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| 230578572 | Kush | An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 100 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries | 0 | |
| 230578573 | Axum | A town of northern Ethiopia; From the first to the eighth century A.D.; It was the capital of an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia | 1 | |
| 230578574 | Ethiopia | A Christian Kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela; retained Christianity in the face of Muslim expansion elsewhere in Africa | 2 | |
| 230578575 | Olmec | The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E., the Olmec people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture, wide-ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and monumental construction | 3 | |
| 230578576 | Teotihuacan | Site of classic culture in central Mexico; urban center with important religious functions; supported by intensive agriculture in surrounding regions; population of as much as 200,000 | 4 | |
| 230578577 | Sui dynasty | Dynasty that succeeded the Han in China; emerged from strong rulers in northern China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China | 5 | |
| 230578578 | Tang dynasty | Dynasty that succeeded the Sui in 618 c.e.; more stable than the previous dynasty | 6 | |
| 230578579 | Devi | Mother goddess within Hinduism; widely spread following collapse of Guptas; encouraged new emotionalism in religious ritual | 7 | |
| 230578580 | Diocletian | Roman emperor from 284 to 305 c.e.; restored later empire by improved administration and tax collection | 8 | |
| 230578581 | Augustine | Influential church father and theologian; born in Africa and ultimately Bishop of Hippo in Africa; champion of Christian doctrine against carious heresies and very important in the long-term development of Christian thought on such issues as predestination | 9 | |
| 230578582 | Jesus of Nazareth | Prophet and teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be the messiah; executed c. 30 C.E. | 10 | |
| 230578583 | Paul | One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish Law; use of Greek as language of the Church | 11 |
