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| 3678095986 | Paleolithic | The period of the Stone Age that is associated with the evolution of humans. | 0 | |
| 3678096347 | Neolithic | Period after Paleolithic in which the Agricultural Revolution happened. | 1 | |
| 3678096348 | Agricultural Revolutions | The shift of people from hunter-gatherers to settled agriculture. Led to society and government. | 2 | |
| 3678096349 | Civilization | A complex society or a group of people that share a culture. | 3 | |
| 3678096350 | Babylon | New city founded by Semetic Amorites after the Third Dynasty of Ur fell. | 4 | |
| 3678096797 | Sumerians | People living in Mesopotamia at the start of the historical period. Made the framework of civilization. | 5 | |
| 3678096798 | Semetic | Language group spoken by Mesopotamians other than Sumerians. | 6 | |
| 3678096799 | City-State | Self-governing urban center. | 7 | |
| 3678096800 | Hammurabi | 6th ruler of the First Babylonian Dynasty, responsible for Hammurabi's code (eye for an eye, etc) | 8 | |
| 3678096806 | Nubia | Land south of Egypt. Famous for its gold mines. Egypt frequently wanted control of this land, and ended up conquering them for a time. | 9 | |
| 3678098155 | Shang | Dominant people in earliest recorded Chinese dynasty. | 10 | |
| 3678098156 | Zhou | Dynasty that replaced Shang dynasty. Came from the west. | 11 | |
| 3678098157 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese rulers are required by god to rule in the best interests of the people. If rulers do not do this, then they can be removed from power citing this. | 12 | |
| 3678098638 | Legalism | School of political thought. Emphasized supremacy of the King and submission of his subjects. | 13 | |
| 3678098639 | Confucius | Chinese philosopher Kongzi. His teachings made Confucianism. | 14 | |
| 3678098640 | Daoism | School of thought allegedly created by Laozi. Simple and allowing view on life. | 15 | |
| 3678098641 | Kush | Egyptian name for Nubia. | 16 | |
| 3678099291 | Olmec | First Mesoamerican civilization. Had a vibrant culture. | 17 | |
| 3678099292 | Chavin | First major urban civilization in South America. | 18 | |
| 3678099293 | Iron Age | Period in which Iron is used for weapons and tools, replacing bronze. | 19 | |
| 3678099294 | Hatsheput | Queen of Egypt. Sent naval expedition to Punt. had opposition to her rule. | 20 | |
| 3678100436 | Akhanaten | Took control of Egypt and shifted all focus to the Sun God, changing the way Egypt did religion for a while. This was eventually reversed by the proceeding ruler. | 21 | |
| 3678100437 | Diaspora | Greek word meaning dispersion. It is used to describe Jewish people living outside Israel. | 22 | |
| 3678100438 | Phonicians | Semitic speaking Canaanites. Lived on modern coast of Lebanon and Syria. | 23 | |
| 3678100955 | Carthage | City in present-day Tunisia. Major commercial center and naval power. Eventually defeated by Romans. | 24 | |
| 3678100956 | Darius I | Emperor who took control of the Persian empire and extended its control towards the east. | 25 | |
| 3678100957 | Satrap | A governor assigned by the King of Persia to rule a province. | 26 | |
| 3678100958 | Cyrus | The son of a Persian chieftain and a Median princess, he overthrew the median monarch and united the Persian tribes into one. | 27 | |
| 3678101777 | Zoroastrianism | The Persian religion. Unknown origin but influences Judaism. Monotheistic, held humans to high standards. | 28 | |
| 3678101778 | Polis | Greek for city-state. City-states existed because Greece did not have a central government so cities had to govern themselves. | 29 | |
| 3678101779 | Athens | The intellectual and agricultural city-state of Greece. It hosted the Olympics and had many great philosophers. | 30 | |
| 3678101780 | Sparta | The military city-state of Greece. It trained all its men in war, and was the security for the Olympics. | 31 | |
| 3678101781 | Deomcracy | The government of Athens. It allowed citizens of the city to vote on governmental matters, and was truly a government of the people. | 32 | |
| 3678103800 | Anthropomorphic | Having human qualities. Greek gods were anthropomorphic. | 33 | |
