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| 2998560462 | Xiongnu | powerful nomadic group located to the north of china, they were the primary reason for the construction of the great wall | 0 | |
| 2998563264 | Cleisthenes | athenian spokesman; credited with establishing the world's first democratic government | 1 | |
| 2998564883 | Legalism | harsh, rigid style of governmental rule found in classical qin china; focused on the censorship of scholarly works, and included severe penalties for breaking the law | 2 | |
| 2998564884 | Hoplites | greek foot soldiers | 3 | |
| 2998567772 | Attila the Hun | infamous barbarian invader who led a series of attacks on the roman empire during the mid-400's C.E.; was surprisingly persuaded to spare and leave rome for breaking the law | 4 | |
| 2998576626 | Ionia | a small series of greek settlements along the anatolian seacoast that came under the rule of an expanding persian empire | 5 | |
| 2998578485 | Aristotle | greek philosopher and scholar; tutor of the legendary macedonian leader alexander the great | 6 | |
| 2998580070 | Patricians | a wealthy social class found in classical era from roman society | 7 | |
| 2998581904 | Pax Romana | a stable, prosperous period within the context of classical roman society; generally considered to be the height of roman imperial power and influence | 8 | |
| 2998583691 | Helots | conquered peoples, who lived in slave like conditions within classical spartan society | 9 | |
| 2998585830 | Julius Caesar | member of the first triumvirate along with crassus and pompey; eventually established himself as the first dictatior of rome; assasinated by members of the roman senate | 10 | |
| 2998587922 | Ahura Mazda | great deity of goodness in the classical era persian empire | 11 | |
| 2998589313 | Herodotus | viewed as the "father of greek history," it is his works that provide a detailed account of the legendary battles of the persian war | 12 | |
| 2998590807 | Qin Shihuangdi | chinese leader who ended the period of the "seven warring states" and consolidated power in china around 221 B.C.E.; commissioned the building of the great wall, and implemented the policies of legalism within the empire itself | 13 | |
| 2998590808 | Octavian | grand-nephew of the legendary julius caesar, and a member of the second triumvirate; renamed caesar augustus by the roman senate, and ascended to the position of "first citizen" of rome; first true roman emperor | 14 | |
| 2998592986 | Persia | legendary empire located in modern day iran; engaged in a series of battles against the greek city states during the early days of the classical era; monotheistic based society, which favored the formation of satrapies to assist in running the various aspects of its government | 15 | |
| 2998595048 | Twelve Tables | the formal name for the codified system of roman law; it borrowed heavily from the ancient mesopotamian ideologies included within the code of hammurabi | 16 | |
| 2998597691 | Eunchs | castrated officials within the classical chinese government who were loyal to the emperor and tended to feud with members of the wealthy aristocracy, the scholargentry | 17 | |
| 2998599007 | Cyrus the Great | first leader of the achaemenid, or persian, empire; nicknamed the"lawgiver" by the hebrew people, after he freed them from babylonian rule, and allowed them to return home to jerusalem | 18 | |
| 2998601034 | Wendi | founder of the short-lived sui dynasty of china, who supported the state sponsorship of buddhism as an official religion within chinese border | 19 | |
| 2998601035 | Senate | legislative body of the roman republic, who typically served in an advisor role to the populace itself; it orignally consisted of 300 members, but ballooned to 900 during the reign of caesar augustus | 20 | |
| 2998604632 | Persepolis | the persian capital | 21 | |
| 2998604633 | Ashoka | legendary leader of the mauryan empire; fair and virtous, he would eventually break from the custom of his people and convert to the ideals of buddhist thought | 22 | |
| 2998608131 | Darius the Great | persian leader who empasized the philosophy of autocratic (absolute) leadership, however, he was generally tolerant of other religions and cultural ideologies | 23 | |
| 2998608132 | Wudi | emperor of the han dynasty, who established the world's first true civil service examination system, which incorporated vast elements of confucian thought into its overall political and social structure | 24 | |
| 2998610548 | Alexander the Great | legendary macedononian ruler, who established an expansive empire that covered regions in; syria, egypt, persia, and the northern part of classical era india; founder of the hellenistic era, which is credited with spreading the various aspects of greek civilization throughout the mediterranean basin | 25 | |
| 2998613062 | Yellow Turbin Rebellion | a major peasant revolt which took place in classical era china around 184 C.E. | 26 | |
| 2998613063 | Socrates | athenian orator and philosopher, who formulated the question and answering method of learning within classical era greek circles; eventually forced to commit suicide by drinking the poison hemlock, for "corrupting athenian youth" | 27 |
