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| 2729465042 | Neolitihic era | "New Stone Age" marked the advancement in human technique throughout several areas needed to live | 0 | |
| 2729465043 | Agricultural transition | Paleolithic experiments with cultivation to early agricultural societies in the Neolithic era. Important in recognizing the advancement in agriculture throughout human society. | 1 | |
| 2729465044 | Slash and burn | One of earliest methods known in cultivating agriculture | 2 | |
| 2729465045 | Jericho | City located near Jordan River. One of earliest known Neolithic villages. | 3 | |
| 2729465046 | Catal huyuk | Large Neolithic site. Near modern day Turkey (Anatolia). Relevant because it was close to large obsidian deposits. | 4 | |
| 2729465047 | Specialization of labor | Segmentation of various specific roles or duties in order for a greater task to be completed. Occurred due to large numbers of inhabitants in villages. | 5 | |
| 2729465048 | Textiles | A cloth or fabric. Vital to agricultural society. | 6 | |
| 2729465049 | Social distinction | The classification of people in a society (an example would be hierarchical status). | 7 | |
| 3580222957 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Greatest hero figure of ancient Mesopotamia (fifth king of the city of Uruk) | 8 | |
| 3580222958 | Mesopotamia | Nicknamed "land between the rivers" the rivers being the Tigris and Euphrates. | 9 | |
| 3580222959 | Sumer/Sumerians | Southern region of Mesopotamia. | 10 | |
| 3580222960 | Tigris and Euphrates | Rivers that were located outside Mesopotamia | 11 | |
| 3580222961 | Ziggurat | Rectangular stepped tower that could be found in Mesopotamia | 12 | |
| 3580222962 | Akkad/Akkadian | Ancient Semitic empire centered around Akkad | 13 | |
| 3580222963 | Hammurabi's Code | Babylonian code of law in ancient Mesopotamia | 14 | |
| 3580222964 | Assyrians | Inhabitants of ancient Assyria | 15 | |
| 3580222965 | New Babylonia | Period is Mesopotamian history in which Akkadian ruled | 16 | |
| 3580222966 | Bronze metallurgy | Made from copper and tin. Very useful in the construction of weapons or agricultural equipment | 17 | |
| 3580222967 | Iron | 18 | ||
| 3584667413 | Cuneiform | Style of writing in ancient Mesopotamian times | 19 | |
| 3584667414 | Hebrews/Israelites/ Jews | One of the best examples of Mesopotamian influence | 20 | |
| 3584667415 | Palestine | Geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River | 21 | |
| 3584667416 | Israel | Middle eastern country located on Mediterranean Sea | 22 | |
| 3584667417 | Judea | Biblical, Roman, and modern name of the mountainous southern part of Palestine | 23 | |
| 3584667418 | Ten Commandments | laws given to Moses by God on Mount Sina | 24 | |
| 3584667419 | Torah | law of God as shown to Moses and are recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures | 25 | |
| 3584667420 | Phoenicians | a member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Phoenicia and its colonies | 26 | |
| 3584667421 | Indo-European | Language family that is spoken throughout much of Europe and Asia | 27 | |
| 3584667422 | Hittites | One of the most influential Indo-European migrants in ancient times | 28 | |
| 3586103417 | Egypt | Most prominent of early African societies, and also one of the two main societies in sub-Saharan Africa which claimed an agriculture lifestyle | 29 | |
| 3586103418 | Nubia | With Egypt, attempted to replicate many of the Mesopotamian ways. | 30 | |
| 3586103419 | Nile | Main source of water flowing in North Africa | 31 | |
| 3586103420 | Menes | Ambitious minor official from southern Egypt. Rose to power and spread his influence north to the delta. Founder of Memphis. | 32 | |
| 3586103421 | Pharoah | Egyptian King. Claimed to be gods on the earth and intended to rule everything. | 33 | |
| 3586103422 | Pyramids | Most enduring symbols of Pharaohs authority and divine power | 34 | |
| 3586103423 | Kush | formidable and wealthy state that dominated the upper reaches of the Nile and occasionally threatened southern Egypt | 35 | |
| 3586103424 | Hyksos | Foreigners from southwest Asia. Horse riding nomads that introduced horses to Egypt and their horse drawn chariots | 36 | |
| 3586103425 | Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing that told stories in certain images or shapes | 37 | |
| 3586103426 | Bantu | One of the most influential of Sub-Saharan people. | 38 | |
| 3593958301 | Harappan Society | Named after Harappa (one of its two cities). Developed in the valley of the river (Indus). | 39 | |
