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| 7173598289 | Ahura Mazda | In Zoroastrianism, the good god who rules the world. | 0 | |
| 7173598290 | Alexander the Great | Alexander III of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire and part of northwestern India. | 1 | |
| 7173598291 | Aryans | Indo-European pastoralists who moved into India about the time of the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization | 2 | |
| 7173598292 | Ashoka | The most famous ruler of the Mauryan empire; he converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance. | 3 | |
| 7173598293 | 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 | |
| 7173598294 | 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. | 5 | |
| 7173598295 | Cyrus (the Great) | Founder of the Persian Empire; a ruler noted for his conquests, religious tolerance, and political moderation. | 6 | |
| 7173598296 | Darius I | Great king of Persia; following the upheavals after Cyrus's death; completed the establishment of the Persian Empire. | 7 | |
| 7173598297 | Greco Persian War | Two major Persian invasions of Greece, in which the Persians were defeated on both land and sea each time. | 8 | |
| 7173598298 | Gupta Empire | An empire of India (320-550 C.E). | 9 | |
| 7173598299 | Han Dynasty | Dynasty that ruled China, creating a durable state based on Shihuangdi's state-building acheivement. | 10 | |
| 7173598300 | Hellenistic Era | The period in which Greek culture spread widely into Eurasia in the kingdoms ruled by Alexander's political successors. | 11 | |
| 7173598301 | Herodotus | Greek historian known as the "father of history". His histories enunciated the Greek view of a fundamental divide between East and West. | 12 | |
| 7173598302 | Hoplite | A heavily armed Greek infantryman. Over time, the ability to afford a hoplite panoply and to fight for the city came to define Greek citizenship. | 13 | |
| 7173598303 | Ionia | The territory of Greek settlements on coast of Anatolia; the main bone of contention between the Greeks and the Persian Empire. | 14 | |
| 7173598304 | Mandate of Heaven | The ideological underpinning of Chineese emperors, this was the belief that a ruler held authority by command of a divine force as long as he ruled benevolently and morally. | 15 | |
| 7173598305 | Battle of Marathon | Athenian victory over a Persian invasion in 490 B.C.E. | 16 | |
| 7173598306 | Mauryan Empire | A major empire that encompassed most of India. | 17 | |
| 7173598307 | Olympic Games | Greek religious festival and athletic competition in honor of Zeus; celebrated every four years. | 18 | |
| 7173598308 | Patricians | Wealthy, privileged Romans who dominated early Roman Society. | 19 | |
| 7173598309 | Pax romana | The "Roman Peace," a term typically used to denote the stability and prosperity of the early Roman Empire. | 20 | |
| 7173598310 | Peloponnesian War | Great war between Athens and Sparta. The conflict resulted in the defeat of Athens and the closing of Athens's golden age. | 21 | |
| 7173598311 | Persepolis | The capital and greatest palace-city of the Persian Empire, destroyed by Alexander the Great. | 22 | |
| 7173598312 | Persian Empire | A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India. | 23 | |
| 7173598313 | Plebians | Poorer, less privileged Romans who gradually won a role in Roman politics. | 24 | |
| 7173598314 | Punic Wars | Three major wars between Rome and Carthage in North Africa, culminated in Roman victory and control of the western Mediterranean | 25 | |
| 7173598315 | Qin Dynasty | A short-lived but highly influential Chinese dynasty that succeeded in reuniting China at the end of the Warring States period. | 26 | |
| 7173598316 | Qin Shihuangdi | First emperor from the Qin that forcibly reunited China and established a strong and repressive state. | 27 | |
| 7173598317 | Solon | Athenian statesman and lawmaker whose reforms led the Athenians towards democracy. | 28 | |
| 7173598318 | Wudi | Han emperor that began the Chinese civil service system by establishing an academy to train imperial bureaucrats. | 29 | |
| 7173598319 | Xiongnu | Nomadic peoples to the north of the Great Wall of China who were a frequent threat to the stability of the Chinese state. | 30 | |
| 7173598320 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | A major Chinese peasant revolt that helped cause the fall of the Han dynasty. | 31 |
