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| 4974550666 | Peloponnesian War | Athens vs. Sparta. Sparta won. | 0 | |
| 4974558687 | Alexander the Great | Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus. | 1 | |
| 4974566260 | Hellenism | Spread of Greek philosophy/theology. | 2 | |
| 4974570307 | Qin Dynasty | Qin Dynasty was the first unified, multi-national and power-centralized state in the Chinese history. It lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC. Although surviving only 15 years, the dynasty held an important role in Chinese history and it exerted great influence on the following dynasties. Only two emperors, Yingzheng - Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor in the Chinese history, and his son Hu Hai ever ruled the state, which was finally overthrown by the people's uprising. | 3 | |
| 4974581079 | Yellow Turban Revolt | Landowning families turned free peasants into tenant farmers, diminished the authority of the central government. China: these conditions lead to a major peasant revolt. | 4 | |
| 4974611097 | Gupta Dynasty in India | The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity.In 185 B.C.E., the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place, small kingdoms arose throughout India. | 5 | |
| 4974636091 | Collapse of Roman Empire | The Roman Empire grew too large, leaving it vulnerable, and its government unstable. Diminished trade, Catholic and Eastern church split. | 6 | |
| 4974655923 | Achaemenid dynasty | The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Constructed imperial system, (like Babylon). Under monarchs Cyrus and Darius. | 7 | |
| 4974697140 | Cyrus | Allowed exiled Jews in Babylon to return to Jerusalem. | 8 | |
| 4974698838 | Darius | Expressed authority. | 9 | |
| 4974720021 | Ahura Mazda | Persian god | 10 | |
| 4974725627 | Herodotus's Histories | Greek Historian : "There is no nation which so readily adopts foreign customs. They have taken the dress of Medes and in war they wear the Egyptian breastplate. As soon as they hear of any luxury, they instantly make it their own. | 11 | |
| 4974757123 | Battle of Marathon | Greeks defeat Persians in battle. Greece's small and divided expanding cities brought tension to Persia. | 12 | |
| 4974786023 | Qin Shihuangdi | Chinese Emperor. Had massive grave with terricotta soldiers. | 13 | |
| 4974795284 | Vedas | Large body of texts in Hindu scripture. | 14 | |
| 4974802093 | Upanisads | One of the four texts that constitutes Vedas. | 15 | |
| 4974815642 | Atman | Hindu/Buddhist philosophy: "inner self/soul" | 16 | |
| 4974822511 | Sansara | Cylcical/eternal linear thinking of the earth | 17 | |
| 4974833389 | Brahman | Highest level of the universal principle | 18 | |
| 4974845382 | Kamasutra | Hinduism: Human behaviors | 19 | |
| 4974854668 | Moksha | Liberation from rebirth | 20 | |
| 4974861900 | Core teachings of Buddha: The Four Noble Truths | Life is Suffering The cause of suffering is desire To end suffering, remove desire To remove desire, follow the eightfold path | 21 |
