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| 4875674193 | Classical Civilizations | Civilizations that has enduring influence over vast numbers of people. | 0 | |
| 4875674194 | Main Accomplishment of Zhou China | Expanded Chinese territory to include the Yangtse River valley, adding fertile rice growing area. | 1 | |
| 4875674195 | Main Accomplishments of Qin China | Chinese territory expanded as far as Northern Vietnam, construction of a defensive wall (not the Great Wall,) standardized coins, and common written language. | 2 | |
| 4875674196 | Main Accomplishments of Han China | Strong governmental bureaucracy, Chinese territory in Indochina, Chinese civil service exams, Silk Road trade, paper and water mills. | 3 | |
| 4875674197 | Alexander the Great | From Macedonia and reached into India's subcontinent as far as the Indus River where he set up a border state named Bactria. | 4 | |
| 4875674198 | Chandragupta | An autocratic ruler who founded the Mauryan dynasty in India. | 5 | |
| 4875674199 | Ashoka | Grandson of Chandragupta known for brutality of his conquests. Later relaxed his behavios and connected with the Silk Roads, sharing Buddhism. | 6 | |
| 4875674200 | Gupta India | Ruled by Hindus and enforced the caste system upon India, developing a less centralized government than the Mauryans and tolerating Buddhism. | 7 | |
| 4875674201 | Sati | Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself on her husband's funeral pyre. | 8 | |
| 4878290448 | What did the practice of sati mean? | The custom was alleged to bestow honor and purity upon the widow | 9 | |
| 4875674202 | Main Accomplishments of Gupta India | Sterilization in surgery, knowledge of plastic surgery, and advances in astronomy. | 10 | |
| 4875674203 | Persia | A culture that lies relatively close to the Mediterranean that influences the region later in history. | 11 | |
| 4875674204 | Zoroastrianism | A Persian religion that held to a belief in a system of rewards and punishments in the afterlife. | 12 | |
| 4875674205 | Greece | A classical civilization whose origin traces to Indo-European peoples who migrated to the southern Greek Peninsula at 1700 BCE. | 13 | |
| 4875674206 | Phoenician Mariners | Seafaring people who migrated to the Aegean Sea and recorded a 22 letter alphabet representing consonants. This alphabet became the basis of the Greek alphabet. | 14 | |
| 4875674207 | Polis/City-State | Greek political organizations consisting of a city and surrounding countryside, both under the influence of one government. | 15 | |
| 4875674208 | Democracy | A form of government that originated in Athens in which the people rule. | 16 | |
| 4875674209 | Aristotle | A Greek philosopher who wrote on a variety of subjects in politics, arts, and the sciences. His major philosophies became a model of Greek thought. | 17 | |
| 4875674210 | Hellenistic Age | A period in Greek history during the rule of Alexander the Great. | 18 | |
| 4875674211 | Stoicism | Hellenistic philosophy that taught that men and women should use their powers of reason to lead virtuous lives. | 19 | |
| 4875674212 | Mystery Religions | A belief shared among many religions in which believers who truly follow their practices will be rewarded with a blissful life in the afterlife. | 20 | |
| 4875674213 | Pax Romana | Roman Peace. | 21 | |
| 4875674214 | Twelve Tables | Roman law. | 22 | |
| 4878272718 | These formed the basis of classical India | Vedic and Epic ages (cultural and social structures) | 23 | |
| 4878283582 | During Gupta rule, because of the strict divisions of the caste system, this practice was not widespread | Slavery | 24 | |
| 4878285846 | High-towered temples in honor of the Hindu gods; lavish wall paintings in caves dedicated to gods | Two accomplishments of the Gupta dynasty | 25 | |
| 4878286603 | Caves of Ajanta | Gupta-era paintings are found on the walls here | 26 | |
| 4878295473 | This period came to an end with the weakening and fall of Rome, Han China, and Gupta India to invaders | The classical period | 27 | |
| 4878299836 | T/F: The fall of the three great classical empires (Rome, Han China, and Gupta India) showed a number of similarities | True | 28 | |
| 4878304630 | Constantine converted to what religion? | Christianity | 29 | |
| 4878309560 | During Constantine's time, the (western) (eastern) portion of the empire declined, while the (western) (eastern) thrived. | western, eastern | 30 | |
| 4878312391 | T/F: The eastern portion of the Roman empire did not fall at the same time as the western empire | True | 31 | |
| 4878314650 | T/F: The eastern portion of the Roman empire saw much more pressure from invaders than the western portion | False | 32 | |
| 4878317008 | By 476, the last Roman emperor was replaced by a Germanic ruler from the tribe of (fill in) | Visigoths | 33 | |
| 4878321992 | This Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 tried to capture portions of Rome's lost territory, but it was in vain | Justinian | 34 | |
| 4878328027 | Heavy taxes on peasants; Decline of interest in Confucian goals Poor harvests Population decline from disease | Some causes of the decline of the Han dynasty | 35 | |
| 4878332987 | Later emperors wanted a life of pleasure instead of ruling wisely The influence of army generals The recruitment of outsiders into the army The vastness of the empire/hard to rule | Some causes of the decline of the Roman empire | 36 | |
| 4878336628 | Local princes became more powerful Nomads drove into the central part of the country The country fragmented into regional states | Some causes of the decline of Gupta India | 37 | |
| 4878497103 | Indus | River in India | 38 | |
| 4878497104 | Yellow | River in China | 39 | |
| 4878498330 | Sacred texts of Hinduism | Vedas and Upanishads | 40 |
