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| 3907162778 | Mandate of Heaven | States that "God" gives a dynasty permission to rule China | 0 | |
| 3907162779 | The Warring States | A violent time in Chinese history that occurred during the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty | 1 | |
| 3907162780 | Confucianism | Believes the best way to promote good government was to fill government positions with well-educated individuals. He emphasized 'Filial Piety' which reflected the importance of the family in Chinese society | 2 | |
| 3907162781 | Daoism | This philosophy attempts to understand the natural principals that govern the world | 3 | |
| 3907162782 | Legalism | Promoted a practical & ruthlessly efficient approach to keeping order in society | 4 | |
| 3907162783 | Qin(chihn) Dynasty | 221-207 BCE- first to unify China and build defensive walls | 5 | |
| 3907339694 | Liu Bang | Restored order to China after the fall of the Qin dynasty and established himself as the head of the new dynasty- the ''Han dynasty" | 6 | |
| 3907339695 | The Han dynasty 206-220 C E | Best known for a centralized government and thriving economy; civil service jobs; revival of Confucianism; improvements in technology; commerce and unifying Chinese culture | 7 | |
| 3907339696 | Han Wudi (woo-dee) | Known as the martial emperor. He held the throne longer than any other Han emperor. He expanded the Chinese empire through war | 8 | |
| 3907339697 | Civil service | Government jobs that civilians obtained by taking examinations | 9 | |
| 3907339698 | The Silk Road | A system of roads that connected Han China with the Roman Empire, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods | 10 | |
| 3907339699 | Wang Mang | 9 C.E. Known as the "socialist emperor" He introduced a series of reforms like limiting the amount of land that the wealthy could own; and redistributing the land to the poor | 11 | |
| 3907339700 | The Grand Canal | Built during the Han Dynasty. It connected the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. | 12 | |
| 3907339701 | Etruscans | People who dominated most of Italy between the 8th and 5th centuries B.C.E | 13 | |
| 3907339702 | Patricians | Roman aristocrats and wealthy classes | 14 | |
| 3907339703 | Plebeians | Roman common people | 15 | |
| 3907339704 | Punic Wars | (264-146 C.B.C) conflicts between Rome and Carthage | 16 | |
| 3907339705 | The Gracchi Brothers | Worked for land reform in Rome (limited the amount of land an individual could own), and supported the funding of public projects like the construction of roads | 17 | |
| 3907339706 | Julius Caesar (46 B.C.E- 44 B.C.E) | Created a centralized imperial form of government. He favored liberal polices and social reform. He helped expand Rome and named himself dictator of Rome for life | 18 | |
| 3907339707 | Augustus (27 B.C.E - 14 C.E) | He stabilized Rome. Continued centralizing the government and laid the foundation for the Roman Empire. | 19 | |
| 3907339708 | Latifundia | Huge state-run and slave- operated farms in Ancient Rome | 20 | |
| 3907339709 | Pax Romana | Roman Peace, a term that related to the period of political stability, cultural achievements in art and architecture, and economic prosperity, established a civil service system in Rome | 21 | |
| 3907339710 | Twelve tables | Written laws (Statutory law) code for citizens of the early Roman Empire | 22 | |
| 3907339711 | Hannibal | A General from Carthage who destroyed much of Rome | 23 | |
| 3907339712 | Alexandria | City in Egypt which was a center for learning during the Hellenistic Golden Age and the Pax Romana | 24 | |
| 3907339713 | Goths | Germanic tribal groups that sacked Roman cities and disregarded the monuments architectural sites of antiquity (Ancient Rome) | 25 | |
| 3907339714 | Byzantine | The eastern half of the Roman Empire | 26 | |
| 3907339715 | Triumvirate | A government of 3 Roman officials, which resulted in s decrease in Senate power, leading to Rome's change from Republic to Empire | 27 |
