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| 205778665 | Kush | Kingdom flourishing along the upper Nile around 1000 B.C.E. | 0 | |
| 205778666 | Axum and Ethiopia | Axum defeated Kush. Ethiopia in turn defeated Axum. Both kingdoms had contacts with the eastern Med. until after Rome's fall. Became Christian. | 1 | |
| 205778667 | Shintoism | Japanese religion that provided worship for political rulers and spirits of nature. Japanese emperor= religious figure | 2 | |
| 205778668 | Olmec | Central America's first civilization. developed agriculture and produced accurate calendars. influenced later civilizations | 3 | |
| 205778669 | Teotihuacan | Followed the Olmec. Built the first great city in the AMericas and developed the first alphabet | 4 | |
| 205778670 | Inca | American culture centered in the Andes mountains (Peru). Domesticated the llama. had no written language | 5 | |
| 205778671 | Polynesian people | island civilization the reached Fiji and Samoa by 1000bce and hawaii by 400ce adapted local plants, introduced new animals, and imported a caste system | 6 | |
| 205778672 | Yellow Turbans | During decline of classical China, a Daoist group that promised a golden age that was to be brought about by divine magic | 7 | |
| 205778673 | Sui and Tang | Chinese dynasties that followed the fall of the Han. China enjoyed on of the most glorious eras in history. confucianism and bureaucracy revived | 8 | |
| 205778674 | Rajput | Regional Indian princes who ruled after the fall of the Guptas | 9 | |
| 205778675 | Devi | mother goddess of Hinduism. The worship of this deity encouraged new emotionalism in the religion | 10 | |
| 205778676 | Islam | World religion that developed in Middle East. Initially surpassed Christianity in numbers of adherents and became greatest rival | 11 | |
| 205778677 | Allah | Sole deity in the Islamic faith | 12 | |
| 205778678 | Constantinople | -Center of Roman Empire -Established the last strong emperor, Constantine -First Christian Emperor | 13 | |
| 205778679 | Byzantine Empire | Successor to Roman Empire. Creative and active in trade. Emperors tried to revive the heritage of Rome but failed. Centuries of fighting Muslims led to demise. | 14 | |
| 205778680 | Augustine | -One of the greatest Christian theologians. -Bishop of Alexandria | 15 | |
| 205778681 | Coptic Christianity | Largest branch of African Christianity, centered in Egypt | 16 | |
| 205778682 | Syncretism | Blending of cultures. Syncretism connects most strongly with religions | 17 | |
| 205778683 | Bodhisattvas | Buddhist doctrine that people could gain nirvana through meditation. Shows that Buddhism shifted from a system of ethics to emotional belief | 18 | |
| 205778684 | Mahayana | "Greater Vehicle." East Asian form of Buddhism that emphasized its founder as a divine savior | 19 | |
| 205778685 | Jesus of Nazareth | Jewish teacher. Followers believed him to be the Messiah and savior sent by God. Disciples spread his message throughout Roman Empire. | 20 | |
| 205778686 | Paul | Christian leader who saw faith in a different light. Paul helped turn the faith into one that welcomed non-Jews | 21 | |
| 205778687 | Benedict | founder of monasticism in what had been western half of Roman Empire. established Benedictine Rule | 22 | |
| 205778688 | Maya | Classic culture in southern Mexico and Central AMerica. Extended over broad region. featured monumental architecture, written language, calendrical and math systems, and developed religion | 23 | |
| 205778689 | Buddhism | Indian prince Gautama became Buddha when he questioned the poverty and misery he saw.seen as a reform out of hinduism | 24 | |
| 205778690 | Animism | a belief in the existence of many spirits and demons which are found in the natural world | 25 |
