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10,000 BCE
Ways of Living in North America
People in the Arctic had to live under harsh conditions. People who lived by rivers would mainly live off of fish type creatures. Other people who lived near the woods had learned how to hunt. There were some people who had to wait for a certain part of the year to stock up on whatever they needed. -
1700 BCE
Judaism
Arose among the Israelites, and had been the first group to teach monotheism. They believe Moses had brought the 10 commandments, and believed everyone had to obey the rules. -
401 BCE
Athenian Democracy
Athens experienced a time learning and creativity.They had created the direct democracy which we still use today. -
200 BCE
Silk Road
One main road that stretched 5,000 miles from Xi'an to Persia. This was a trade route that had many roads stretching off of the main road. -
50
Christianity
The believed Jesus was chosen by god to teach Christianity to the people. Christianity had spread, once it had reached Europe they had thought it was a threat but then accepted it after time. He had taught that all people have a chance at everlasting life. -
Period: 250 to 900
Mayans
They built cities with pyramids, temples, ball courts, and palaces. They had developed a system of government, made there own calendar that was very accurate, carved stories into stone. They had abandoned their cities, unknown on why. -
Period: 900 to 1400
Aztecs
They had built Tenochtitlan, the great capital city. It is so popular because of the sacred place with dozens of temples that honored the gods. Practiced human sacrifice. Their Aztec army was very strong, and had conquered many tribes. -
Period: 1050 to 1300
World Traders
China was the largest trading group, which had invented many things that people needed before others had. -
Period: 1095 to 1295
The Crusades
The Pope had declared a crusade/ holy war, to win back the holy land but had failed. They had helped the Europeans to look over seas for trade. -
Period: 1200 to 1470
West African Trade Center
Ghana was the first major trade center, it had weakened when war had happened. Mali had then taken over the area and reached great power, when it had also had became weak for awhile until Songhai restored it. -
Period: 1300 to 1500
The Renaissance
Rebirth of learning where many people had great ideas. -
Period: 1438 to 1533
Incas
Their empire stretched along the Andes of South America, Cuzco was their capital. They constructed buildings of huge stones, and had canals to carry water.They had also made jewelry. -
1440
The Printing Press
Johann Gutenberg had invented the Printing Press which in the time had been a big deal. It had produced a large amount of books in a short amount of time. -
1498
Vasca da gama
Passed the southern tip of Africa and continued North and East to India. At this time they were trying to figure out how to use the astrolabe, which would determine their precise latitude. Became an important trade route. -
1500
The Iroquois League
The 5 Iroquois nations had a period of constant warfare, the had then formed a union for peace.