| 3678103801 | Persian Wars | Wars between Greece and Persia. The threat from Persia caused Greece to unite and fight, ultimately winning (bust underdog victory ever). | 34 | |
| 3678104862 | Peloponnesian War | War between Sparta and Athens over which city-state would control the newly-united Greece. | 35 | |
| 3678134839 | Hellenistic Age | The age when Greek culture spread throughout the known world, due to Alexander the Great. | 36 | |
| 3678134840 | Roman Republic | Early Roman Empire. Consisted of a few villages on a peninsula with a common language and culture. | 37 | |
| 3678135365 | Roman Senate | Makes policy and governs the Roman Republic. | 38 | |
| 3678135366 | Roman Principate | The period after the Roman Republic fell. Characterized by leader Octavian. | 39 | |
| 3678135367 | Pax Romana | "Roman peace." | 40 | |
| 3678136112 | Constantine | United Romans under his rule, made the Romans accept Christianity. | 41 | |
| 3678136113 | Qin | One of the ancient Chinese warring states, it conquered its rivals and made a Chinese empire. | 42 | |
| 3678136114 | Shi Hangdi | Founder of the Qin Empire. | 43 | |
| 3678136117 | Han | Dynasty that controlled China after the Qin. Start of Imperial China. | 44 | |
| 3678137099 | Chang'an | First Chinese capital city. | 45 | |
| 3678137100 | Xiongnu | Nomads who lived tot he north of China. Consistently a problem, and caused the Great Wall to built. | 46 | |
| 3678137775 | Vendas | Religious texts that are the main source of knowledge for the Vedic Age. Indian societal principals laid out here. | 47 | |
| 3678137776 | Varna | Literally means color, but colloquially means class. It was the 4 class system in India. (top to bottom): Priests + scholars, warriors + officials, merchants, peasants + laborers. | 48 | |
| 3678137777 | Jati | Caste system in India. | 49 | |
| 3678137778 | Buddha | The founder of Buddhism. He believed in peace and harmony with nature, and spread his teaching to many. | 50 | |
| 3678138689 | Mahayana Buddhism | The form of Buddhism that embraces outside influence. | 51 | |
| 3678138690 | Theravada Buddhism | The form of Buddhism that sticks to the teaching of the Buddha. | 52 | |
| 3678138691 | Hinduism | "What the Indians Do" as labeled by Muslim invaders. Predominant religion in India. | 53 | |
| 3678147720 | Mauryan Empire | India's first centralized empire, it took example from the Greeks. Powerful, filled the entire subcontinent. | 54 | |
| 3678147721 | Ashoka | Grandson of the founder of the Mauryan Empire. He became Buddhist and renounced violence. Emphasized religious tolerance. | 55 | |
| 3678147722 | Mahabharata | Story of two sets of cousins who fight due to a claim to the Indian throne. Tragic battle ensues, winner is afraid to take the throne. | 56 | |
| 3678148781 | Gupta Empire | Second great Indian kingdom, based on Mauryan Empire. | 57 | |
| 3678148782 | Malay Poeples | The dominant people of southeast Asia, they had impressive navigational skills and colonized many Pacific islands. | 58 | |
| 3678148783 | Silk Road | The trade route that stretched from the west (Roman/Byzantine/Latin West empires) to the east (China, Mongolia). It lasted from around 220 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Silk, porcelain, spices, metals, people, ideas, religions, cultures, and more traveled the road. | 59 | |
| 3678149664 | Parthians | Independent kingdom in northwest Iran. Most likely helped to start the Silk Road. | 60 | |
| 3678149665 | Indian Ocean Maritime System | Trade network on the Indian Ocean. | 61 | |
| 3678150642 | Trans-Saharan Caravan Routes | Trade network in the Saharan Desert. Connected North and South African trade networks. | 62 | |
| 3678150643 | Ghana | A country in West Africa, important in the Trans-Saharan Trade Route. | 63 | |
| 3678150644 | Islam | "Submission" to the will of God. | 64 | |
| 3678150645 | Sassanid Empire | An empire in Persia during the time Islam was founded. | 65 | |
| 3678151272 | Abu Bakr | Ruler of the Umma after Muhammad passed away. He was Muhammad's companion. | 66 | |
| 3678151273 | Caliphate | An Islamic empire led by a Caliph. | 67 | |
