Tom White, Nikitha Lattupally, Matt Massaro, Jessica Thomas

1. Foundations of World History 8000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. Tom White, Nikitha Lattupally, Matt Massaro, Jessica Thomas

2. Geographic Ranges • Mesopotamia • Egypt • Indus (India) • Shang (China) • Mesoamerica • Andean South America

3. Geographical Maps The map shows the geographical range during Alexander Empire and the Hellenistic World.

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13. 8000 B.C.E.-The Current Era 8500-3500-Development of farming in Middle East-Agricultural Revolution 2500-1750 Babylonian Empire in Middle East 2000-1500-Decline of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt, civil war 5000-2000 Age of innovation in Middle East: writing, bronze, metalworking, wheel, plow 5000 Domestication of maize in Mesoamerica 3100 Rise of Egyptian civilization 2500-1500-India civilization in South Asia • 2000-1000-Greeks begin to settle along the Mediterranean

14. 8000 B.C.E.- The Current Era Greek defeat of Persia; spread of Athenian Empire 1760-1122 Shang Dynasty in China Growth of empire in Egypt 753 Rome is founded 431-404 Peloponnesian Wars 500 Greek War against Persians 1029 - 258 Zhou dynasty 1750 Persia begins to expand its powerbase

15. 1 C.E. to 600 C.E. 527-565 Justinian, Eastern Emperor 476 Last Roman emperor deposed, fall of Rome 313 Conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity 30 Crucifixion of Christ 146 Roman conquest of Greece 330 Capital of Roman Empire moved to Constantinople 390 Rome Sacked by Gauls 589-618 Sui dynasty in China 319-540 Gupta Empire 300-400 Invasion of Europe by the Germanic tribes 27 Official beginning of the Roman Empire 395 Roman Empire divided into two halves, the Western half- Byzantine and the Eastern half 335 Rise of Alexander the Great- Hellenistic period

16. Key Vocabulary Metalworking Domestication Pastoralist Irrigation Neolithic Revolution Settled agriculture Shifting cultivation Migratory farmers Nomadic pastoralism Centralized rule Decentralized rule

17. Key People • Gautama Buddha 563 to 483 B.C.E. • Religious leader Jesus • Confucius 551-478 B.C.E. • Chinese philosopher • influential

18. Key People • Justinian • Eastern Roman Emperor • Project to restore the empire • Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C.E • successful ancient Greek military commander

19. Key People • Abraham • Christian, Jewish, and Islamic religions • Father of the people of Israel • Sargon • Created an empire • Founder of Akkad Dynasty • Trajan • Roman emperor, 98-117

20. Key People • Cyrus • Founder of the Persian empire • “Father of Iran” • Hammurabi • First king of the Babylonian empire • Wrote a set of codes

21. Key People • Emperor Wu of Han • 7th emperor of Han dynasty • Territorial expansion • Ashoka the Great • Indian emperor • Buddhist

22. Major Developments • Transition of agriculture • Irrigation systems • Introduction of religions • calendars, pottery containers, baskets, storehouses, weaving • introduction of bronze, metalworking • Feudalism • Slavery • Iron-plows, weapons • Social classes • Artisan classes • Settled agriculture

23. Major Developments • Political hierarchies • Trading networks • Conversion to agriculture in northern Europe, Southern Africa • Writing was developed in China • Cultivation of maize, potatoes, domestication of turkey and dogs • China began to build the Great Wall of China • Invention of paper and the compass • Root crops were introduced to Southern Africa through trade • Porcelain developed in China • Universities were established in India