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| 7685839528 | Quanat | (in the Middle East) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below. | 0 | |
| 7685839529 | Persian Wars | The wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BC, in which the Persians sought to extend their territory over the Greek world. | 1 | |
| 7685843925 | Alexander the Great | 356-323 b.c, king of Macedonia 336-323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India. | 2 | |
| 7685847120 | Contributions of the Seleucid | 3 | ||
| 7685851332 | Parthian and Sasanid Empires | also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran and Iraq. The sasanid empire is the name used for the Persian dynasty which lasted from 224 to 651 AD | 4 | |
| 7685859392 | Satrapies and Satrap | the governor of a province in ancient Persia | 5 | |
| 7685859393 | Zoroastrianism | a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC. | 6 | |
| 7685862467 | Zarathustra | flourished 6th century b.c, Persian religious teacher. | 7 | |
| 7685862468 | Gathas | one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta. | 8 | |
| 7685864569 | Confucius | Chinese philosopher and teacher. | 9 | |
| 7685866793 | Laozi | Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism. | 10 | |
| 7685895602 | analects | selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. | 11 | |
| 7685895603 | Daoism | alternative Romanization of Taoism | 12 | |
| 7685898251 | Dao | dead on arrival. | 13 | |
| 7685898252 | Wuwei | (in philosophical Taoism) action accomplishing its purpose in accordance with the natures of things and events. | 14 | |
| 7685901075 | Legalism | the principles and practices of a school of political theorists advocating strict legal control over all activities, a system of rewards and punishments uniform for all classes, and an absolute monarchy. | 15 | |
| 7685903724 | Contributions of Qin Dynasty | 16 | ||
| 7685903725 | Terra cotta army | made of or having the color of terra cotta. | 17 | |
| 7685907279 | Contributions of Han Dynast | 18 | ||
| 7685913350 | Han Wudii | 19 | ||
| 7685913351 | Filial Piety | (in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members. | 20 | |
| 7685915655 | Aryans | Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European. | 21 | |
| 7685915656 | Arthashastra | The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit. | 22 | |
| 7685915698 | Asoka | died 232 b.c, Buddhist king in India 269?-232? b.c. | 23 | |
| 7685919224 | Edits of Asoka | are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka as well as boulders and cave walls made by the Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire during his reign from 269 BCE to 232 BCE. | 24 | |
| 7685924537 | Mauryan Dynasty contributions | 25 | ||
| 7685927437 | Gupta Dynasty contributions | he Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy. | 26 | |
| 7685930630 | caste system | the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes. | 27 | |
| 7685936603 | Mahabharata and Ramayana | an epic Sanskrit poem of India, dealing chiefly with the struggle between two rival families. It contains many separate episodes, the most notable of which is the Bhagavad-Gita. | 28 | |
| 7685939747 | Jainism beliefs | a belief in reincarnation which eventually leads to liberation its ascetic beliefs. Both these religions emphasis on non-violence, but in Jainism non-violence is its main core. | 29 | |
| 7685943751 | Siddhartha | an epithet of Buddha meaning "he who has attained his goal.". | 30 | |
| 7685946765 | Gautama | also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded | 31 | |
| 7685946766 | Buddhism | a religion, originated in India by Buddha | 32 | |
| 7685949487 | dharma | the teaching or religion of the Buddha. | 33 | |
| 7685951687 | four noble truths | he four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching. | 34 | |
| 7685951688 | eightfold path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. | 35 | |
| 7685955273 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion. | 36 | |
| 7685955274 | Vishnu | is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered a member of the holy trinity (trimurti) of Hinduism. He is the most important god of Vaishnaism, the largest Hindu sect. | 37 |
