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| 2847898537 | Monotheism | Believing in one god | 0 | |
| 2847899644 | Code of Hammurabi | King of Babylon from 1800 to 1750; His code was discovered on a a marble slab in 1901. (Pg. 26) | 1 | |
| 2847899645 | Persia | Est. 550 B.C - ended in 336 B.C. It was founded by Cyrus the Great, whom combined two tribes (Medes & Persians). He rules over 40 million people. | 2 | |
| 2847900701 | Sparta | The great rivals of Greece. Dominated Athens in the Pelopponesian war (431-440 B.C) At the age of 7, boys were taken away to the Agoge, where they trained intensively. Their reign ended when they were defeated by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra, in 371 B.C. | 3 | |
| 2847901444 | Athens | The capital/largest city in Greece. It dominated the Attica region, powerful city-state. | 4 | |
| 2847941269 | Parthenon | Former temple on the Athenian Acropolis (Greece), dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the Athens considered their patron. | 5 | |
| 2847941270 | Socrates | Greek Philosopher, his students were Pluto & Xenophon. | 6 | |
| 2847942407 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher who lived from 384-322 B.C. His teacher was Plato, from who he learned to make a significant impact in World History, through logic, biology, and aesthetics. | 7 | |
| 2847942408 | Alexander the Great | Macedonian king who lived from 356-323 B.C. He was tutored by Aristotle. He helped aid in the defeat of the Athenian and Theban armies. | 8 | |
| 2847943880 | Eratosthenes | Cyrenean mathematician from 276-194 B.C. | 9 | |
| 2847944481 | Archimedes | Tutored by Alexander the Great, became a astronomer and mathematician. | 10 | |
| 2853937344 | Plebeians | Ancient Rome, the lower class. | 11 | |
| 2853937345 | Patricians | Ancient Rome, the wealthy class. | 12 | |
| 2853938602 | Rule of Law | Major and minor defenses, that applies to nearly everyone. Earliest form of written law. | 13 | |
| 2853938603 | Twelve Tablets | Completed in 449 BCE, these civil laws developed by the Roman Republic following demands by plebeians. | 14 | |
| 2853939787 | Pax Romana | "Roman Peace" - refers to the peaceful historical time between 27 B.C and 180 B.C | 15 | |
| 2853939788 | Aryans | Indo-European nomadic pastoralists who replaced Harappam civilazation; militarized society. Brought new technology and innovations from India, they also created new gods which eventually led to Hinduism. | 16 | |
| 2853940751 | Emperor Asoka | Lived from 304-232 B.C. - 3rd ruler of the Indian Mauryan Empire. He ruled form 268 BCE to 232 BCE and became a model of kingship in the Buddhist tradition. | 17 | |
| 2854168230 | Mauryan Empire | 350-150 B.C. Chandra Gupta and Ashoka are able to unite Northern India using military force and economic benefits. Buddhism spreads rapidly because of the conversion of Ashoka. | 18 | |
| 2854169908 | Gupta Empire | 375-550 A.D. Gupta Dynasty re-united India; very strong mathematics accomplishments including inventing the numbers 1-9 and 0. Also important developments in medicine, astronomy and art. | 19 | |
| 2854169909 | Zhou Dynasty | 1000-256 B.C. Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism are created and spread rapidly through the Chinese culture. Years of war and conflict lead to a demand for a better way and new philosophies of life compete to offer the Chinese more stability and protection from warlords. | 20 | |
| 2854171447 | Qin Dynasty | First unified, multi-national and power-centralized state in the Chinese history. It lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC, managing to survive for 15 years. | 21 | |
| 2854171448 | Neolithic Revolution | The fundamental change of the way people lived, through the advancements in technology, techniques, protection and agriculture. | 22 | |
| 2854172947 | Mesopotamia | Found in the Fertile Crescent, and lived under Hammurabi's Code. They built Ziggurats and were socially stratified. | 23 | |
| 2854172948 | Pharoah | Ruler of Egypt. | 24 | |
| 2854174040 | Heirogliphics | Egyptian Writing System | 25 | |
| 2854174041 | Cuneiform | Firs written recording of religion, recorded by Sumerians. (Sumerian Tablets) | 26 | |
| 2872882606 | Sumerians | People who migrated from Mesopotamia c. 4000 B.C.; created first civilization within region, organized inti city-states. | 27 | |
| 2872886624 | Baby | Unified all of Mesopotamia c. 1800 B.C.E. ; empire collapsed due to foreign invasion in c. 1600 B.C.E | 28 | |
| 2872889712 | Kush | Am African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 1000 B.C.E. Conquered Egypt. | 29 | |
| 2872892767 | Indus River | River sources in Himalayas to mouth in Arabian Sea; location of Harappan civilization. | 30 | |
| 2872896651 | Harappa | Along with Mohenjodaro, major urban complex of the Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern. | 31 | |
| 2872903887 | Vedas | Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books in the 6th century B.C.E. | 32 | |
| 2872908421 | Mahabharata | Indian epic war, princely, honor, love, and social duty. Handed down in oral form. | 33 | |
| 2872910768 | Ramayana | One of the great epic tales from classical India; traces of adventures of King Rama and his wife, Sita. | 34 | |
| 2872913798 | Upanishads | Latest books of the Vedas; contained sophisticated and sublime philosophical ideas. Utilized by Brahmans to restore religious authority. | 35 |
