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| 11679402863 | Bantu Migrations | farmers and herders who migrated south and spread language and skills-1000BC - 1000AD | 0 | |
| 11679403377 | Hinayana Buddhism | Form of Buddhism that accepted the divinity of Buddha himself but not of demigods, or bodhisattvas. | 1 | |
| 11679403378 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 2 | |
| 11679405175 | Laws of Manu | rules and regulations of hindu social order authorized by the first human being | 3 | |
| 11679406470 | Mahayana Buddhism | Also known as popular Buddhism, is allows people more ways to reach enlightenment and boddhisatvas can help you reach enlightenment. | 4 | |
| 11679408139 | Teotihuacan | first major metropolis in Mesoamerica, collapsed around 800 CE. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun". | 5 | |
| 11679408140 | Caliphate | Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad. | 6 | |
| 11679409075 | Christendom | Christian-dominated Western Europe of the Middle Ages | 7 | |
| 11679411811 | Civil Service Exam | In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy. | 8 | |
| 11679412590 | Eunuchs | castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China. | 9 | |
| 11679413108 | Greek Orthodox | Eastern branch of Christianity centered in Constantinople | 10 | |
| 11679413438 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. | 11 | |
| 11679414087 | Jihad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | 12 | |
| 11679415442 | Meritocracy | a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement | 13 | |
| 11679416946 | Monasticism | The practice of living the life of a monk | 14 | |
| 11679419600 | Muhammad | Founder of Islam | 15 | |
| 11679420352 | Quran | The holy book of Islam | 16 | |
| 11679421953 | Roman Catholicism | A branch of Christianity that developed in the western Roman Empire and that recognized the Pope as its supreme head | 17 | |
| 11679422445 | Sharia | Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith. | 18 | |
| 11679422446 | Shiites | Muslims that believe that only direct descendants of Muhammad should become caliph | 19 | |
| 11679423312 | Shinto | "Way of the Kami"; Japanese worship of nature spirits | 20 | |
| 11679424122 | Sunnis | Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries. | 21 | |
| 11679424123 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system. | 22 | |
| 11679424809 | Ulama | Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238) | 23 | |
| 11679425308 | Vikings | Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia | 24 | |
| 11679428089 | Angkor Wat | A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. | 25 | |
| 11679428090 | Cahokia | an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for 40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200. | 26 | |
| 11679428397 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 27 | |
| 11679428398 | Compass | an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. | 28 | |
| 11679429109 | Delhi Sultanate | (1206-1526 CE) The successors of Mahmud of Ghazni mounted more campaigns, but directed their goals to creating this empire. | 29 | |
| 11679429718 | Dhimma system | Ottoman law that permitted followers of religions other than Islam, such as Armenian Christians, Greek Orthodox Christians, and Jews, to choose their own religious leaders and to settle internal disputes within their religious communities as long as they accepted Islam's political dominion. | 30 | |
| 11679431133 | Dhows | Large ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors that could carry up to four hundred tons of cargo. | 31 | |
| 11679431700 | 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 | 32 | |
| 11679432253 | Kublai Khan | (1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. | 33 | |
| 11679432254 | 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 | |
| 11679433097 | Rajas | leaders of ancient cities in India | 35 | |
| 11679433098 | Sufism | Islamic mysticism; teaches that people can find Allah's love by having a personal relationship with Him | 36 | |
| 11679433942 | Black Death | A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351 | 37 | |
| 11679433943 | Dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | 38 | |
| 11679434630 | English Peasant's Revolt | Revolt by English peasants in 1381 in response to changing economic conditions | 39 | |
| 11679434631 | Humanism | A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements | 40 | |
| 11679437305 | Inquisition | A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s. | 41 | |
| 11679437306 | Khan | Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning "supreme ruler" | 42 | |
| 11679437987 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 43 | |
| 11679437988 | Moors | Spanish Muslims | 44 | |
| 11679438273 | Ottoman Empire | Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453-1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe. | 45 | |
| 11679439225 | Red Turban Movement | Diverse religious movement in China during the fourteenth century that spread the belief that the world was drawing to an end as Mongol rule was collapsing. | 46 | |
| 11679439226 | Shah | King of Iran | 47 | |
| 11679440559 | Sikhism | the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam | 48 | |
| 11679441327 | Tokapi Palace | a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | 49 | |
| 11679441764 | Zheng He | (1371-1433?) Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death. | 50 | |
| 11679442744 | 622 | Founding of Islam | 51 | |
| 11679446785 | 730 | Printing invented in China | 52 | |
| 11679448277 | 732 | Battle of Tours | 53 | |
| 11679448875 | 900 | Decline of classical Maya | 54 | |
| 11679449547 | 1054 | Great Schism in Christian Church | 55 | |
| 11679451598 | 1066 | Norman conquest of England | 56 | |
| 11679451599 | 1071 | Battle of Manzikert | 57 | |
| 11679454329 | 1095 | First Crusade | 58 | |
| 11679455788 | 1206 | Genghis Khan begins Mongol conquests | 59 | |
| 11679456578 | 1258 | Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate | 60 | |
| 11679457800 | 1271-1295 | Marco Polo's travels | 61 | |
| 11679458637 | 1279-1368 | Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China | 62 | |
| 11679459534 | 1324 | Mansa Musa's pilgrimage/hajj | 63 | |
| 11679460049 | 1325-1349 | Travels of Ibn Battuta | 64 | |
| 11679461234 | 1347-1348 | Bubonic plague in Europe | 65 | |
| 11679462582 | 1368-1644 | Ming Dynasty | 66 | |
| 11679463409 | 1405-1433 | Zheng He's 7 voyages | 67 | |
| 11679464025 | 1438 | Rise of Inca Empire | 68 |