| 3678152091 | Ummayad Caliphate | Caliphate led by Yazid. | 68 | |
| 3678152092 | Abbasid Caliphate | Caliphate led by the family of Abbad, one of Muhammad's uncles. Appeared after a secret organization that staged a revolt and overthrew the Ummayad Leaders. | 69 | |
| 3678152093 | Medeival | "Middle Age" between the era of Greco-Roman civilization and the Renaissance. | 70 | |
| 3678152952 | Charlemange | "Charles the Great," the first man in western Europe to have the title of emperor in 300 years. | 71 | |
| 3678152953 | Byzantine Empire | The Eastern roman Empire, it maintained the old Roman Empire. | 72 | |
| 3678152954 | Kievan Russia | Kingdom that blended Byzantine influence with the Christian church. | 73 | |
| 3678153884 | Schism | The Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. It was due to many issues including the pope's jurisdiction. | 74 | |
| 3678153885 | Crusades | Military campaigns started by Christians against Muslims to conquer the Holy land, which was Jerusalem and its surrounding areas. | 75 | |
| 3678153886 | Feudalism | The land grand process in Western Europe in which lords owned land and gave it out to people in exchange for military service. | 76 | |
| 3678154497 | Holy Roman Empire | Not Holy or Roman, it consisted of German princes who ruled over some land. The Pope eventually crowned rulers of the empire, but they had little authority. | 77 | |
| 3678154908 | Tang Empire | Large empire carved out of the existing Sui. Controlled by the Li family. | 78 | |
| 3678154915 | Li Shimin | Founder of the Tang empire. | 79 | |
| 3678155949 | Tributary System | Political relationship in which independent countries acknowledged the Chinese emperor's superiority. | 80 | |
| 3678155950 | Bubonic Plague | Also known as the Black Death. It spread through rats thus along the Silk Road, and was very deadly. | 81 | |
| 3678155951 | Uighurs | Turkic group that took over Inner Asia, caused the Muslim influences in the region. | 82 | |
| 3678156893 | Kamakura Shogunate | First of three decentralized military governments in Japan. | 83 | |
| 3678156894 | Song Empire | Third of three states that developed after the Tang fell. Followed Confucianism, cut off from other Chinese states, had sea-trade contacts with many other nations. | 84 | |
| 3678157778 | Examination System in China | A system that enabled anyone to take a civil service examination to be able to obtain a government job. | 85 | |
| 3678166303 | Shamanism | Practice of attempting to communicate with the spiritual world. | 86 | |
| 3678166304 | Maize | Corn. The main crop of the Americas. | 87 | |
| 3678166305 | Bloodletting Rituals | Rituals in which blood was removed from the body. They were frequently done as a sacrificial ritual and were practiced by many America societies. | 88 | |
| 3678166804 | Teotihuacan | Located in the Valley of Mexico, began as a religious center and turned into a civilization. | 89 | |
| 3678166805 | Maya | Known for intellectual advances such as the calendar and a writing system. Important civilization in Mesoamerica. Known for architecture. | 90 | |
| 3678166807 | Toltecs | Developed in Tula. Similar to the Aztecs. | 91 | |
| 3678167661 | Aztecs | A pre-Columbian Mesoamerican society. Believed Toltecs were creators of all intellect. | 92 | |
| 3678167662 | Tenochtitlan | Capitol city of the Aztecs. Located on an island. Largest city around for a while. | 93 | |
| 3678169481 | Huitzilopochtli | Mesoamerican god of war, sun, and human sacrifice. | 94 | |
| 3678169482 | Anasazi | Ancestors of Pueblo Indians. Lived in pit houses and other structures. | 95 | |
| 3678169483 | Wari | Middle Horizon civilization in Peru. Not much known about them. | 96 | |
| 3678170079 | Genghis Khan | Leader of the Mongols. He led his people to conquer a lot of land and other people. | 97 | |
| 3678170080 | Mongols | A tribal society from eastern Asia that united under Genghis Khan and proceeded to conquer a lot of people and land. | 98 | |
| 3678170081 | Golden Horde | Khanate in Southern Russia. | 99 | |
| 3678170854 | Yuan Empire | Empire founded by Kublai after powerful khans didn't accept him. | 100 | |
