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7485740694Alexander the GreatAlexander III of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwestern India.0
7485740695AshokaThe most famous ruler of the Mauryan empire; he converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance.1
7485740696Athenian DemocracyA radical form of direct democracy in which much of the free male population of Athens had the franchise and officeholders were chosen by lot.2
7485740697Caesar AugustusThe 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.3
7485740698Greco Persian WarTwo major Persian invasions of Greece, in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea each time.4
7485740699Han DynastyDynasty that ruled China, creating a durable state based on Shihuangdi's state-building acheivement.5
7485740700Hellenistic EraThe period in which Greek culture spread widely into Eurasia in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors.6
7485740701Mauryan EmpireA major empire founded by Chandragupta that encompassed most of India and unified the Indian subcontinent.7
7485740702Pax romanaThe "Roman Peace," a term typically used to denote the stability and prosperity of the early Roman Empire.8
7485740703Persian EmpireA major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India.9
7485740704Qin ShihuangdiFirst emperor from the Qin that forcibly reunited China and established a strong and repressive state.10
7485740705Trung TracThe older of two sisters that lead the Vietnamese Revolution. She lived from 12 - 43 C.E and rather than being captured in war after her troops were badly defeated, legend says she committed suicide in honor of her family.11
7485740706Kushan EmpireAn empire located in Northern India and Central Asia. They maintained the Silk Road and they were one of the first emerging territories from Bactria.12
7485740707EmpireStates, political systems that exercise coercive power; often multi-national, aggressive, and often conquer, rule and extract resources from other states.13
7485740708Imperial StateA state that imposes its will on other states politically, economically and socially.14

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