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| 14749250589 | Hominidae (family) | orangutans, gorillas, chimps, humans | 0 | |
| 14749250590 | Homo erectus | upright man | 1 | |
| 14749250591 | homo sapiens | A species of the creatures Hominid who have larger brains and to which humans belong, dependent of language and usage of tools. | 2 | |
| 14749250592 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age | 3 | |
| 14749250593 | Neanderthals | extinct species of humans in paleolithic period | 4 | |
| 14749250594 | cave paintings | Prehistoric wall art | 5 | |
| 14749250595 | Neolithic | New Stone Age, change from hunting to farming(agriculture) | 6 | |
| 14749250596 | Catal Huyuk | One of first true cities in history, created in the Neolithic Era, from which were created agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions in Anatolia(present day turkey) | 7 | |
| 14749250597 | Mesopotamia | Land between two rivers | 8 | |
| 14749250598 | Euphrates and Tigris | Rivers in Mesopotamia | 9 | |
| 14749250599 | Sumerians | first culture in the world to develop cities and first mesopotamian civilization. | 10 | |
| 14749250600 | Semitic peoples | Pastoral peoples living in semiarid regions of Syria and northern Arabia who spoke versions of the same language(Hebrews Arabic) | 11 | |
| 14749250601 | Phoenicians | traders who created the first Alphabet | 12 | |
| 14749250602 | Sumerian cities | -cities were formed out of sun-baked brick -cities also had ziggurats, which were the center for religious and commercial activity -city states | 13 | |
| 14749250603 | Ziggurat | A pyramid shaped temple in center of Mesopotamian cities for worship | 14 | |
| 14749250604 | Sargon of Akkad | an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who conquered Sumerian city states leading to an empire. | 15 | |
| 14749250605 | Hammurabi | Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia | 16 | |
| 14749250606 | Lex Talionis | eye for an eye | 17 | |
| 14749250607 | assyrians | very harsh people who exploited the use of iron weapons from the Hittites to build their Mesopotamian empire | 18 | |
| 14749250608 | King Nebuchadnezzar | rebuilt Babylon to the greatest city of the time | 19 | |
| 14749250609 | Hebrews, Israelites, Jews | Different names for the same people, but different time, place in history. | 20 | |
| 14749250610 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 21 | |
| 14749250611 | Yahweh | Hebrew name for God | 22 | |
| 14749250612 | Indo-Eurpoean | most widely used language family. ex: Romance, Celtic, Germanic, and Greek | 23 | |
| 14749250613 | Hitites | first to use iron | 24 | |
| 14749250614 | War Chariot | ancient horse drawn two wheeled | 25 | |
| 14749250615 | Nile River | The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around. | 26 | |
| 14749250616 | menes | King who United upper and lower Egypt | 27 | |
| 14749250617 | Archaic Period | 600-480 BCE | 28 | |
| 14749250618 | Old Kingdom | Period in ancient Egyptian history characterized by the building of the Great Pyramids at Giza and first continuous peak of civilization. | 29 | |
| 14749250619 | Pharoahs | Egyptian god-kings | 30 | |
| 14749250620 | kush | Empire rich with iron, gold, and silver that was conquered by egyptians | 31 | |
| 14749250621 | Hyksos | a group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C. | 32 | |
| 14749250622 | Tuthmosis III | led his troops into Palestine and Syria and received tribute from the Mesopotamian city-states. | 33 | |
| 14749250623 | King Kashta | King of Kush; founded Kushite dynasty; conquered upper egypt(Thebes) | 34 | |
| 14749250624 | Queen Hashepsut | Egyptian queen, she increase trade with places outside of Egypt and ordered many impressive monuments and temples to be built | 35 | |
| 14749250625 | Iron metallurgy | Extraction of iron from its ores. allowed for cheaper stronger production of weapons and tools. | 36 | |
| 14749250626 | hieroglyphic writing | an ancient form of Egyptian writing that uses detailed pictures and symbols to express meanings | 37 | |
| 14749250627 | Bantu | A major African language family. Famous for migrations throughout central and southern Africa. Linguistically influential | 38 | |
| 14749250628 | Indus River | a large river surrounded by fertile land in modern India/Pakistan. Flows through the Himalayas | 39 | |
