Classical

Animism is the religious worldview that natural physical entities—including animals, plants, and often even inanimate objects or phenomena—possess a spiritual essence.

The Mauryan empire encompassed most of the Indian subcontinent from the end of the 4th century BCE to the beginning of the 2nd century BCE. Candragupta Maurya, the founder of the dynasty, took control away from the Nanda dynasty that had ruled Magadha (modern southern Bihar in northern India) from their capital in Pataliputra (modern Patna).

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher whose Analects contain a collection of his sayings and dialogues compiled by disciples after his death.

The Romans enacted a law system which is the system of jurisprudence of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian and forming the basis of many modern legal systems.

In this video lesson we will be looking at India. India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.

The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when King Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus II ("the Great"), king of Persia (r. 559–530 B.C.).

Exploring the life of the insane Caligula.

The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct, wisdom, and meditation releases one from desire, suffering, and rebirth.

The system of jurisprudence of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian and forming the basis of many modern legal systems.