political alliance formed before World War I to counter moves by potential rivals England, France, and Russia; consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. | 23 | |
| 8237472726 | Vasco da Gama | Portuguese explorer whose voyage was the first European venture to reach India by circling the tip of South Africa. | 24 | |
| 8237475707 | Yongle | Reign period of Zhu Di (1360-1424), the third emperor of the Ming Empire (r. 1403-1424).Sponsored the building of the Forbidden City, a huge encyclopedia project, the expeditions of Zheng He, and the reopening of China's borders to trade and travel (355) | 25 | |
| 8237477567 | Zheng He | He was a Chinese explorer who sailed the South China Sea and Indian Ocean with 300 massive ships and 27,000 men; he provided China an opportunity to monopolize trade. | 26 |
