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| 15555807344 | Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) | The Old Stone Age ending in 12000 BCE; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence | 0 | |
| 15555817257 | Neolithic Era (New Stone Age) | The period of human history from about 8,000 BC to 4,000 BC when human beings began to develop agriculture and use tools and weapons made from shaped and polished stone | 1 | |
| 15555843658 | Ice Age | any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface | 2 | |
| 15555846655 | civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 3 | |
| 15555857521 | Neolithic Revolution | (10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. | 4 | |
| 15555875314 | Cultural Diffusion | The expansion and adoption of a cultural element, from its place of origin to a wider area. | 5 | |
| 15555927278 | Specialization of Labor | The division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work | 6 | |
| 15555938548 | Fertile Crescent | A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates | 7 | |
| 15555946603 | Gilgamesh | A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories | 8 | |
| 15555950835 | Hammurabi's Law Code | A proclamation issued by Babylonian king Hammurabi to establish laws regulating many aspects of life. | 9 | |
| 15555975692 | Egypt | This early empire has its home along Africa's longest river, with a detailed form of writing. | 10 | |
| 15555975693 | Egyptian Book of the Dead | texts (circa 1600 BCE) that described the proper conduct needed for a happy afterlife | 11 | |
| 15555998486 | Pyramids | Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top | 12 | |
| 15556002838 | Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds | 13 | |
| 15556068892 | Indus Valley Civilization | an early civilization, known for its advanced culture, that developed in the Indus River valley in India | 14 | |
| 15556071787 | Early China | Xia, Shang, Zhou, Warring States Period, Qin, Han | 15 | |
| 15556104479 | Celts | Peoples sharing a common language and culture that originated in Central Europe in the first half of the first millennium B.C.E.. After 500 B.C.E. they spread as far as Anatolia in the east, Spain and the British Isles in the west. Conquered by Romans and displaced by Germans and other groups, today they are found in some corners of the British Isles. | 16 | |
| 15556110051 | Persian Empire | Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median, Lydian, and Babylonian empires, as well as Egypt and many others. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire. | 17 | |
| 15556113176 | The Hebrews and monotheism | descendants of biblical Patriarch Eber; were people who lived in the Levant, which was politically Canaan when they first arrived in the area. First monotheistic group; Yahweh. | 18 | |
| 15556118689 | The Lydian's and coinage | ancient kingdom of Asia Minor, first to mint coins. | 19 | |
| 15556137155 | Greek city-states | region controlled exclusively by Greek, and usually having sovereignty. Ex. Crete | 20 | |
| 15556243251 | Persian Wars | A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious. | 21 | |
| 15556259614 | Peloponnesian War | (431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north. | 22 | |
| 15556259615 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | 23 | |
| 15556267498 | Hellenism | Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam. | 24 | |
| 15556267499 | Socrates and Plato | two philosophers from ancient Greece (teacher & student); believed knowledge to be innate and that the mind & body are distinct | 25 | |
| 15556287419 | Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato | 26 | |
| 15556290598 | Western scientific thought | Systematic apporach of observation, hypothesis formation, hypothesis testing and hypothesis evaluation that forms the basis for modern science. | 27 | |
| 15556307328 | cultural diffusion versus independent innovation | spread through cultures vs. independent inventing | 28 | |
| 15556312501 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 29 | |
| 15556332332 | Parliamentary Bodies | Senate and ......[peasant voting body] | 30 | |
| 15556448561 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people | 31 | |
| 15556465540 | Republics | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to rule for them | 32 | |
| 15556471266 | Democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 33 | |
| 15556481618 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 34 | |
| 15556488524 | Slavery vs. Serfdom | were not property themselves and could not be sold apart from the land which they worked. Serfdom is the forced labour of serfs, on the fields of the privileged land owners, in return for protection and the right to work on their leased fields. | 35 | |
| 15556500219 | Trade Routes | Waterways, paths, and trails that traders used to move goods for exchange from one place to another. | 36 | |
| 15556537481 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 37 | |
| 15556671221 | Zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster noun | 38 | |
| 15556699247 | Ten Commandments | A set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God. | 39 | |
| 15557008626 | Torah | The first five books of Jewish Scripture, which they believe are by Moses, are called this | 40 | |
| 15557010397 | Talmud | The collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law, ethics, and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara. | 41 | |
| 15557015698 | Samsara, Karma, Dharma | Samsara- the Hindu cycle of death and rebirth (reincarnation) Karma- the belief that a person's actions determines their destiny in their next incarnation Dharma- a person's religious and moral duties | 42 | |
| 15557018459 | Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva | The Creator, The Preserver, The Destroyer. | 43 | |
| 15557059039 | Laws of Manu | rules and regulations of hindu social order authorized by the first human being | 44 | |
| 15557247829 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. | 45 | |
| 15557252496 | The Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path | 46 | |
| 15557256090 | Eightfold Path | In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering | 47 | |
| 15557260199 | Nirvana | a condition of great peace or happiness | 48 | |
| 15557264670 | Daosim | a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature | 49 | |
| 15557267195 | Laozi | Founder of Daoism | 50 | |
| 15557270646 | 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. | 51 | |
| 15557279097 | Analects | The book that Kong Fuzi wrote and that stresses the values and ideas of Confucianism. | 52 | |
| 15557281097 | Kung Fu Tzu | Founder of Confucianism | 53 | |
| 15557284455 | Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | 54 | |
| 15557286835 | Judeo-Christian tradition | body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Christianity and Judaism, and typically considered a fundamental basis for Western legal codes and moral values. | 55 | |
| 15557288629 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | 56 | |
| 15557291848 | The Bible (Old and New Testament) | holy text of Christianity | 57 | |
| 15557294560 | Crucifixion and Resurrection (Easter) | - Crucifixion: the son of God, Jesus, died on the cross in which all sins were forgiven / Good Friday - Resurrection: three days after the Crucifixion of Jesus, he rose again / Easter Sunday | 58 | |
| 15557296560 | Constantine and the Edict of Milan | The persecution of Christians ended in 313 CE when emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan. He granted freedom of religion to all citizens. They also gave back property that was seized from Christians. Constantine was influenced to do this because his mother was a devout Christian | 59 |
