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| 4832740723 | Senate | Assembly of Roman aristocrats; advised on policy within the republic; one of the early elements of the Roman constitution | 0 | |
| 4832742120 | Consuls | Two chief executives or magistrates of the Roman republic; elected by an annual assembly dominated by the aristocracy | 1 | |
| 4832743316 | Augustus (Octavian) | Name given to Octavion following his defeat of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra; first emperor of Rome | 2 | |
| 4832743586 | Twelve Tables | The legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. | 3 | |
| 4832744047 | Han Empire | Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 BCE; ruled for next 400 years | 4 | |
| 4832744535 | Confucius | Also known as Kung Fuzi; major Chinese philosopher born in the 6th century BCE; author of Analects; philosophy based on need for restoration of order through advice of superior men to be found among the Shi. | 5 | |
| 4832745007 | Five Relationships (of Confucianism) | (1) ruler and subject; (2) father and son; (3) elder brother and younger brother; (4) husband and wife; and (5) friend and friend. | 6 | |
| 4832745008 | Humanism | Focus on humankind as center of intellectual and artistic endeavor; method of study that emphasized the superiority of classical forms over medieval styles, in particular the study of ancient languages | 7 | |
| 4832745380 | Maurya | Founder of Maurya dynasty; established first empire in Indian subcontinent; first centralized government since Harappan civilization. | 8 | |
| 4832745381 | Gupta | Dynasty that succeeded the Kushans in the 3rd century CE; built empire that extended to all but the southern regions of Indian sub-continent; less centralized than Mauryan Empire | 9 | |
| 4832747054 | Ashoka | Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya; completed conquests of Indian subcontinent; converted to buddhism and sponsored spread of new religion throughout his empire | 10 | |
| 4832747055 | dharma | The caste position and career determined by a person's birth; Hindu culture required that one accept one's social position and perform occupation to the best of one's ability in order to have a better situation in the next life | 11 | |
| 4832747296 | Hinduism | The religion of India's majority. | 12 | |
| 4832747297 | Buddhism | Religion of Buddha. Buddha was the creator of the major Indian and Asian religion. | 13 | |
| 4832748118 | Edicts of Ashoka | The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka as well as boulders and cave walls made by the Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire | 14 | |
| 4832748392 | Caste System | a system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by the British Raj, and is today the basis of reservation in India. | 15 | |
| 4832748393 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of Roman Empire following collapse of western half of old empire; retained Mediterranean culture, particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam; capital at Constantinople. | 16 | |
| 4832749144 | Yellow Turbans | Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 CE in China promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic | 17 | |
| 4832749145 | Huns | A nomadic group of people who are known to have lived in Eastern Europe | 18 | |
| 4832749146 | Nomads | Cattle and sheep herding societies normally found on civilized societies. Commonly referred to as Barbarians | 19 | |
| 4832750576 | Silk Road | The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that for centuries were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East from China to the Mediterranean Sea. | 20 | |
| 4832751084 | Asian sea trading network | Divided into 3 main zones: west was an arab zone on glass, carpet, & tapestry making; the central was india with cotton textiles; and in the east was china with paper,production, porcelain, & silk textiles. | 21 |
