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| 14801194406 | Ban Zhao | major Confucian author during Han dynasty whose works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women | 0 | |
| 14801206631 | Buddhism | cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama | 1 | |
| 14801216658 | Legalism | A Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments. | 2 | |
| 14801232778 | Church of the East | theologically and organizationally distinct Christian church based in Syria and Persia but with followers in southern India and central Asia | 3 | |
| 14801256340 | Saint Paul | The first great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 C.E.). | 4 | |
| 14801271295 | Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha) | the Indian prince turned atheistic (ca 566 - ca 486 bce) who founded Buddhism | 5 | |
| 14801291137 | Confucius (Kong-Fuzi) | the founder of Confucianism; an aristocrat of northern China who proved to be the greatest influence on Chinese culture in its history (551 - 479 bce) | 6 | |
| 14801314337 | Confucianism | Chinese philosophy of Confucius, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key elements of social order | 7 | |
| 14802569972 | Theravada | "The Teaching of the Elders", the early form of Buddhism according to which the Buddha was a wise teacher but not divine which emphasizes practices rather than beliefs (China) | 8 | |
| 14802651543 | Manayana | modified version of Buddhism that emerged in India in the early century ce and emphasized that help was available to individuals crossing the river to Enlightenment | 9 | |
| 14802669468 | Upanishads | Indian mystical and philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 B.C.E. | 10 | |
| 14802693094 | Perpetua | Christian convert from northern Africa who, in 203 C.E., was killed by the Romans for her faith. | 11 | |
| 14802696780 | Daoism | a Chinese religious tradition that advocates simplicity and understanding of the natural world, founded by Laozi | 12 | |
| 14802719872 | Filial Piety | honoring of ones parents/ancestors in Confucianism | 13 | |
| 14802724535 | Nirvana | end goal of Buddhism, in which individuals existence ends | 14 | |
| 14802731726 | Hinduism | meaning outsiders; its used to describe the vast diversity of Indian religious tradition (Polytheistic) | 15 | |
| 14819089155 | Karma | In Hinduism, the determining factor of the level at which the individual is reincarnated, based on purity of action and fulfillment of duty in the prior existence; in East Asia the fate that comes to one based on their actions | 16 | |
| 14819107811 | Bhagavad Gita | A great Hindu epic text, part of the much larger Mahabharata, which affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation | 17 | |
| 14819116889 | Abraham/Moses | founder/important prophet in Judaism | 18 | |
| 14819123053 | Jesus of Nazareth | central prophet/son of/& God in Christianity (ca 6 bce - ca 30 ce) | 19 | |
| 14819140266 | Muhammad | received word of God (as told in the Quran) in Islam | 20 | |
| 14819154788 | Laozi | legendary Chinese philosopher of the sixth century bce; regarded as the founder of Daoism | 21 | |
| 14819166095 | Judaism | monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews emphasizing a sole personal god (Yah-weh) with concerns for social justice | 22 | |
| 14819184717 | Greek Rationalism | secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought, emphasizing education and human reason to understand the world in non-religious terms | 23 | |
| 14819215223 | Zoroastrianism | Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra; traditionally dated to the 6th or 7th century bce | 24 | |
| 14819250150 | Yin and Yang | two powers that represent rhythm of universe; in many East Asian cultural traditions | 25 | |
| 14819257307 | Vedas | earliest religious texts of ancient poems, hymns, and rituals that were transmitted orally before being written down (ca 600 bce) | 26 | |
| 14819290361 | Socrates | first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence (469 - 348 bce) | 27 | |
| 14819304613 | Plato | A disciple of Socrates whose Dialogues convey the teachings of his master while going beyond them to express his own philosophy (429 - 348 bce) | 28 | |
| 14819334252 | Aristotle | Greek polymath philosopher; student of Plato and instructor of Alexander the Great (348 - 322 bce) | 29 |
