My Spark Note Guide by Nora Acker and Emily Geer

By Noruacker
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    (Afro-Eurasia)
    Food, clothing, wine.
  • Period: 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization

    (Afro-Eurasia)
    Figurines, beads, pots for storage
  • Period: 2205 BCE to 1766 BCE

    The Xia Dynasty

    (South Asia)
    Tea, salt, sugar, spices
  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE

    The Shang Dynasty

    (South Asia)
    Carved jade and marble, porcelain tablewear, woven silk
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1542

    Maya

    (Western Hemisphere)
    Salt, slaves, feathers, flint
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    The Han Dynasty

    (South Asia)
    Cotton, ivory, wool
  • Period: 1300 to 1521

    Aztec

    (Western Hemisphere)
    Obsidian, ceramics, copper and bronze tools