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| 4879535519 | Alexander the Great | also known as Alexander of Macedon by 331 BCE, controlled Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia; invaded Persian homeland and burned Persepolis; crossed the Indus by 327 BCE. Created Bactria which influenced India, helping diffuse Greek ideas | 0 | |
| 4879577945 | Ashoka | the third ruler of the Mauryan Empire converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars (the earliest surviving Indian writing) (270-232 BCE) | 1 | |
| 4879590764 | Athenian democracy | first recorded democracy ever established direct democracy with juries up to 2500 people; had to be an 18 year old male with Athenian parents to rule; freedom of speech | 2 | |
| 4879597160 | Caesar Augustus | honorific name of Octavian, founder of the Roman Principate, the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman senate he established his rule after the death of Julius Caesar and he is considered the first Roman emperor | 3 | |
| 4879617177 | Greco-Persian Wars | Ionian Greeks revolted against Persia; Persia was supported by Athens and they responded with wars against the Greeks; the Greeks beat the Persians on land and sea this victory radicalized Athenian democracy (this was a 50 year golden age of Greek culture after the war) (construction of Parthenon, etc.) | 4 | |
| 4879644690 | Han Dynasty | an imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BCE to 220 CE) and expanded its bureaucracy remembered as one of the greater Chinese civilizations | 5 | |
| 4879646515 | Hellenistic Era | a period where Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean world culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquerors; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political family forms | 6 | |
| 4879654343 | Mauryan Empire | Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India; unified the Indian subcontinent | 7 | |
| 4879658325 | pax Romana | period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BCE to 180 BCE no more civil conflict in Rome led to increased trade in the empire and travel between Mesopotamia and the Atlantic Ocean | 8 | |
| 4879660332 | Persian Empire | a vast empire of southwest Asia; founded by Cyrus II after 546 BCE and brought to the height of its power and glory by Darius I and his Xerxes | 9 | |
| 4879662671 | Qin Shihuangdi | ruler of China who united China for the first rime (ruled 246-221 BC) he built roads and canals, and began the Great Wall of China; he imposed a standard system of weights and measurements. | 10 | |
| 4879666887 | Trung Trac | leader of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 CE | 11 |
