Work in Progress Study for World History
Unit I: 8000 B.C.E.-600 C.E. Africa 8000 BCE 1000 BCE 500 BCE 1 CE 600 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ Political: (e.g. major empires, type of government, political hierarchy, diplomacy, war, military technologies, etc) Continuities: -Monarchial governments( centralized rulers that controlled all aspects of urban African life (political, military, economic and religious control) Changes: -The Old Kingdom (2575-2143 BCE) physically isolated ( little military conflict -The Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BCE): Invaded Nubia for gold -The New Kingdom (1532-1070 BCE): Southern Expansion ( Kush & Nubia -Assyrian rule (660 BCE): Invaded by Assyrians from Middle East