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| 10934892602 | Vedic Age | from 1500-700BCE hungering and gathering people migrated to India in a transitional period | 0 | |
| 10934892603 | Bronze Age | From about 4000 B.C.E., when bronze tools were first introduced in the Middle East, to about 1500 B.C.E., when iron began to replace it. | 1 | |
| 10934892604 | Warring States Period | Period in China from 403 to 221 B.C.E. that was typified by disorder and political chaos. between the zhou and qin dynasty | 2 | |
| 10934892605 | Neolithic Era | The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished | 3 | |
| 10934892606 | Paleolithic Era | The Old Stone Age ending in 12,000 B.C.E.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. | 4 | |
| 10934892607 | Hebrews | Early group of people who lived in lands between Mesopotamia and Egypt. They developed the religion Judaism. | 5 | |
| 10934892608 | Aryans | Indo-European nomadic pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilization; militarized society | 6 | |
| 10934892609 | Olmecs | People of a cultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico c. 1200 B.C.E.; featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems. | 7 | |
| 10934892610 | Mayans | 1500 B.C. to 900 A.D. This is the most advanced civilization of the time in the Western Hempishere. Famous for its awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities. A complex social and political order. | 8 | |
| 10934892611 | Zhou | Originally a vassal family of Shang China; possibly Turkic in origin; overthrew the Shang and established second historical Chinese dynasty that flourished 1122 to 256 B.C.E. | 9 | |
| 10934892612 | Spartans | Ancient Greek state that believed in war and physical activity. | 10 | |
| 10934892615 | Babylonians | Unified all of Mesopotamia c. 1800 B.C.E.; empire collapsed due to foreign invasion c. 1600 B.C.E. | 11 | |
| 10934892616 | Greeks | This group settled in southern Italy and Sicily. They influenced the peoples of Rome. They passed things to the Romans such as knowledge of growing olives and grapes, the alphabet, sculpture and architecture. Culture diffusion! | 12 | |
| 10934892617 | Athenians | Leaders in Democracy from Ancient Greece | 13 | |
| 10934892618 | Mycenaeans | a group of people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.; leading city called Mycenae which could withstand any attack; nobles lived in splendor; these people invaded many surrounding kingdoms | 14 | |
| 10934892619 | Persians | tolerant; bureaucracy; Cyrus the Great and Darius were the most famous rulers; Royal Road was their trade route and united empire; Zoroastrianism | 15 | |
| 10934892620 | Aztecs | Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City | 16 | |
| 10934892621 | Chavin | The first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region. | 17 | |
| 10934892622 | Inca | Group of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures; term also used for leader of empire | 18 | |
| 10934892623 | Phoenicians | Seafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean | 19 | |
| 10934892624 | Shang | First Chinese dynasty for which archeological evidence exists; capital located in Ordos bulge of the Huanghe; flourished 1600 to 1046 B.C.E. | 20 | |
| 10934892625 | Zhou | Originally a vassal family of Shang China; possibly Turkic in origin; overthrew the Shang and established second historical Chinese dynasty that flourished 1122 to 256 B.C.E. | 21 | |
| 10934892626 | Achaemenid | 558- 333B.C.E, first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus who capitalized on weakening Syrian and Babylonian empires. Peak was under Darius | 22 | |
| 10934892627 | Rome | 23 | ||
| 10934892628 | Byzantine | 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 | 24 | |
| 10934892629 | Mauryan | Dynasty established in Indian subcontinent in 4th century BCE following invasion by Alexander the Great | 25 | |
| 10934892630 | Hellenistic | The culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms | 26 | |
| 10934892631 | Assyrian | Known as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to centeral Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, daggers and swords, tunnels, and fearful military tactics to gain strength in their empire | 27 | |
| 10934892632 | Qin | Dynasty established in 221 B.C.E. at the end of the Warring States period following the decline of the Zhou dynasty; fell in 207 B.C.E. | 28 | |
| 10934892633 | Gupta | Dynasty that succeeded the Kushans in the 3rd century C.E.; built empire that extended to all but the southern regions of Indian sub-continent; less centralized than Mauryan Empire. | 29 | |
| 10934892634 | Confucianism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 30 | |
| 10934892635 | Daoism | A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 31 | |
| 10934892636 | Jainism | A religion that branched off from Hinduism and was founded by Mahavira; its belief is that everything has a soul, and its purpose was to cleanse the soul. Some were extreme aesthetics. 6th century BCE | 32 | |
| 10934892637 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. torah | 33 | |
| 10934892638 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 34 | |
| 10934892639 | Legalism | the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled | 35 | |
| 10934892640 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion. | 36 | |
| 10934892641 | Zoroastrianism | Animist religion that saw material existence as battle between forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice; righteous lived on after death in "House of Song"; chief religion of Persian Empire. | 37 | |
| 10934892642 | Buddhism | Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. | 38 | |
| 10934892643 | Julius Caesar | Roman general responsible for conquest of Gaul; brought army back to Rome and overthrew republic; assassinated in 44 BCE by conservative senators | 39 | |
| 10934892644 | Jesus | prophet and teacher among the jews; beloved by christians to be the messiah; executed | 40 | |
| 10934892645 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher; teacher of Alexander the Great; knowledge based on observation of phenomena in material world | 41 | |
| 10934892646 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the brief Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. | 42 | |
| 10934892647 | Socrates | Athenian philosopher of later 5th century BCE; tutor of Plato; urged rational reflection of moral decisions; condemned to death for corrupting minds of Athenian young | 43 | |
| 10934892648 | Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | 44 | |
| 10934892649 | Justinian's Code | Laws of the byzantine empire based the twelve tables of Roman law, became a basis for laws in many European nations | 45 | |
| 10934892650 | Lateen Sail | triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in the Indian Ocean trade | 46 | |
| 10934892651 | Magnetic Compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north | 47 | |
| 10934892652 | Dhows | Large ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors that could carry up to four hundred tons of cargo. | 48 | |
| 10934892653 | Sternpost Rudder | invented in China during the Han Dynasty, the sternpost rudder allowed for better navigation and control of ships of increasing size. The Europeans received it through trade. | 49 | |
| 10934892654 | Silk Road | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. | 50 | |
| 10934892655 | Vedas | Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century B.C.E. | 51 | |
| 10934892656 | Hammurabi's Code | established rules of procedure for courts of law and regulated property rights and duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crimes | 52 | |
| 10934892657 | Caste System | a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives | 53 | |
| 11200447500 | Han Dynasty | (202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalim. | 54 |
