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| 9870487825 | Mesopotamia | "land between the rivers", area of arable land between the Tigris and Euphrates devloped by 5000 BCE | 0 | |
| 9870491901 | Mesopotamia | The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Persians were all based around this region that included the Fertile Crescent | 1 | |
| 9870500725 | Bureaucratic Government | Way of organizing government by departments so that each department can specialize and stabilize, most notably in the Zhou Dynasty | 2 | |
| 9870507214 | Bronze Age | Age defined by the latter part of the neolithic age where people found out how to use its namesake metal | 3 | |
| 9870513810 | Polis | Structure of city-states in Ancient Greek; composed of its own individual governments and identities | 4 | |
| 9870520811 | Code of Hammurabi | Series of social codes developed by this namesake person of Babylon; first step toward modern legal codes | 5 | |
| 9870527435 | Mandate of Heaven | Way that Chinese Emperors would gain power; power could only be retained by the will of the gods | 6 | |
| 9870539902 | Olmecs | Ancient Mexican Civilization that favored polytheism, sophisticated farming, and a system of writing; DID NOT develop in a river valley | 7 | |
| 9870545332 | Chavin | Ancient Andes Civilization that favored polytheism, sophisticated farming, and a system of writing; DID NOT develop in a river valley | 8 | |
| 9870556088 | City States | Early civilizations made up of an urban center and arable land surrounding it; independent of its own neighbors although some combined because of similar cultural identities | 9 | |
| 9870566144 | Caste System | System of social hierarchy first developed by the Aryans | 10 | |
| 9870573598 | Hebrews | These namesake people were the first believers of Judaism, a monotheistic religion based in Palestine. Enjoyed religious freedom under the Persians | 11 | |
| 9870586541 | Cuneiform | Form of writing developed by the Sumerians, recorded laws, treaties, social life, and customs. Spread through trade routes | 12 | |
| 9870593768 | Hieroglyphics | Writing system developed by Ancient Egyptians consisting of pictures | 13 | |
| 9870598684 | Hinduism | Religions that developed in India that is both religious and a social system; Brahma is the creator and every other gods are just manifestations of Brahma | 14 | |
| 9870612168 | Judaism | Religion originally practiced by Hebrews where they believe Hebrew's are God's chosen people; not only a religion but also a set of customs | 15 | |
| 9870622729 | Torah | Book by which the Jewish followed, consists of the 5 books of the Old Testament | 16 | |
| 9870626148 | Neolithic Revolution | Time Period where groups of people transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to a farming and city lifestyle. Also known as the Agricultural Revolution | 17 | |
| 9870845312 | Shang Dynasty | Earliest recorded Chinese Dynasty that had a monopoly on bronze, a well-armed military, and utilized oracle bones | 18 | |
| 9870868718 | Silk | Luxury good first produced in the Shang Dynasty produced by its namesake worm | 19 | |
| 9870884000 | Zhou Dynasty | Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Shang Dynasty; first to use the Mandate of Heaven when they overthrew the Shang Dynasty | 20 | |
| 9870899189 | Yellow River Civilization | Civilization based around its namesake river, also referred to as the Huang He; nicknamed "China's Sorrow". First to organize public life with its legendary founder, Yu | 21 | |
| 9870912406 | Varnas | Social classes originally formed around skin color in the caste system | 22 | |
| 9870916749 | Brahmins | Priests of the caste system | 23 | |
| 9870916750 | Kshatriyas | Warriors and aristocrats of the caste system | 24 | |
| 9870919992 | Vaishyas | Cultivators, artisans, and merchants of the caste system | 25 | |
| 9870923790 | Shudras | Landless peasants and serfs of the caste system | 26 | |
| 9870927091 | Untouchables | Social class that did all of the unpleasant tasks in the caste system | 27 | |
| 9870937432 | Vedas | Ancient Hindu text written in Sanskrit that were a collection of songs handed down to Brahmins | 28 | |
| 9870944769 | Aryans | Pastoral nomads who migrated south and established communities in Northern India; replaced Harappan civilization; had horses | 29 | |
| 9870958855 | Indus River Civilization | Civilization of complex gridded cities based around its namesake river. Clear evidence of long-distance trade with other civilizations around 2500 BCE | 30 | |
| 9870973749 | Phoenicians | Civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Lebanon, seafaring traders that spread its namesake dialect influencing Latin | 31 | |
| 9870992766 | Patriarchy | Way that gender was organized in Ancient Civilizations, here these people dominated public life as evidence in the Code of Hammurabi | 32 | |
| 9871002661 | Iron | Tool used by the Assyrians to conquer Mesopotamia; spread through cultural diffusion | 33 | |
| 9871008488 | Assyrian Empire | Empire that took over Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Anatolia, and most of Egypt with its standardized military units | 34 | |
| 9871026889 | Nile River Civilization | Civilization that began in 5500 BCE but was united under King Menes where women were given much more rights than other ancient civilizations. Also had a complex architecture, 365 Calendar, and irrigation since its namesake river was predictable | 35 | |
| 9871066421 | Bantu Migrations | Movement of these people across Africa from 3000 BCE to 500 CE. Shared one of the first common cultures of Africa and possessed Iron Metallurgy | 36 | |
| 9871086377 | Jericho | One of the world's first neolithic cities | 37 | |
| 9871096698 | Paleolithic Age | Oldest age of human history; organized by clans (chiefdoms) where men hunted and women gathered | 38 |
