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| 14842858082 | Plato | (430-347 BCE) Was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection. | 0 | |
| 14842859940 | Herodotus | Greek Historian, considered the father of History. He came from a Greek community in Anatolia and traveled extensively, collecting information in western Asia and the Mediterranean lands. | 1 | |
| 14842862270 | Darius | The third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. He ruled the empire at its peak. He organized the empire by dividing it into provinces and placing satraps to govern it. He organized a new uniform money system, along with making Aramaic the official language of the empire. He also worked on construction projects throughout the empire. | 2 | |
| 14842867740 | Zoroastrianism | One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia. | 3 | |
| 14842872424 | Delian League v.s. Peloponnesian League | 4 | ||
| 14842880120 | Pericles | Aristocratic leader who guided the Athenian state through the transformation to full participatory democracy for all male citizens. Started golden age of Athens. | 5 | |
| 14842890051 | Direct Democracy | Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. | 6 | |
| 14842893374 | Polis | A city-state in ancient Greece. | 7 | |
| 14842895347 | Hellenistic Period | that culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms | 8 | |
| 14842900953 | Tribunes | An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates. | 9 | |
| 14842902745 | Consul | Under the Roman Republic, one of the two magistrates holding supreme civil and military authority. Nominated by the Senate and elected by citizens in the Comitia Centuriata, the consuls held office for one year and each had power of veto over the other. | 10 | |
| 14842905164 | Punic Wars (264-146 BC) | series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage | 11 | |
| 14842910206 | Latifundia | huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens | 12 | |
| 14842915689 | Constantine | (274 CE - 337 CE) Roman Emperor between 306 CE and 337 CE. He issued the Edict of Milan which outlawed the persecution of Christians. He also founded the city of Constantinople, the future capital of the Byzantine Empire. | 13 | |
| 14842917614 | Edict of Milan (313) | issued by Constantine in 313, ended the "great persecution" and legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire | 14 | |
| 14842921931 | Patricians and Plebeians | From the start the roman society was split into two classes. The patricians who were considered to be the upper class could serve as priests, senators and magistrate. The plebeians were the commoners- farmers, laborers and artisans. The wealth did not define the class, some plebeians were rich and more patricians could be poor. | 15 | |
| 14842928581 | Republic | A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. | 16 | |
| 14842930962 | Paul | Follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman world. | 17 | |
| 14842934897 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. | 18 | |
| 14842936582 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism and promoted the religion across India. | 19 | |
| 14842943480 | Civil Service Exam | In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy. | 20 | |
| 14842946383 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | A massive Chinese peasant uprising inspired by Daoist teachings that began in 184 C.E. with the goal of establishing a new golden age of equality and harmony. | 21 | |
| 14842948554 | Jainism | a religion founded in India in the sixth century BC, whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore shouldn't be harmed. Mahavira founded this religion. | 22 | |
| 14842950531 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 23 | |
| 14842953248 | Daoism | A philosophy in China founded by Laozi which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 24 | |
| 14842962115 | Caste system | a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society | 25 | |
| 14842966642 | Dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties | 26 | |
| 14842966643 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. | 27 | |
| 14842967943 | Karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation | 28 |
