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Seleucids Empire (Persian) (83 BCE)
Seleucid Empire went from 323-83 BCE
1. After Alexander the Great died, his kingdoms were left to be broken apart by his chief generals. The former Achaemenids Empire went to Seleucus, formerly a commander of elite corporations in Alexander’s guard.
2. The Seleucid Empire was based in what is now Iran, and went all the way to Mesopotamia.
3. They were successful in agriculture, and were skillful warriors, ready at will to defend themselves from Eastern nomadic peoples.
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Achaemenids Empire (Persian) (330 BCE)
Achaemenid Empire went from 558-330 BCE
1. Was led by Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus the Shepherd. He led from 558-530 B.C.E.
2. When he was killed in battle in 530 B.C.E., Cyrus’ son Cambyses took the throne. In 521, Cyrus’ younger kin Darius took the throne until 486.
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Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty went from 221-207 BCE
• the first emperor was Qin Shihuangdi (his tomb had the terra cotta statues in it)
• the burning of books was demanded by the emperor
• the Chinese script was standardized
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Zhou Dynasty (256 BCE)
The Zhou Dynasty went from 1122-256 BCE)
• Used the "Mandate of Heaven" as the right to govern
• iron metallurgy was spreading rapidly
• they had lots of respect for their deceased ancestors
• used oracle bones
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Chavín Cult (300 BCE)
The Chavín Cult lasted from 1000-300 BCE
Religion in the Andes mountain
Popular between 900-800 BCE
Named after Chavín de Huántar (one of the cults most popular sites)
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Greece (338 BCE)
Greece last from 800-338 BCE
Traded with the Mediterranean sea with olive oil and wine
They had a patriarchal society where women stayed at home
Greeks started the Olympic games
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220
Later Han Dynasty
The Later Han Dynasty went from 25-220 CE
• capital was Luoyand
• paper was invented
• silk became a big product
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Maya
The Mayan society went from 300-1100 CE
Built more than eighty ceremonial centers between 300 and 900 CE
Small city kingdoms
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Kush Empire
The Kush Empire Was between 1070 BCE and 350 CE.
1. The Kush Empire started as a colony of the ancient kingdom of Egypt.
2. Expanded when around 727 BCE Kushan King Piye invaded Egypt, receiving Thebes, and the land around the Delta River.
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476
Rome
Rome lasted from 509 (753) BCE- 476 CE
Had pater familias which arranged marriages for families
Called the Mediterranean sea mare nostrum (“our sea”)
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Former Han Dynasty (9 CE)
The Former Han Dynasty went from 206 BCE- 9 CE
• capital was Chang'an
• the most energetic emperor was Han Wudi (ruled from 141-87BCE)
• in 124BCE a university was established to prepare men for government service
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