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| 7466996179 | Ahura Mazda | Zoroastrianism good god who rules the world. | 0 | |
| 7466999248 | Angra Mainyu | Zoroastrianism, evil god, engaged in a cosmic struggle with Ahura Mazda. | 1 | |
| 7467004217 | Aristotle | Greek polymath philosopher(384-322 B.C.E.); student of Plato, d teacher of Alexander the Great | 2 | |
| 7467006073 | Atman | Human soul, which in classic Hindu belief seeks union with Brahman. | 3 | |
| 7467006921 | Ban Zhao | Major female Confucian author(Han dynasty 45-116 C.E.) works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women. | 4 | |
| 7467008400 | Bhagavad Gita | Great Hindu epic text, part of larger Mahabharata, affirms performance of caste duties as path to religious liberation. | 5 | |
| 7467009901 | bhakti movement | Immensely popular development in Hinduism, advocating intense devotion toward a particular deity. | 6 | |
| 7467010930 | Brahman | World Soul or final reality in upanishadic Hindu belief. | 7 | |
| 7467012466 | Brahmins | The priestly caste of India. | 8 | |
| 7467015793 | Buddhism | Cultural, religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama. | 9 | |
| 7467019961 | Confucianism | Chinese philosophy, advocating moral example of superiors as the key element of social order. | 10 | |
| 7467022014 | Kong Fuzi | Founder Confucianism (551-479 B.C.E.); aristocrat of northern China became greatest influence on Chinese culture in its history | 11 | |
| 7467024657 | Constantine | Roman emperor (r. 306-337 C.E.) conversion to Christianity paved way for triumph of Christianity in Europe | 12 | |
| 7467026426 | Daodejing | Central text of Daoism; translated as The Way and Its Power | 13 | |
| 7467027472 | Daoism | Chinese philosophy-popular religion advocates simplicity and understanding of world of nature, founded by legendary figure Laozi. | 14 | |
| 7467053604 | filial piety | Honoring of one's ancestors and parents, key element of Confucianism. | 15 | |
| 7467055355 | Greek rationalism | Secularizing system of scientific, philosophic thought developed in classical Greece (600 to 300 B.C.E.) emphasized power of education, human reason to understand world in nonreligious terms. | 16 | |
| 7467056515 | Hinduism | Word derived from outsiders described vast diversity of indigenous Indian religious traditions | 17 | |
| 7467058804 | Hippocrates | Influential Greek medical theorist (ca. 460-ca. 370 B.C.E.); father of medicine. | 18 | |
| 7467060467 | Isaiah | Important Jewish prophet, teachings show transformation of religion in favor of compassion and social justice (eighth century B.C.E.). | 19 | |
| 7467061562 | Jesus of Nazareth | prophet/God of Christianity (ca. 4 B.C.E.-ca. 30 C.E.). | 20 | |
| 7467063342 | Judaism | Monotheistic religion developed by Hebrews, emphasized sole personal god (Yahweh) with concerns for social justice. | 21 | |
| 7467065670 | Karma | Hinduism, determining factor of level at which individual reincarnated, based on purity of action and fulfillment of duty in the prior existence. | 22 | |
| 7467071377 | Laozi | Legendary Chinese philosopher(6th century B.C.E.);founder of Daoism. | 23 | |
| 7467072121 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy distinguished adherence-clear laws w/ vigorous punishments | 24 | |
| 7467076322 | Mahayana | "Great Vehicle," popular development(Buddhism) early centuries of Common Era, gives greater role to supernatural beings, more popular than original (Theravada) Buddhism. | 25 | |
| 7467081641 | moksha | Hindu belief, liberation from separate existence, union with Brahman. | 26 | |
| 7467084191 | nirvana | End goal-Buddhism,individual identity "extinguished" state of serenity, great compassion. | 27 | |
| 7467085738 | Plato | Disciple of Socrates - Dialogues convey teachings of his master while going beyond them to express Plato's own philosophy; lived from 429 to 348 B.C.E. | 28 | |
| 7467086858 | Pythagoras | Major Greek philosopher (ca. 560-ca. 480 B.C.E.) believed that unchanging mathematical order underlies apparent chaos of world. | 29 | |
| 7467093540 | Saint Paul | First great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 C.E.). | 30 | |
| 7467096332 | Siddhartha Gautama | Indian prince turned ascetic (ca. 566-ca. 486 B.C.E.) founded Buddhism.) | 31 | |
| 7467100001 | Socrates | First great Greek philosopher-turned rationalism toward questions of human existence (469-399 B.C.E.). | 32 | |
| 7467102563 | Thales of Miletus | Greek natural philosopher (ca. 624-ca. 547 B.C.E.), noted for application of reason to astronomy and for his questioning of the fundamental nature of the universe. | 33 | |
| 7467103465 | Theodosius | Roman emperor (r. 379-395 C.E.) made Christianity official religion of Roman state, banning all polytheistic rituals. | 34 | |
| 7467106366 | Theravada | "The Teaching of the Elders," Buddhist early form, Buddha was wise teacher but not divine and which emphasizes practices rather than beliefs. | 35 | |
| 7467110877 | Upanishads | Indian mystical and philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 B.C.E. | 36 | |
| 7467113560 | Vedas | Earliest religious texts of India, collection of ancient poems, hymns, and rituals that were transmitted orally before being written down ca. 600 B.C.E. | 37 | |
| 7467115445 | Warring States period | Period in China(403 to 221 B.C.E.)typified by disorder, political chaos. | 38 | |
| 7467117315 | yin and yang | Expression of the Chinese belief in the unity of opposites | 39 | |
| 7467120003 | Zarathustra | Persian prophet, traditionally dated 6th -7th century B.C.E. (perhaps much older), who founded Zoroastrianism. | 40 | |
| 7467122618 | Zhuangzi | A Chinese philosopher (369-286 B.C.E.) who spelled out the teachings of Daoism. | 41 | |
| 7467125125 | Zoroastrianism | Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra. | 42 |
