Chp. 4 key terms
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| 286262737 | Ahura Mazda | In Zoroastrianism, the God who rules the world | 0 | |
| 286262738 | Aryans | Indo-Europeans pastoralists who moved into India about the time of the collapse of the Indus valley civilization;their role in causing the collapse is still debated | 1 | |
| 286262739 | Alexander The Great | Alexander III of Macedonia (356-323B.C.E) conqueror of the Persian empire and part of Northwest India | 2 | |
| 286262740 | Ashoka | The most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance (268-232b.c.e.) | 3 | |
| 286262741 | Athenian Democracy | A radical form of direct democracy in which much of the free male population of Athens had the franchise and officeholders were chosen by lot. | 4 | |
| 286262742 | Caesar Augustus | The great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as sole ruler of the Roman state at the end of an extended period of civil war (31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) | 5 | |
| 286262743 | Cyrus(the Great) | Founder of the Persian empire. Noted for his conquests, religious tolerance, and political moderation. ( r. 557-530 b.c.e) | 6 | |
| 286262744 | Darius I | Great King of Persia (r.522-486b.c.e.) following the upheavals after Cyrus's death. Completed the establishment of the Persian Empire | 7 | |
| 286262745 | Greco-Persian Wars | Two major Persian invasions of Greece in 490b.c.e. and 480 b.c.e. in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea | 8 | |
| 286262746 | Gupta Empire | An empire of India (320-550 C.E.) | 9 | |
| 286262747 | Han Dynasty | Dynasty that ruled China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E. creating a durable state based on Shihuangdi's state building achievement. | 10 | |
| 286262748 | Hellenistic era | The period from 323 to 30 B.C.E. in which Greek culture spread widely in Eurasia in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors | 11 |
