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| 11187730268 | The Greeks vs Persia | As the Greeks expanded, they came into contact with Persia. The already conquered Ionian Greek cities revolted and made Darius angry! He attacks Greece and a war begins | 0 | |
| 11187730269 | Delian League | An alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians | 1 | |
| 11187730270 | Pereclies | A government official who expanded democracy. He allowed all male citizens over 18 to participate in politics and meetings held on a hillside east of the Acropolis | 2 | |
| 11187730271 | Magistrates | A large body of males who ran public affairs. They were only in power for a year so this allowed many males to participate in politics | 3 | |
| 11187730272 | Strategoi | A board of ten officials known as generals who managed state affairs. These men could be reelected, allowing individuals to play key roles in politics and Greece | 4 | |
| 11187730273 | Athenian Democracy | A type of government used in Athens that gave the people the power. Male citizens could vote and hold office while lower classes could also hold some office positions. Women and slaved had little to no rule in the government | 5 | |
| 11187730274 | The Great Peloponnesian War | The war between Athens and Sparta. The goal of Athens was to stay hidden behind their protective walls while Sparta's goal was to attack and defeat Athens in open battle. However, Athens was attacked by plague and surrendered after a huge loss at Aegospotami | 6 | |
| 11187730275 | Sophists | A group of philosophers who thought that the ways of the universe were beyond the human mind | 7 | |
| 11187730276 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasive oratory | 8 | |
| 11187730277 | Socratic Method | A question-and-answer approach to teaching, first used by Socrates, that allows pupils to discover things for themselves | 9 | |
| 11187730278 | Greek Religion | The Greeks were polytheistic with a pantheon of 12 chief gods who lived on Mount Olympus | 10 | |
| 11187730279 | Zeus | King of the gods | 11 | |
| 11187730280 | Athena | Goddess of wisdom | 12 | |
| 11187730281 | Apollo | God of the sun | 13 | |
| 11187730282 | Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty | 14 | |
| 11187730283 | Poseidon | God of the sea | 15 | |
| 11187730284 | Olympic games | Ancient games that occurred every four years to honor Zeus. They were competitions between individuals rather than teams | 16 | |
| 11187730285 | Oracle | A sacred shrine dedicated to a god or goddess. Priestesses entered here to receive information from the gods | 17 | |
| 11187730286 | Greek Citizens | Only males were citizens. Women, slaves, and foreigners were not | 18 | |
| 11187730287 | Economy | Greece was based mainly on agriculture and trade. They grew grapes and olives but imported the majority of their grain | 19 | |
| 11187730288 | Nuclear family | Mother, father and children living as a unit. Their mail social function was to produce new citizens | 20 | |
| 11187730289 | Greece and Macedonia | Macedonia was a group of barbaric tribes who were united into a kingdom by Philip II. When Athens challenged Macedonia, Athens was crushed at the battle of Chaeronea. Philip now had control of the Greek peninsula | 21 | |
| 11187730290 | Philip II | King of Macedonia who united the tribes and defeated Greece. He had a dream of using the Greek city states to help him fight a war against Persia but he was assassinated before he could carry out his plan | 22 | |
| 11187730291 | Alexander the Great | The son of Philip who became king a age twenty and studied under Aristotle. He was determined to continue in his fathers footsteps and take Persia. He died at age 32 because of wounds, fever, and alcohol | 23 | |
| 11187730292 | Alexander's conquests | He conquered Persia, Egypt, and the border of the Indus valley | 24 | |
| 11187730293 | Reasons Alexander was great | He had incredible military ability, conquered lots of land, created a new empire, and started the Hellenistic era | 25 | |
| 11187730294 | Reasons Alexander wasn't great | He killed his friends and native people, was selfish, and weakened the kingdom | 26 | |
| 11187730295 | Parmenio | Older General of Alexander, father of Philotas, a cavalry commander. He was killed after he was seen as a threat | 27 | |
| 11187730296 | Philotas | The eldest son of Parmenio, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alexander and executed | 28 | |
| 11187730297 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism. He was born into a ruling Hindu family. After being exposed to suffering, he set out on a mission to find the cause for suffering and end it | 29 | |
| 11187730298 | Nirvana | A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism | 30 | |
| 11187730299 | Bodhi | The knowledge that overcoming worldly cares leads to overcoming sorrow and pain | 31 | |
| 11187730300 | The 4 truths of Buddhism | 1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. To end suffering is to end desire 4. Avoid any extreme ways to do this These truths are written in The Noble 8-Fold Path | 32 | |
| 11187730301 | Middle Path | The path that all Buddhists want to follow. It involves not too much pleasure, and not too much suffering. | 33 | |
| 11187730302 | Stupas | Stone towers that house the Buddha's relics | 34 | |
| 11187730303 | Janism | A religion focused on extreme simplicity | 35 | |
| 11187730304 | Ashoka | An Indian ruler who practiced Buddhism. This religion helped him change his ways from war to peace | 36 | |
| 11187730305 | Capitals | Luoyang and Xian | 37 | |
| 11187730306 | Mandate of Heaven | The idea that heaven controlled order through the Zhou king. If this order was not kept, the king could be over thrown | 38 | |
| 11187730307 | Philosophy | The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline | 39 | |
| 11187730308 | Shang Di | The sole god of the Shang dynasty | 40 | |
