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5051396711Persian EmpireMost powerful Indo-European empire during ancient times. Guided all future empires.0
5051410475Athenian DemocracyAll male citizens had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and the opportunity to participate directly in the political arena.1
5051416343Greco-Persian WarsSeries of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over patterns of expansion.2
5051426898Alexander the GreatKing of Macedonia, conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.3
5051431679Hellenistic EraPeriod in history defined as the time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman domination.4
5051489699AugustusAugustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess.5
5051438079Pax RomanaTime of peace in Rome from 27 B.C to 180 A.D.6
5051450371Qin ShihuangdiFirst Emperor of China, made terracotta army.7
5051459679Han DynastyThe second imperial dynasty of China, founded the rebel leader Liu Bang successfully ended the Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty lasted for four centuries and is considered a golden age in Chinese history8
5051465760Trung TracHeroine of the first Vietnamese independence movement, who headed a rebellion against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state.9
5051470605Kushan EmpireNorthern Indian empire that maintained the Silk Road. One of the first emerging territories from Bactria.10
5051481457Mauryan EmpireIndian empire founded by Chandragupta that unified the Indian subcontinent.11
5051496471AshokaGrandson of Chandragupta Maurya, spread Buddhism throughout his empire.12

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