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6806956303Rock and Pillar edictsEdicts carved on rocks and pillars throughout the Mauryan empire during the reign of Ashoka. These Edicts reminded the people to live generous and righteous lives.0
6806956304Arabic NumeralsA decimal system developed by the Gupta dynasty that used the numerals one through nine. (which were diffused to the Arabs and became known as Arabic numerals).1
6807002673Han Dynasty200 B.C.E to 460's C.E. Wu Ti helped the empire to expanse. The civil service exam was created along with paper, sundials, the rudder, and the compass2
6807002674SatrapTitle for Governor in the Persian empire who ruled over a satrapy or province.3
6807002675Delian LeagueAn alliance against aggression from it's common enemy is established during the Golden age of Pericles4
6807002676HellenismThe culture ideals and patterns of life of classical Greece.5
6807002677PatriciansLand owning Roman nobleman.6
6807002678PlebeiansAll non-patricians and slaves.7
6807002679Twelve Tables of RomeCivil laws developed by Rome early on to protect individual rights (in some ways this is similar to our bill of rights).8
6807002682Pax Romana9
6807002683Paganism10
6807002684Christianity11
6807002685Edict of Milan12
6807002686Zoroastrianism13
6807002687Confucianism14
6807002688Daoism15
6807002689Polytheism16
6807002690Legalism17
6807002691Hinduism18
6807002692Buddhism19
6807002693Judaism20
6807002694Theravada and MahayanaDifferent sects of Buddhism21
6807066697Mauryan Empire321-180 B.C.E. associated with The spread of Buddhism due to Ashoka. It was very large, spanning across all of India.22
6807066698Gupta empire(320-550 C.E.)The comeback of the mauryan empire after a few centuries. The empire was much more decentralized than its predecessor, but it is often referred to as a golden age because it had relative peace with advances in the arts and sciences.23
6807066699AshokaThe most influential leader in the Mauryan empire. After feeling terrible and filled with remorse after a bloody victory he converted to Buddhism and for the rest of his reign preached nonviolence and moderation. He is also known for his rock and pillar edicts.24
6807066700Great wall of ChinaSeparate fortification walls that were connected by the Qin Dynasty25
6807066701Qin Shi HuangAlso known as Qin ShiHuangdi, he re-centralized various futile kingdoms that had split apart at the end of the Zhou dynasty; standardized of laws, currencies, weights, measures, and systems of writing; and refuse to tolerate any dissent whatsoever. He was very cruel in punishment to those who opposed him.26
6807066702XiongnuA large nomadic group from northern Asia who were in conflict with the Han dynasty.27
6807066703Wu tiThe "warrior emperor" of the Han Dynasty. He greatly enlarged the Han Empire to Central Asia.28
6807066704SatrapiesProvinces in the Persian empire29
6807066705Great Royal RoadThe 1600 mile long road stretching from the Persian gulf to the Aegean Sea. Developed during the height of the Persian empire30
6807066706LydiansThey came up with the concept of using coined money to conduct trade rather than using the barter system.31
6807066707PhoeniciansThey are important because they established powerful naval city states all along the Mediterranean. They are also important because they developed a simple alphabet that used only 22 letters as opposed to the much more complex cuneiform system. That writing system evolved into modern writing today32
6807066708HebrewsThey are significant because of their religious believes called Judaism. This was the first recorded case of monotheism in the Fertile Crescent and beyond.33
6807066709AthensThe political commercial and cultural center of Greek civilization.34
6807066710SpartaAnd agricultural and highly militaristic Grecian city state.35
6807066711Persian warsThe series of wars that threaten to the existence of Greece. This united all of the Greek city states against their mutual enemy, Persia.36
6807066712PericlesThe man who rebuilt Athens after its destruction by the Persians. This man also establish democracy for all adult males in Athens. It was under him that Athens established the delian league with the other city states, and alliance against aggression from it's common enemies37
6807066713SocratesGreek philosopher38
6807066714PlatoGreek philosopher39
6807066715AristotleGreek philosopher40
6807066716HomerThe author of the epic poems, the Illiad and the Odyssey.41
6807066717Peloponnesian warThe war between Athens and Sparta. Sparta won and Athens was never the same.42
6807066718MacedoniansThis was the largest empire of its time. These people were under the rule of Philip III of Macedon and then by Alexander the great.43
6807066719Alexander the greatThe leader of the Macedonian empire. He expanded the empire to create the largest empire of the time. Thanks to Alexander, the Macedonians developed many Greek aspects of life which turned into Hellenism.44
6807066720Punic warsThe series of wars between Carthage, A city state in north Africa, and Rome.45
6807066721HannibalA Carthaginian general considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time.46
6807066722Octavius47
6807066723Constantinople48
6807066724Diocletian49
6807066725Wang Mang50
6807066726Constantine51

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