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| 294759990 | Neolithic | 12,000-8,000 BCE Agricultural revolution- 10,000 BCE Domestication of animals, Food surplus, More people, Specialized jobs, Social classes, Change of gender roles | 0 | |
| 294759991 | Early Technology | Invention of the Wheel- 3,200 BCE Sumaria Use of Copper, Bronze, Iron for tools and weapons. | 1 | |
| 294759992 | Factors of Early Civilization | Began near Water- normally Rivers. Cities, organized Religion, organized Government, written Language, Art | 2 | |
| 294759994 | Mesopotamia | "Fertile Crescent": Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Sumerians and Babylonians were most prominent. No stable Dynasties. First Written Language called Cuniform Hammurabi's Code-Babylonia | 3 | |
| 294759996 | Egypt | Nile River Kings called "Pharaohs". Their Writing System known as Hieroglyphs. Strong Dynasties due to little invasion. | 4 | |
| 294759998 | Indus | Indus River Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were the most advanced cities. They had a writing system, still undeciphered. | 5 | |
| 294760000 | Aryans | Migrated to India- 1700's BCE Created Caste System, Vedas formed the basis of Hinduism | 6 | |
| 294760002 | Huang He River | China Shang Dynasty emerged during the Bronze Age. After the fall of Shang, the Zhou Dynasty took power through the Mandate of Heaven. Afterwards lead to Warring States Era | 7 | |
| 294760004 | Mandate of Heaven | System invented by the Zhou declairing God caused the Dynastic shift because the current ruler was not to their liking. | 8 | |
| 294760006 | Meso/South America | Gulf of Mexico Olmecs- 1500 BCE Andean areas- Chavins | 9 | |
| 294760008 | Hinduism | Oldest of religions, it didn't have a founder. Dharma- moral duty=good karma | 10 | |
| 294760009 | Caste System | Bramins (priests/ those closest to Nirvana) at the top, untouchables at the bottom | 11 | |
| 294760010 | Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama 563-483 BCE Trying to find a way to end suffering through The Four Noble Truths and walking the Eightfold Path. Spread over most of Asia. | 12 | |
| 294760011 | Four Noble Truths | -Life is Suffering -Suffering is caused by Desire -There is a way out of Suffering -Follow the Eightfold Path | 13 | |
| 294760012 | Eightfold Path | -Right Understanding -Right Purpose -Right Speech -Right Conduct -Right Livelihood -Right Effort -Right Awareness | 14 | |
| 294760013 | Confucianism | Confucius 551-479 BCE Stressed importance of Relationships and Respect in the Family and for the Emperor. Praised Education and Encouraged Scholars' participation in Government. Thrived during the Han Dynasty. | 15 | |
| 294760014 | Daoism | "the way" Stressed Harmony between Nature and Man and rejected Government involvement. | 16 | |
| 294760015 | Legalism | Strict Law and Order with harsh Punishments. | 17 | |
| 294760016 | Judaism | Hebrews in Egypt 2000-1000 BCE First real Monotheistic Religion, they followed the Ten Commandments and believe a savior will come. Romans led to Diaspora 135 CE | 18 | |
| 294760017 | Christianity | Jesus 4 BCE Beginning as a Sect of Judaism, they believe the Savior has come. Reflected by the New Testament in the Bible. | 19 | |
| 294760018 | Greece | Athens: Golden Age, Arts and Education Sparta: Militant Society Pure Democracy, Extensive control over Trade in the Mediterranean. They were Polytheistic. | 20 | |
| 294760019 | Philosophers | Socrates, Plato, Aristotle | 21 | |
| 294760020 | Mauryan Empire | Mauryan Empire 320's BCE Chandragupta Maurya filled power vacuum after retreat of Alexander the Great from India. The Ashoka expanded trade, improved infrastructure, built hospitals, declared Buddhism the Official Religion. | 22 | |
