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10636404992Persian EmpireMesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median, Lydian, and Babylonian empires, as well as Egypt and many others. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire.0
10636409821Qin Shihuangdi(r.221-210 BCE) The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed strongly in Legalism and sought to strengthen the centralized China through public works.1
10636413218Athenian DemocracyA type of government used in Athens which is sort of a combine of majority rule and democracy.2
10642879997Han Dynasty(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalim.3
10642884442Greco-Persian WarsTwo major Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 B.C.E. and 480 B.C.E., in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea.4
10642886736Trung TracVietnamese woman from an aristocratic military family who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against China around 40 C.E. following the execution of her husband.5
10642891988Alexander the GreatKing of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia6
10642894839Kushan Empireruled central asia to northern india, important in spreading budhism to chinese, took control of the trade route that connected india7
10642897690Hellenistic Erathe age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world8
10642900802Mauryan Empire(321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya.9
10642902710Augustus(63 BCE - 14 CE) First emperor of Rome (27 BCE - 14 CE) He restored order and prosperity to the Empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Grandnephew to Julius Caesar.10
10642905714AshokaLeader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism.11
10642906939Pax RomanaA period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.12

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