| 3678170855 | Timur | Ruler who gained control of Jagadai forces and launched military campaigns into Europe. | 101 | |
| 3678170856 | Ottomans | Descended from Turks, very powerful, situated near the Sea of Marmara. | 102 | |
| 3678170857 | Zheng He | Imperial eunuch who went on naval expeditions. | 103 | |
| 3678171525 | Forbidden CIty | Chinese imperial palace from Ming dynasty to Qing dynasty. | 104 | |
| 3678171526 | Ming Empire | Enacted after Mongol Yuan Empire was overthrown. | 105 | |
| 3678172766 | Kublai Khan | Grandson of Genghis Khan, he ruled parts of the Mongol empire and founded the Yuan dynasty in China. | 106 | |
| 3678173391 | Ashikaga Shogunate | Shogunate that appeared after the Kamakura Shugunate fell. | 107 | |
| 3678173392 | Emperor Yi | Leader of Chu state in Qin dynasty. | 108 | |
| 3678173957 | IL-Khan | State established by Genghis Khan's grandson, controlled parts of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mesopotamia, and Persia, | 109 | |
| 3678174556 | Ibn Battuta | Young Muslim Scholar from morocco, documented expansion of Islamic empires across Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. | 110 | |
| 3678174557 | Delhi Sultanate | Islamic empire in India, introduced new water-control systems. Islam spread here by the sword. | 111 | |
| 3678174558 | Mali | A rich Islamic empire in north-western Africa. It had a lot of gold, and its leader promoted Islamic studies heavily. Islam spread peacefully here. | 112 | |
| 3678174559 | Mansa Musa | Leader of the Mali empire, he was a very wealthy man. Fun fact: he crashed other civilizations' economies by giving out gifts of gold. | 113 | |
| 3678175202 | Gujarat | Rich trading state captured by Delhi Sultanate after facing Mongol threats from the north. | 114 | |
| 3678175204 | Swahili Coast | Coast of Africa that engaged in Indian Ocean trade. | 115 | |
| 3678176182 | Great Zimbabwe | Capitol of a great trading nation on a plateau south of the gold-filled Zambezi river. | 116 | |
| 3678176183 | Timbuktu | West African country, had many Quranic schools and bought books at high prices. Had a respect for literature and education. | 117 | |
| 3678176184 | Latin West | Western European area which called itself "Latin." Important for the future of the world. | 118 | |
| 3678176672 | Three-field system | A system of farming where 2/3 of farmland would be planted, and the remaining 1/3 would be planted with oats. The sections used changed every year. This maintained the fertility of the oil and was very efficient. | 119 | |
| 3678176673 | Black Death | Bubonic plague. Killed 1/3 of the western European population. | 120 | |
| 3678177162 | Hellenistic League | Association of trading cities in Northern Europe. Traded in Baltic Sea. | 121 | |
| 3678177163 | Renaissance (European) | A cultural movement in which the humanities received a greater importance. | 122 | |
| 3678179351 | Great Western Schism | Leaders of the Church at Avignon and Church at Rome fought for the loyalties of Latin Christians. | 123 | |
| 3678179352 | Hundred Years War | Conflict between king of France and landowners. Landowners included English kings. | 124 | |
| 3678179362 | Reconquest of Iberia | Done by Spain and Portugal. Affected Muslims and Jews. | 125 | |
| 3678179987 | Magna Carta | A revolutionary governmental charter signed by King John of England. It promised the protection of church rights, protection for barons, swift justice, limits on feudal payments, and more. It was renewed by almost tall of the kings after John. | 126 | |
| 3678180738 | Henry the Navigator | Portuguese prince who traveled on exploration trips to western coast of Africa and promoted the study of navigation. | 127 | |
| 3678180739 | Treaty of Tordesillas | Treaty between Spain an Portugal. Settled conflicts over lands newly discovered of explored by Columbus. | 128 | |
| 3678181638 | Bartolomeu Dias | First to sail around south-most tip of Africa, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic | 129 | |
| 3678181639 | Vasco de Gama | Completed a voyage to India via the ocean | 130 | |
| 3678182093 | Christopher Columbus | Explorer who completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean and "found" the Americas | 131 | |
