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| 2939585801 | social classes of Chinese dynasties | Kings and their families, Warlords and Aristocrats, Traders and Artisians, farmers | 0 | |
| 2977708992 | ancestor worship | The belief in China that dead ancestors could intercede in human affairs on behalf of the living. Marked by frequent rituals in which the living offered food and drink to the ancestors in the hope of receiving help | 1 | |
| 2977717884 | oracle bones | the earliest known form of Chinese writing is found on these and they were used during the Shang dynasty. Cracks on it were read by priests to tell the future and communicate with the gods. | 2 | |
| 2977733893 | Andean society | develops independently b/c of geography; in Peru/Bolivia area; used domestication, agriculture, and marine life for food and trading; pottery, temples, pyramids | 3 | |
| 2977773135 | mochica | located in the valley of the moche river and dominated northern peru from 300-700 CE. One of the many states in that region that were not able to consolidate into an empire and had paintings that survived. | 4 | |
| 2977789271 | lapita | located throughout the pacific islands and had agriculture as well as animal herding. The political organization was based on chiefdoms and their trade over open ocean declined after 500 BCE | 5 | |
| 2977799781 | austronesians | skilled farmers and seafarers from southeast Asia speaking Austronesian languages that settled in New Guinea | 6 | |
| 2977848982 | zhou literature | Book of Changes, Book of Rites, Book of History, and Book of Songs. | 7 | |
| 2977854284 | ice age | A long period of time where the majority of the Earth's surface was covered by massive ice sheets. | 8 | |
| 2977861053 | Farming in Mesoamerica | had rich volcanic soil and warm climate allowing for good agriculture. Rain in the spring causing plants to grow and it would stop in the summer allowing the plants the ripen. Staple=maize, animal herding, no draft animals or wheeled vehicles. | 9 | |
| 2977869257 | olmecs | the "Rubber People" ; 1200 to 100 BCE. Had ceremonial centers and had olmec heads up to 10 ft tall out of basalt. Probably authoritarian and used a labor class. Mysterious decline with no evidence of warfare. | 10 | |
| 2977893958 | mayans | 300 BCE- 900 CE. Used terrace farming and had cacao beans. Captured enemy soldiers and used them for ritual sacrifices. Had a solar calender of 365 days and ritual calender of 260 days and invented 0. Bloodletting rituals, ideographs, Popol Vuh, had ball game. | 11 | |
| 2977915996 | teotihuacan | A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600. | 12 | |
| 2980536193 | Yangshao society | early chinese society near the yellow river from 5000 BCE-3000 BCE. Famous for painted pottery,banpo village, and bronze tools. | 13 | |
| 2985307441 | sage kings | yao, shun, yu. Were demigods who used abilities to help create mankind. | 14 | |
| 2985330730 | Shang rulers | monopolized bronze production in yellow river valley, extended rule to northeastern china, and abundant military. | 15 | |
| 2985345915 | zhou rulers | ruled under the Mandate of Heaven | 16 |
