Prehistory
These groups lived a nomadic existence, constantly moving in search of wild game and edible plants.
Hunters and gatherers
What is one of the earliest written legal codes, which was inscribed on a stone stele.
Hammurabi's code
This is a Chinese philosophy that describes two opposing but complementary forces, represented by a circle divided into black and white sections with a dot of the opposite color in each half
Yin-Yang
This king of Macedon conquered Greece, fathered Alexander the Great, and was assassinated in 336 BC, paving the way for his son's empire.
Philip II
Found on walls and ceilings deep within caves, these images are primarily of large wild animals like bison, horses, and mammoths, but rarely depict humans.
cave art
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire, this ruler's domain stretched from the Indus River to the Aegean Sea, the largest empire the world had seen at the time.
King Cyrus
This ancient trade route, spanning thousands of miles across Eurasia, was essential for the exchange of not only silk but also spices, ideas, and religions between the East and West
That silk road
He's often called the "blind bard," though modern scholars debate if he was one person or many, composing epics like the Iliad.
Homer
This revolution, also called the Agricultural Revolution, marks the shift from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a settled, farming one.
Neolithic age
Founded by Cyrus the Great, this massive empire stretched from Greece to India, known for tolerance and its satraps.
persian empire
Ancient Chinese turtle shells/ox bones used for divination, inscribed with questions, heated until they cracked, with the cracks interpreted to predict the future, forming the earliest Chinese writing system
Oracle bone
Unlike other Greek women, Spartan women enjoyed freedom to own land, run businesses, and move about.
Sparta
Innovators in irrigation and urban planning, these people built massive temple towers called ziggurats.
Mesopotamia
This two-word term describes a political entity where a city, functioning as a fully independent and sovereign nation, holds power over its limited surrounding territory.
City-state
These ancient Sanskrit texts, including the Rigveda, form the foundational scriptures of Hinduism, originating in India.
Vedas
This kingdom, north of the main Greek city-states, was the homeland of Philip II and Alexander the Great
Macedonia