| 294760021 | Gupta Empire | India united under Gupta 320 CE Traded with China via Silk Roads and took part in the Indian Ocean Trade. | 23 | |
| 294760022 | China | Warring States Era 403-221 BCE Qin- Legalism, Great Wall of China, Unified Laws Han Dynasty 206-220's CE Centralized Rule, Confucianism was very strong, Expanded Territory | 24 | |
| 294760023 | Silk Roads | Trade Route connecting China with Europe and India | 25 | |
| 294760024 | Rome | Republic Formed 509 BCE Expanded through the Mediterranean, Julius Caesar, Octavian/Augustus marked the Pax Romana. Extensive Roads spread Trade Wealth and Knowledge, allowing them to have a common Language, Latin. Christianity Adopted 380 CE | 26 | |
| 294760025 | Indian Ocean Trade | Sea Trade between Arabs, East Africans, and Indonesia. Sped the spread of Islam. | 27 | |
| 294760026 | Mediterranean Trade | Sea Trade from the Silk Roads to Mediterranean Europe. | 28 | |
| 294760027 | Tang Dynasty | 618-907 CE After Han, Unified small kingdoms. Permitted BOTH Buddhism and Confucianism. Scholars were valued. Empress Wu favoured Buddhism. Neoconfucianism merged Buddhism and Confucianism. Upper Class women had Property. High Taxation caused Tension. | 29 | |
| 294760028 | Song Dynasty | 960-1279 CE Military and Economy weak, Inflation and Invading Nomadic Peoples caused problems, very Industrial, Magnetic Compass, Footbinding | 30 | |
| 294760029 | Islam | Mohammed 570 CE Monotheistic, God called Allah, Five Pillars of Faith, Holy Book called Quran. Umayyad Caliphate 661 CE Abbasid Caliphate 700 CE | 31 | |
| 294760030 | Umayyad Caliphate | 661 CE Hereditary Monarchy, centered in Damascus. Conquered Syria, Egypt, Persia, Byzantine in West Asia, North Africa, Spain. Tolerated all Cultures. | 32 | |
| 294760031 | Abbasid Caliphate | 700's CE Capitol moved to Baghdad, Enormous Trade network, built Mosques, hospitals, schools, orphanages. House of Wisdom built 830 CE Greek and Persian writings, Images forbidden, Calligraphy and Geometric Shapes | 33 | |
| 294760032 | Byzantium | Eastern Roman Empire 375 CE Official Language Greek, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Constantinople, superb Trade Location connections. Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox split 1054 CE | 34 | |
| 294760033 | Western Europe | Fall of Rome, Germanic Tribes took over, Reset economy and culture to very Primitive, Franks controlled by Charlemagne, Feudal System, Lords and Vassals, Peasants tied to Land, Manors, Chivalry, Over Powerful Church. | 35 | |
| 294760034 | Japan | Geography Protected from Invasion, Fujiwara clan 710-785 CE, Emperor only a Figure Head, Artisans, Shoguns had Power, Genin-People in Debt given most undesirable jobs, Shintoism, Kame Kaze | 36 | |
| 294760035 | Shintoism | Japanese Religion, all things have a Spirit and must be Honoured. | 37 | |
| 294760036 | Vikings | 800-1100 CE Nomadic, Scandinavia, Raided Europe, Attacked small Coastal towns, no farther South than Sicily, Extensive Trade throughout Europe. William of Normandy Invades England 1066 CE | 38 | |
| 294760037 | Turks | 1000-1450 CE Nomads in Central Asia, Seljuk Turks-Islam Converts Invaded Abbasid territory Captured Baghdad 1055, Defeat Byzantines 1071, Raided India | 39 | |
| 294760038 | Mongols | 1200-1500 CE Nomads in Asia, Genghis Khan, Horsemen, Yuan Dynasty China, The Golden Horde, Conquered Russia, Tolerant of other Religions, Valued Education, Typhoons stopped from Invading Japan. Decline 1274-1281 CE | 40 | |
| 294760039 | Ghana | West Africa 500-1200's CE Trans-Saharan Trade-Ivory, Slaves, Horses, Cloth, Gold, Salt were Traded, Trade Tax, Absorbed by Mali Nobility Convert to Islam 900 CE | 41 | |
