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| 2995581202 | Ahura Mazda | Name of God in Zoroastrianism. He has attributed called his ¨Amesh Spentos¨ which: Divine Law, Powerful, Benevolent, Pure, Perfect, and Immortal | 0 | |
| 2995593357 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate, or approval, of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population | 1 | |
| 2995605113 | Angra Mainyu | principle god of evil in Zoroastrian faith | 2 | |
| 2995612104 | Buddhism | split into two movements: 1.) focus on meditation and simple life; not seen as a God 2.) for the masses- seen as being godlike; divide the religion | 3 | |
| 2995645867 | Daoism | Chinese school of Thought: belief that the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and devoid as little as possible from the ¨path¨ of nature | 4 | |
| 2995670279 | Jesus of Nazareth | a charismatic Jewish teacher whom Christians recognized as their savior. He wanted peace between Romans and Jews, and taught that ¨the kingdom of God is a hand.¨ Romans took this as a threat, despite it spiritual meaning and executed him as a result. Followers later claimed Jesus triumphed over death and arose from the grave. Died for their sins; it was the greatest religious movement of all time | 5 | |
| 2995700965 | Yin and Yang | In Chinese belief, complementary factors that help to maintain the equilibrium of the world. Yin is associated with masculine, light, and active qualities; Yang associated with feminine. dark, and passive qualities | 6 | |
| 2995715916 | deforestation | the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves | 7 | |
| 2995722217 | state | 8 | ||
| 2995722218 | Aryans | Indo-European nomadic who replaced Harappan civilization militarized society | 9 | |
| 2995738452 | atman | the wealthy class in Roman society, landowners | 10 | |
| 2995743261 | Confucianism | system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples stressing love for worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 11 | |
| 2995757204 | filial piety | form of respect shown by children to their parents, this is a crucial concept in Confucian thought and can also be seen in the respect and veneration shown to elders and ancestors | 12 | |
| 2995771439 | Moksha | ultimate goal of the Hindu religion; achieved when you are one with the universe | 13 | |
| 2995780463 | caste | Hindu social rank based on wealth and profession; social distinctions made by settling down due to agriculture | 14 | |
| 2995789128 | Pueblo | member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples were called these by the Spanish; they lived in villages built of adobe and rock; demonstrate Spanish influence | 15 | |
| 2995800199 | veneration | to treat with reverence; respect. In China, elders and ancestors were treated with reverence | 16 | |
| 2995806933 | Hellenistic Era | culture derived from the Greek civilizations that flourished between 800 and 400 BCE; Greek culture Spread throughout the Mediterranean world | 17 | |
| 2995813732 | plebeians | ordinary Roman citizens | 18 | |
| 2995818500 | Bhatki Movement | cult of love and devotion that ultimately sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam, emerged in southern India | 19 | |
| 2995827380 | Hinduism | a religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms; influential and popular religion of classical India | 20 | |
| 2995836404 | Karma | worldly pleasures, promoted by Hindu religion | 21 | |
| 2995841789 | Nirvana | Buddhism term for what can be reached if the correct life is lived. A world with no suffering or decay; goal of Buddhism | 22 | |
| 2995848186 | Dharma | caste position and career determined by birth; required to do a good job at your dharma and then could move up in your next life | 23 | |
| 2995867168 | desertification | gradual transformation of habitable land into desert | 24 | |
| 2995869189 | centralized | a powerful single point of rule, think the king/monarch has all the power | 25 | |
| 2995880660 | hoplite | heavily armed Greek infantryman of the Archaic and classical periods who fought in the close-packed phalanx formation;militias composed of middle- and upper-class citizens supplying their own equipment superior to all other forces (128) | 26 | |
| 2995941364 | city state | small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic and Classical Greece, Phoenician, and early Italy | 27 | |
| 2995955126 | Braham | first level of Varna, priest class of Indian society, social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 28 | |
| 2995961971 | Judaism | Monotheistic religion of the Jews having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the percepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud | 29 | |
| 2995983430 | legalism | In China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime | 30 | |
| 2995998944 | diaporic | Greek word meaning ¨dispersal¨ used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews for example, spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in antiquity and today can be found in other places | 31 | |
| 2996015814 | Empire | many territories, countries, or peoples controlled by one government (also just any territory ruled by an emperor) | 32 |
