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| 87652788 | Third-Century Crisis | Historians' term for the political,military, and economic turmoil that beset the Roman Empire during much of the 3rd century B.C.E.: frequent changes of ruler, civil wars, barbarian invasions, decline of urban centers, and near-destruction of long-distance commerce and the monetary economy. After 284 B.C.E. Diocletian restored order by making fundamental changes. | 0 | |
| 87652789 | Constantine | Roman emperor from 312 - 337. After reuniting the Roman Empire, he moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity a favored religion. | 1 | |
| 87652790 | Diocletian | The Ruler who divided Rome into two sections. He fixed prices to avaoid inflation, and forced farmers to remain on their land in order to ensure the production of food and goods. | 2 | |
| 87652791 | Edict of Milan | A ruling by Constantine that allowed Christians to openly practice their faith in the Roman empire. | 3 | |
| 87652792 | Council of Nicea | This was a council of Christian bishops; the first effort to have a council assembling the Christian faith and create the four gospels. | 4 | |
| 87652793 | Pope | The head of the Roman Catholic Church. | 5 | |
| 87652794 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who re-conquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program, including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code. | 6 | |
| 87652795 | Justinian's Code | An organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for used by the Byzantine Empire. | 7 | |
| 87652796 | Byzantine Empire | Historians' name for the eastern portion of the Roman Empire from the fourth century onward, taken from Byzantion, an early name for Constantinople, the Byzantine capital city. The empire fell to the Ottomans in 1453. | 8 | |
| 87652797 | Qin | A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first Chinese empire. The Qin ruler was Shi Huangdi. The Qin framework was largely taken over by the succeeding Han Empire. | 9 | |
| 87652798 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the short lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire. He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states, standardization of practices, and forcible organization of labor for military and engineering tasks. his tomb, with its army of life-size terra cotta soldiers, has been partially excavated. | 10 | |
| 87652799 | Han | A term used to designate the ethnic Chinese people who originated in the Yellow River Valley and spread throughout regions of China suitable for agriculture and the dynasty of emperors who ruled from 206 B.C.E. | 11 | |
| 87652800 | Chang'an | City in the Wei Valley in eastern China. It became the capital of the Qin and early Han dynasties. Its main features were imitated in the cities and town that sprang up throughout the Han Empire. | 12 | |
| 87652801 | Gentry | In China, the class of prosperous families, next in wealth below the rural aristocrats from which the emperors drew their personnel. Respected for the education and expertise, these officials became a privileged group and made the gov't. more efficient and responsive then in the past. | 13 |
