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13539572828Rock and Pillar EdictsIssued by Ashoka, pillars with inscriptions that spread the Buddhist faith0
13539572829Arabic NumeralsOriginated in India, our number system1
13539572830Han Dynastythe 2nd imperial dynasty of China, developed bureacracy, practiced expansion2
13539572831SatrapPersian governors of satraps3
13539572832Delian Leagueaka the Athenian League, alliance of Greek city states led by Athens, formed to liberate Greek city states from Persian rule4
13539572833Hellenismthe culture of ancient Greece5
13539572834Patriciansan aristocrat or nobleman6
13539572835Plebeiansa commoner7
13539572836Twelve tables of Romea set of laws in Rome8
13539572837First Triumviratealliance between the three rulers Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus9
13539572838Second Triumviratealliance between the three rulers Caesar Augustus, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemelius10
13539572839Pax Romanaera of widespread Roman peace11
13539572840Paganism"religion of peasantry" aka polytheism12
13539572841Christianitymonotheistic faith, worshipped God, acknowledges Jesus as the son of God13
13539572842Edict of MilanLetter signed by Constantine that agreed to religious tolerance in the Roman empire, mainly to treat Christians better14
13539572843Zoroastrianismfounded by Zorastor, monotheistic, pre-Islam, religion in Ancient Persia15
13539572844Confucianismthought process made by Confucius, not a religion, valued filial piety16
13539572845Daoismvalued the dao or "the way", an individual should live an unegnaged life and find harmony with nature17
13539572846Polytheismworshiping of more than one god18
13539572847Legalismorder of thought that valued strict adherence to laws and devotion to the government19
13539572848Hinduismpolytheistic faith in India, rigid caste system20
13539572849Buddhism21
13539572850Judaismthe Jewish faith, monotheistic, prophet of Abraham22
13539572851Theravada and Mahayanatwo branches of Buddhism23
13539572852Mauryan Empire24
13539572853Chandragupta Maurya25
13539572854Ashoka Maurya26
13539572855Chandra Gupta the Great27
13539572856Gupta Empire28
13539572857Great Wall of Chinamassive construction project that protected China from invaders by land29
13539572858Qin Shi Huang30
13539572859Xiongnu31
13539572860Wudi32
13539572861Satrapiesprovinces governed by Satraps33
13539572862Great Royal Road34
13539572863Lydians35
13539572864Phoenicians36
13539572865Hebrews37
13539572866Athensgreek city state, democratic, valued art and music38
13539572867Sparta39
13539572868Persian Wars40
13539572869Pericles41
13539572870Socrates42
13539572871Plato43
13539572872Aristotle44
13539572873Homer45
13539572874Peloponnesian War46
13539572875Macedonians47
13539572876Alexander the Great48
13539572877Punic Wars49
13539572878Hannibal50
13539572879Octavius51
13539572880Constantinople52
13539572881Constantine53
13539572882Diocletian54
13539572883Wang Mang55
13539644134Nomad56
13539644135Foraging societies57
13539644136Pastoral societies58
13539644137Cuneiform59
13539644138Polytheistic60
13539644139Ziggurat61
13539644140Code of Hammurabi62
13539644141Pharaohs63
13539644142Hieroglyphics64
13539644143Mummification65
13539644144Pyramids66
13539644145River valley67
13539644146Calendar68
13539644147Hinduism69
13539644148Vedas70
13539644149Upanishads71
13539644150Brahmans72
13539644151Patriarchy73
13539644152Mandate of Heaven74
13539644153Bureaucracy75
13539644154Migration76
13539644155Zhou dynasty77
13539644156Neolithic Revolution78
13539644157Bronze Age79
13539644158Mesopotamia80
13539644159Sumerian civilization81
13539644160Tigris and Euphrates82
13539644161Babylon83
13539644162Hittites84
13539644163Assyrians85
13539644164Nebuchadnezzar86
13539644165Persian empire87
13539644166Egyptian civilization88
13539644167King Menes89
13539644168Queen Hatshepsut90
13539644169Indus Valley91
13539644170Fertile Crescent92
13539644171Khyber Pass93
13539644172Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro94
13539644173Aryans95
13539644174Shang China96
13539644175Bantu Migration97
13539644176Olmec and Chavin98

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