| 3593958302 | Indus River | Draws from rain and snow from melting mountains. Made agricultural society possible in northern society | 40 | |
| 3593958303 | Harappa | One of the two cities located within the Harappan society. | 41 | |
| 3593958304 | Mohenjo-Daro | Had city walls, a fortified citadel, and a large granary, suggesting that it served as a center of political authority and sites for the collection and redistribution of taxes paid in the form of grain (just like Harappa) | 42 | |
| 3593958305 | Aryans | A herding people who spoke an Indo-European language and migrated to South Asia after 1500 B.C.E | 43 | |
| 3593958306 | Dravidians | Native people of India who were invaded by the foreign Aryans | 44 | |
| 3593958307 | Vedas/Vedic age | Collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the various gods of the Aryans. | 45 | |
| 3593958308 | Caste system | Class structure that determines someone's social identity since birth. | 46 | |
| 3593958309 | Varna | A Sanskrit word meaning ,"color". Refers to major social classes. | 47 | |
| 3593958310 | Jati | Sub-caste created because complex hierarchical system | 48 | |
| 3593958311 | Indra | Aryan God of war and military hero. | 49 | |
| 3593958312 | Upanishads | Means "sitting in front of" and refers to the practice of disciples gathering before a sage for discussion of religious issues. | 50 | |
| 3593958313 | Brahman | Eternal, unchanging, permanent foundation for all things that exist | 51 | |
| 3593958314 | Samsara | Doctrine that stated that upon death, individual souls go temporarily to the World of the Fathers and then return to earth in a new incarnation | 52 | |
| 3593958315 | Karma | Doctrine that accounted for specific incarnations that souls experienced | 53 | |
| 3593958316 | Dharma | Principle of cosmic order. | 54 | |
| 3593958317 | Moksha | Release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by karma. | 55 | |
| 3596613784 | Yellow River | Approximately 2,920 miles in size and borders the high plateau of Tibet. It causes much damage to communities and lands. | 56 | |
| 3596613785 | Yangzi River | Supports more intensive agriculture than what is possible in the Yellow River. | 57 | |
| 3598786279 | Xia Dynasty | First ruling house of ancient China brought to existence by Yu. Attempted to make public life in China possible on a larger scale. | 58 | |
| 3598786280 | Shang Dynasty | Arose in the regions south/east of Xia Dynasty. | 59 | |
| 3598786281 | Zhou Dynasty | Successor of the Shang Dynasty as the preeminent political authority in northern China. | 60 | |
| 3598786282 | Mandate of Heaven | Assumption made from the Zhou theory stating that earthly events were closely related to heavenly affairs. | 61 | |
| 3598786283 | Period of the Warring states | Frequent wars between the 8 states that divided the Zhou Dynasty. | 62 | |
| 3598786284 | Book of songs | Oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. | 63 | |
| 3606007588 | Olmec | Member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico, who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization. | 64 | |
| 3606007589 | Maya | Earliest heirs of the Olmecs, also created a society in the region now occupied by southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador | 65 | |
| 3606007590 | Tikal | most important Maya political center between the fourth and the ninth centuries C.E. At its height, Tikal was a wealthy and busy city with a population approaching forty thousand. | 66 | |
| 3606007591 | Chichen itza | Chichén Itzá organized a loose empire that brought a measure of political stability to the northern Yucatan. | 67 | |
| 3606007592 | Teotihuacan | Large agricultural village. Home to almost two hundred thousand in- habitants, a thriving metropolis with scores of temples, several palatial residences, neighborhoods with small apartments for the masses, busy markets, and hundreds of workshops for artisans and craftsmen. | 68 | |
| 3606007593 | Chavin cult | Named after the modern day city of Chavin de huantar. Theories suggest that its emergence came just as maize propelled into society. | 69 | |
| 3606007594 | Mochica | Was based in the Moche River. Dominated the coasts and valleys of northern Peru during the periods of 300-700 B.C.E | 70 | |
| 3606007595 | Austronesians | Earliest inhabitants of New Guinea. Possessed amazing seafaring skills. | 71 | |
| 3606007596 | Polynesians | Related to the Austronesian language. | 72 |
