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The Hellenistic states were ruled absolutely by kings. It fell to romans in stages .
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King of the ancient greek kingdom. By the age of 30 he had created one of the largest empires in the ancient world.
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After the river valley era, India transitioned into the Mauryan Empire. It was well protected , kings ruled the cities there & they were polytheistic.
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Greece was the first major civilization.In 338 King Philip the second conquered the greeks & died soon after. Macedonians viewed themselves as greeks.
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Muhammad was born around 570AD , he started having visions around 610 . He began preaching his new ideas in Mecca. After years of attacks, he went to Medina with his followers.
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Began along the yellow & yangtze rivers in North China Plain. Only 10% suitable for farming. China was protected & isolated from outsiders by deserts & the himalayan mountains.
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was the period of decline in the Western Roman Empire in which it failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into numerous successor polities.
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The Persians grew into a powerful empire under kings Cyrus & Darius witha powerful army, they conquered Mesopotamia, Egypt, & India. They used metal coins with standarized values to help promote trade.
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was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom.
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Diocletian divided them before he died due to large size. The capital of Byzantine was Constantinople. Under rule of Constantine.
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They first started in the River Valleys. Fresh water, farming, & transportation. City states ruled by kings, most people were polytheistic. They were complex societies with advanced technologies , cities, workers, , writing, & institutions.
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Ancient Egyptians lived along the nile. They were protected from invasion by the saharan desert.
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The Neolithic Revolution is the transformation of human societies from being hunter-gatherer based to agriculture based. During this timeearly humans learned how to farm & domesticate animals.