| 11187730309 | Yin and Yang | Two forces in the universe, according to Chinese Theory: Yin is the passive, negative force, and Yang the active, positive force. It symbolizes balance and how bad times will be followed by good times | 41 | |
| 11187730310 | Yi Jing | Book of Changes | 42 | |
| 11187730311 | Confucianism | Based off the ideas of Confucius, this is the idea that a government ruled by any superior male would save China | 43 | |
| 11187730312 | Dao | The way. This is very similar Dharma | 44 | |
| 11187730313 | Mencius | He believed that people are good but taught by example | 45 | |
| 11187730314 | Legalism | The belief that all people are bad and will only change through strict laws and punishments | 46 | |
| 11187730315 | Daoism | The belief that the secret to life it to go with the flow | 47 | |
| 11187730316 | The Period of the Warring States | China was divided into powerful states that fought each other all the time. Iron weapons, siege warfare, and cavalry were introduced during this time | 48 | |
| 11187730317 | Quin State | The state that played a major role in the conflicts of the Warring States. It eventually was able to conquer the other states and create the first Chinese empire | 49 | |
| 11187730318 | Qin Shi Huangdi | The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who ruled with an iron fist due to his belief in Legalism | 50 | |
| 11187730319 | Government of the Qin | There was a central bureaucracy with three ministries: a civil authority, a military authority, and a censorate | 51 | |
| 11187730320 | Qin capital | Xianyang | 52 | |
| 11187730321 | Xiongnu | A confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China. Chinese rulers tried a variety of defenses and stratagems to ward off these 'barbarians,' as they called them, and eventually dispersed them | 53 | |
| 11187730322 | Eunuchs | Castrated male servants | 54 | |
| 11187730323 | Oriental Despotism | A form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power, like Qin Shi Huangdi. (I'm not really sure??) | 55 | |
| 11187730324 | Hydraulic Societies | A social or government structure which maintains power and control through exclusive control over access to water | 56 | |
| 11187730325 | Amerindians | The first people to live in the Americas | 57 | |
| 11187730326 | Olmec | A civilization near modern day Veracruz. They were engaged in intensive agriculture, used stone in many of their buildings and art, traded, and had one of the first writing systems in Mesoamerica | 58 | |
| 11187730327 | Rubber | The Olmecs learned to mix the latex with other ingredients to create this. It was one other civilizations main exports and they used it to make the ball for their ceremonial games | 59 | |
| 11187730328 | Zapotecs | A civilization in Central Mexico that practiced theocracy, built temples, and had a written language. This civilization was abandoned | 60 | |
| 11187730329 | Teotihuacan | Americas first metropolis. This is the location of the pyramid of the sun. They traded, mined obsidian, and relied on agriculture | 61 | |
| 11187730330 | Chinampas | Swampy islands crisscrossed by canals that provided water for the crops | 62 | |
| 11187730331 | Maya civilization | A civilization in Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula. It was made up of city states that relied on swamp agriculture | 63 | |
| 11187730332 | Chocolate and the Maya | The Maya used this to make rich beverages, as currency, to make beer, and to make mole, which is still used today | 64 | |
| 11187730333 | Mayan religion | The Maya were polytheistic and believed that Itzamna was the supreme god. They built pyramids, temples, shrines, and sacred ball courts | 65 | |
| 11187730334 | Zero | The number invented by the Maya | 66 | |
| 11187730335 | What happened to the Maya? | No one knows! It could be from over farming, warfare, or a natural disaster | 67 | |
| 11187730336 | Romulus and Remus | Founders of Rome | 68 | |
| 11187730337 | Etruscans | Northerners from Etruria who were great builders | 69 | |
| 11187730338 | The Roman Conquest of Italy | Rome had many enemies and was at war for 100 years. However, this allowed them to gain lots of land and expand their republic | 70 | |
| 11187730339 | Consuls | Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies | 71 | |
| 11187730340 | Praetors | Government officials who interpret the law and serve as judges | 72 | |
| 11187730341 | Senate | A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic | 73 | |
| 11187730342 | Centuriate Assembly | A roman assembly arranged by classes based on wealth to give the rich the most power. They elected chief magistrates and passed laws | 74 | |
| 11187730343 | Council of Plebs | A popular assembly for Plebeians | 75 | |
| 11187730344 | Plebeians | The common people of ancient Rome | 76 | |
| 11187730345 | Patricians | The wealthy, hereditary aristocrats during the Roman era | 77 | |
| 11187730346 | Tribunes of the Plebs | Pleb officials who protected their society from the rich | 78 | |
| 11187730347 | The Punic Wars | Rome vs. Carthage #1. Rome gains Sicily #2. Hannibal is angry and attacks Rome. He retreats when Rome attacks Carthage. Rome gains Spain #3. Rome wants revenge and attacks Carthage! | 79 | |
| 11187730348 | Pyrrhic victory | A loss that later results in a major victory (like the Alamo) | 80 | |
| 11187730349 | Latifundia | Huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens | 81 | |
| 11187730350 | Tiberius and Gaius | The men who passed land reform laws to help the poor farmers and gain new men for the army | 82 | |
| 11187730351 | Marius | The man who offered land to any landless male willing to join the army | 83 | |
| 11187730352 | Dictator | The sole ruler | 84 | |
| 11187730353 | The triumvirate of the Roman Republic | Crassus, Pompey, and Caeser | 85 | |
| 11187730354 | Octavian | Part of the second triumvirate whom the power eventually shifted to. Assumed the name Augustus Caesar, and became emperor. Was the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Pax Romana | 86 |
