5971348589 | Alexander of Macedon | Ruled Persia and created Alexandria ( a major trade city) | 0 | |
5971348590 | Aristotle | A student of Plato. Broke with theories of forms and ideas. Emphasis on empirical findings, reason. Massive impact on western thought | 1 | |
5971348591 | Ashoka | The most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism and tried to rule peacefully and with tolerance | 2 | |
5971348592 | Augustus Caesar | The great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who emerged as sole ruler of the Roman StTe at the end of an extended period of civil war | 3 | |
5971348593 | Buddhism | The cultural / religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama | 4 | |
5971348594 | Caste system | Social order system created by the Aryans. It also serves as a source of political order as well- as social classes have power over others | 5 | |
5971348595 | Confucianism | The Chinese hilosophy first enunciated by Confucius, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of sociL order | 6 | |
5971348596 | Consuls | Highest elected political office of the Roman Republic | 7 | |
5971348597 | Cyrus the Great | King of Persia. Noted for his conquests, religious tolerance and political moderation | 8 | |
5971348598 | Daoism | Key element in Chinese philosophy that means way of nature or way of cosmos. Chinese philosophy with origins in the Zhou dynasty | 9 | |
5971348599 | Delian League | Fighting the Persian War, the Greek city states joined together under the leadership of Athens | 10 | |
5971348600 | Dharma | The teaching of the religion of the Buddha | 11 | |
5971348601 | Diaspora | The dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel | 12 | |
5971348602 | Diocletian | Restored later Roman Empire by dividing it into 2 distinct administrative districts, beginning of the end for Rome | 13 | |
5971348603 | Eightfold Path | The path to Nirvana comprising of 8 aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced- right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration | 14 | |
5971348604 | Etruscans | A dynamic people- dominated Italy from 5th to 8th century BCE. Probably from Anatolia. Had thriving cities, lots of trade but fell to external problems mostly with Greeks at sea and Celts from Gaul | 15 | |
5971348605 | Four Noble Truths | The 4 central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching | 16 | |
5971348606 | The Great Wall | A stone wall across northern China. Built in ancient times to defend the Chinese border | 17 | |
5971348607 | The Analects | A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts from the Chinese | 18 |
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