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| 13638650512 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 0 | |
| 13638652395 | nation-state | a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. | 1 | |
| 13693990856 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 2 | |
| 13694000858 | Agricultural Revolution | The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering | 3 | |
| 13694003977 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 4 | |
| 13694011429 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 5 | |
| 13694015828 | Darma | doing one's moral duty in this life so that the soul can advance in the next life | 6 | |
| 13694313694 | cultural diffusion | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | 7 | |
| 13694322397 | Syncretism | The unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion. | 8 | |
| 13694331703 | Dynastic Cycle | rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven | 9 | |
| 13694335395 | eglitarian | Believing in the equality of all peoples | 10 | |
| 13694339564 | patriarchy | Assumes that society should be male-dominated society and doesn't allow women to hold upper-tier jobs. | 11 | |
| 13694356732 | irrigation | Supplying land with water through a network of canals | 12 | |
| 13694367607 | Specialization of Labor | Focusing work effort on a particular product or a single task | 13 | |
| 13694380945 | monogamy/polygamy | Marriage to one person/ marriage to several people at once | 14 | |
| 13694396109 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 15 | |
| 13694400474 | ancestor worship | honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead | 16 | |
| 13694426199 | Bodhisattva | a person who has attained enlightenment but who has postponed nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment | 17 | |
| 13694429924 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism | 18 | |
| 13694433548 | Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path | 19 | |
| 13694441170 | Castes System | A complex social group system in India into which people are born and from they cannot change. | 20 | |
| 13694465560 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 21 | |
| 13694474356 | Dao (Tao) | Mean "the way" of nature. Let it take its course in the world. Inaction. | 22 | |
| 13694483153 | Diaspora | A dispersion of people from their homeland | 23 | |
| 13694487203 | Filal Piety | respect shown by children for their parents and elders | 24 | |
| 13694490863 | Hellenistic Culture | Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian and Indian ideas, as a result of Alexander the Great's Empire. | 25 | |
| 13694508362 | Silk Road | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. | 26 | |
| 13694520928 | Missionary | An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. | 27 | |
| 13694529065 | monastery | A place where communities of monks live lives of devotion to God in isolation from the outside world | 28 | |
| 13694539647 | Reincarnation | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding | 29 | |
| 13694547339 | Republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | 30 | |
| 13694556552 | Universalizing Religion | A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location. | 31 | |
| 13694566563 | Sanskrit | an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. | 32 | |
| 13694602473 | Black Death | The common name for a major outbreak of plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, carrying off vast numbers of persons. | 33 | |
| 13694605949 | Mongols | A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia. | 34 | |
| 13694610540 | Bushido | The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class. | 35 | |
| 13694615012 | Caliphate | Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad. | 36 | |
| 13694618455 | Muhammad | Founder of Islam | 37 | |
| 13694623542 | Constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337). Later became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire. | 38 | |
| 13694637001 | Chinampas | Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields. | 39 | |
| 13694647695 | Civil Service Exam | In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy. | 40 | |
| 13694654495 | Dar al-Islam | an Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule | 41 | |
| 13694660891 | Gunpowder | The formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets. | 42 | |
| 13694663266 | Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 43 | |
| 13694681428 | Fiefs | pieces of land given to vassals by their lord | 44 | |
| 13694683771 | gentry | A general term for a class of prosperous families, sometimes including but often ranked below the rural aristocrats. | 45 | |
| 13694691341 | Griots | Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali Empire | 46 | |
| 13694693897 | Gold-Salt Trade | Gold and salt made up trade and wealth in the African kingdoms because the Europeans wanted gold, and the Africans needed salt | 47 | |
| 13694700076 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims | 48 | |
| 13694703653 | kowtow | a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission | 49 | |
| 13694707654 | Manorialism | Economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates where lords and peasants shared the land. | 50 | |
| 13694713882 | Neoconfucianism | term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism | 51 | |
| 13694719604 | Papcy | The pope of the Catholic and Western Roman church. The papacy was viewed as the leader of the bishops and was more like a pyramid, with the pope at the top | 52 | |
| 13694722650 | Great Schism of 1054 | The separation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church | 53 | |
| 13694729923 | Christendom | The Church's sphere of power and authority, both politically and spiritually, during the Middle Ages. | 54 | |
| 13694734121 | Quipu | An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information. | 55 | |
| 13694738139 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. | 56 | |
| 13694740874 | Serfs/Peasants | * Lowest class of Feudalism * The people who "worked" the lands but had to give the Lords the majority of the profits from the land | 57 | |
| 13694755761 | Shia Islam | minority branch of Islam; belief that only a descendant of Muhammad can be caliph. | 58 | |
| 13694768477 | Sunni Muslims | Majority of the Muslims; believe successor of Muhammad can be an elected caliph. | 59 | |
| 13694772906 | Sufi | The branch of Islam that believes in a more mystical connection with Allah. | 60 | |
| 13694778757 | Swahili city-states | Waring states that were always competing for control of trade routes and each other. Many of these city-states were Muslim and very cosmopolitan. | 61 | |
| 13694792498 | terrace | a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides | 62 | |
| 13694797775 | tribute system | Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and peoples that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute—produce of value from their countries—to the Chinese emperor (although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable). | 63 | |
| 13694824242 | 32 CE | Beginnings of Christianity | 64 | |
| 13694831357 | 333 CE | Roman capital moved to Constantinople | 65 | |
| 13694835109 | 4th century CE | Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes | 66 | |
| 13694854857 | 476 CE | Fall of Rome | 67 | |
| 13694862220 | 527 CE | Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire | 68 | |
| 13694880870 | 622 CE | Founding of Islam | 69 | |
| 13694885068 | 730 CE | Printing invented in China | 70 | |
| 13694896176 | 900 CE | Decline of classical Maya | 71 | |
| 13694909857 | 1066 CE | Norman conquest of England | 72 | |
| 13694909858 | 1095 CE | 1st Crusade | 73 | |
| 13694919381 | 1206 CE | Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests | 74 | |
| 13694944366 | 1054 CE | East-West Great Schism in Christian Church | 75 | |
| 13694948458 | Excommunication | Banishment from the church | 76 | |
| 13694958477 | 1258 CE | Mongols sack Baghdad | 77 | |
| 13694965500 | 1271-1295 | Marco Polo's travels | 78 | |
| 13694968612 | 1279-1368 | Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China | 79 |