| 3678182094 | Kongo | African kingdom in west central Africa. | 132 | |
| 3678182738 | Christian Etiopia | Christianity came to Etheopia and stayed for a very long time. | 133 | |
| 3678182739 | Atahualpa | Last Inca emperor before Spanish takeover. Executed by the Spanish. | 134 | |
| 3678182740 | Papacy | Central government of Latin Christianity. | 135 | |
| 3678184491 | Indulgence | A paid pardon that allegedly allowed one to get to heaven faster | 136 | |
| 3678184492 | Protestant Reformation | Movement started by Martin Luther that aimed to reform the Latin Church. | 137 | |
| 3678185186 | Catholic Reformation | Reformation started by leaders of Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation. | 138 | |
| 3678185187 | Witch-hunt | Christians were very scared of witches and the supernatural, and hunted down and killed people whom they thought were witches. | 139 | |
| 3678185188 | Scientific Revolution | A shift in the way people viewed the world, from a religious standpoint to a scientific one. | 140 | |
| 3678186081 | Enlightenment | The belief that reason could determine the laws that governed human nature just as it did with science. | 141 | |
| 3678205738 | Bourgeoisie | The French urban class that worked in manufacturing, finance, and trade. | 142 | |
| 3678205739 | Joint-Stock Company | A company with charters from the French/English government that sold shares . | 143 | |
| 3678205740 | Stock Exchgange | A place where people could buy shares of joint-stock companies. | 144 | |
| 3678226658 | Little Ice Age | A period in Europe starting in 1590 that had lower temperatures all around. | 145 | |
| 3678226659 | Deforestation | Europe needed fuel for metalworking so they cut down trees. This happened at a really fast rate, leading to many forests being reduced in size greatly. | 146 | |
| 3678227675 | Hapsburg | A powerful family in Austria. | 147 | |
| 3678227676 | English Civil War | War that started when King Charles did not want to grant Parliament the rights it traditionally had. | 148 | |
| 3678227677 | Versailles | Home of Louis XIV's new palace that symbolized his triumph over government' traditional rights. | 149 | |
| 3678228542 | Balance of Power | Alliances made by European states so that one state did not get too much power. | 150 | |
| 3678228543 | Columbian Exchange | Transfer of people, animals, plants, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds. | 151 | |
| 3678229436 | Council of the Indies | Council in Spain that ran all activities in Spanish colonies. | 152 | |
| 3678229437 | Bartolome de Las Casas | Spanish priest that defended the Amerindian people. | 153 | |
| 3678231095 | Potosi | Location of the richest silver deposit in the Americas. | 154 | |
| 3678231096 | Encomienda | System of forced labor in which Amerindians had to provide Spanish with various products. | 155 | |
| 3678231097 | Creoles | Whites born in America to European parents. | 156 | |
| 3678231098 | Mestizo | People of mixed European and Amerindian descent. | 157 | |
| 3678231989 | Mulatto | People of mixed European and African descent. | 158 | |
| 3678231990 | Indentured Servants | Free people who entered into contracts with people in order to pay for their journey across the Atlantic. | 159 | |
| 3678232518 | House of Burgesses | Representatives of towns in Virginia that met to govern the colony. | 160 | |
| 3678233082 | Pilgrims | First settlers to New England. They wanted to break away from the Church of England. | 161 | |
| 3678233083 | Puritans | Second settlers to New England. They wanted to purify the Church of England. | 162 | |
| 3678234096 | Iroquois Confederacy | Alliance among various native tribes. Made trade alliance with the Dutch. | 163 | |
| 3678234097 | New France | Colony at Quebec. It had access to Amerindian trade routes. | 164 | |
| 3678234648 | Coureurs de bois | Young Frenchmen who lived with Native tribes in order to learn their language to assist with trade. | 165 | |
| 3678240630 | Tupac Amaru II | Peruvian Amerindian who started an Amerindian uprising. He was well known and connected in the Spanish colonial society. | 166 |