| 14749250629 | Mojenjo-Daro | The largest settlement in the Indus River Valley, used a system of plumbing | 40 | |
| 14749250630 | Harrapan Society | located in the indus river valley, indigenous dravidian peoples. Little is known about them | 41 | |
| 14749250631 | Aryans | nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled | 42 | |
| 14749250632 | Dravidians | The original people of the Indus Valley | 43 | |
| 14749250633 | Vedas | Ancient Hindu scriptures | 44 | |
| 14749250634 | Dasas | Name the Aryans gave to the people they found in India; means dark skin | 45 | |
| 14749250635 | Caste System | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | 46 | |
| 14749250636 | Brahmins | Priests, at the top of the caste system | 47 | |
| 14749250637 | Kshatriyas | rulers and warriors/aristocrats second highest of social class | 48 | |
| 14749250638 | vaishyas | Hindu caste of cultivators, artisans, and merchants, 3rd | 49 | |
| 14749250639 | Shudras | The landless peasants and serfs of the caste system, 4th | 50 | |
| 14749250640 | Untouchables | LOWEST LEVEL OF INDIAN SOCIETY; not considered a real part of the caste system | 51 | |
| 14749250641 | Lawbook of Manu | guidelines formed based on Hindu beliefs brought order and first law to be solely based on religon | 52 | |
| 14749250642 | Brahman | A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything | 53 | |
| 14749250643 | Samsara | reincarnation | 54 | |
| 14749250644 | Karma | people's action determine their own destiny | 55 | |
| 14749250645 | yellow river | Also known as the Huang-He. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley. | 56 | |
| 14749250646 | Yangzi | River in central China | 57 | |
| 14749250647 | Xia | First Chinese dynasty | 58 | |
| 14749250648 | Zhou | Succeeded the Shang dynasty. one of the longest Chinese dynasties, lasting about 600 years. It left substantial written records, unlike the preceding dynasties. | 59 | |
| 14749250649 | Qin | 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty | 60 | |
| 14749250650 | Xia Dynasty | This was the earliest known dynasty. The people of this time were farmers and made pottery. | 61 | |
| 14749250651 | Shang Dynasty | Second Chinese dynasty mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. best remembered for their art of bronze casting. | 62 | |
| 14749250652 | Zhou Dynasty | the longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced. | 63 | |
| 14749250653 | Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China, government given right from god | 64 | |
| 14749250654 | Period of Warring States | The period in Chinese history (403-221 BCE) in which many different states emerged and were fighting for control of China. | 65 | |
| 14749250655 | Oracle Bones | animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future from the Shang dynasty | 66 | |
| 14749250656 | Book of Changes | book that talks about how everything is made of yin and yang | 67 | |
| 14749250657 | Book of Songs | the earliest collection of Chinese poetry; it provides glimpses of life in the early Zhou Dynasty | 68 | |
| 14749250658 | chu | Autonomous state in the central Yangzi region of China during the Zhou dynasty | 69 | |
| 14749250659 | Mesoamerica | "Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America | 70 | |
| 14749250660 | Colossal human heads | Large sculpted human made by the Olmec of their leaders | 71 | |
| 14749250661 | Teotihuacan | first major metropolis in Mesoamerica. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun". | 72 | |
| 14749250662 | Tikal | the most important Maya political center between the 4th-9th centuries and largest Mayan city in Guatemala | 73 | |
| 14749250663 | Chichen Itza | an ancient Mayan city located on the Yucatan Peninsula. | 74 | |
| 14749250664 | Popol Vuh | A book containing a version of the Mayan story of creation. | 75 | |
| 14749250665 | Bloodletting Rituals | Rituals practiced by Mayans with the belief that such sacrifices would please the gods | 76 | |
| 14749250666 | Mochica | Pre-Incan South American society (300-700) known for their brilliant ceramics. | 77 | |
| 14749250667 | Chavin Cult | Mysterious but very popular South American religion (1000-300 BCE) using features of human and wild animals | 78 |