| 294760040 | Mali | 1235-1400's CE Gold and Salt Trade Tax, Muslim Nobility/ Royalty,Mansu Musa Ruled 1312-1337 CE, Pilgrimage, Libraries, Schools, Mosques, Timbuktu Political Capital | 42 | |
| 294760041 | Egypt and Ethiopia | Christian Tradition due to St. Mark, Coptic Christianity | 43 | |
| 294760042 | East Africa | Rich via India Ocean Trade, Bantu Settled on Coast, Mogadishu Kilwa Sofala were important Trade Ports, Traded Gold, Slaves, Ivory, Pottery, Textiles, Zimbabwe became major Kingdom 1200's CE, mostly Muslim with some Christian | 44 | |
| 294760043 | Swahili | Native East African Language Mixed with Arabic | 45 | |
| 294760044 | Crusades | 1095-1204 CE Pope Urban II wanted to remove Muslims from Holy Land, led to Trade with Asia and Muslims, took Jerusalem once, rest were Military Disasters, Venice and Genoa extremely Wealthy through Trade | 46 | |
| 294760045 | Old World Trade Network | Trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean, Silk Roads, Mediterranean Sea, Americas not Included, Hangzhou, Samarkand, Baghdad, Kilwa, Venice, Timbuktu connected the World | 47 | |
| 294760046 | Missionary Campaigns | -Buddhism: Southeast Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Tibet -Christianity: Church Sponsors, Germanic peoples, Pagen Heros altered to be Saints, did not appeal to China -Islam: Conquest and Trade, Tolerant, Encouraged Conversion with Tax cuts | 48 | |
| 294760047 | Ibn Battuta | Traveling on Pilgrimage to Mecca from Morocco | 49 | |
| 294760048 | Marco Polo | Italian Merchant that spent time in Mongol Territories and Traveled the Silk Roads | 50 | |
| 294760049 | Rabban Sauma | Christian from Mongol China, went to Jerusalem, Diplomat to Euro Christian Church | 51 | |
| 294760050 | Plague | 1340-1600's CE From China through Trade, Economic Decline, Blamed the Jews, Killed over 40% of Populations in Europe, Killed Rats, spread by Fleas | 52 | |
| 294760051 | Ming Dynasty | Yuan Dynasty Defeated 1368 Confucianism, Irrigation Systems to improve Agriculture, Exploration began, Ships four times Larger than European Ships, stopped Exploration due to Domestic Problems | 53 | |
| 294760052 | Zheng He | Muslim Chinese Sailor, Sailed throughout Indian Ocean, could have gotten Across the Pacific | 54 | |
| 294760053 | Renaissance | Started in Italy Due to re-opened Silk Road Trade and Scholars from Constantinople, Arts and Science flourished | 55 | |
| 294760054 | Humanism | Art reflects the Common Man, focus is taken away from Bible Stories and put on Form, Thought, and Habits of Man, Big Theme in Renaissance Art | 56 | |
| 294760055 | Maya | 300-900 CE Very Advanced, Agricultural, Temples, Polytheistic, Maize and Beans, Astronomy, written Language, Future Calendar, Blood-Letting of Kings | 57 | |
| 294760056 | Aztecs | 1400-1521 CE Militant Warriors, Conquered, Human Sacrifice, Millions of people, Tribute States, written Language, Calendars | 58 | |
| 294760057 | Inca | 1400-1540 CE South American Andes Mountains, Cuzco, extensive Roads, Sun worship, no written Language, Calendars, Clans | 59 | |
| 294760058 | European Exploration | Desired Direct Trade with China, Spices, Portugal and Spain start first, Dias reached Cape of Good Hope, Collumbus, de Game, Magellan | 60 | |
| 294760059 | Columbian Exchange | Food, Animals, Diseases between Europe and America, Diseases wiped out much of Native populations, Potatoes and Corn, Silver, Slaves, Sugar | 61 | |
| 294760060 | Ottoman Empire | 1300-1923 CE Turks began Conquering again Constantinople Conquered 1453 CE Constantinople now called Istanbul, still very Profitable City | 62 | |
| 294760061 | Reformation | Seperation of Christion Church into Catholic and Protestant | 63 |
