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3300 BCE
Mesopotamia
Location: Iran, Syria
Government: city-states - monarchy
Religion: polytheism, Judaism
Social Classes: upper, middle, slaves
Economy: farming, trade
Writing System: cuneiform -
2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Location: present day Pakistan
Government: theocracy
Social Class: caste system
Religion: polytheism; Hinduism and Buddhism
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: pictographs -
2000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Location: current day Egypt
Government: monarchy (pharaohs ruling in dynasties)
Social Class: pharaoh, priests, upper class, middle class, lower class
Economy: farming, mining, trading
Writing System: heiroglyphs -
2000 BCE
Ancient China
Location: present day China
Government: monarchy (emperor ruling in a dynasty)
Social Class: emperor, lords, farmers, peasants, merchants
Religions: Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: pictograph -
1900 BCE
End of Indus River Valley
How did it end? We don't know
Accomplishments: medicines, round earth, planned cities, sewage systems -
1100 BCE
Ancient Greek Empire
Location: Greece, Southwest Asia, and Egypt
Government: city-state - democracy, oligarchy, tyranny
Religion: polytheism
Social Class: citizens, women, outsiders, slaves
Economy: trade, mining, farming, fishing
Writing System: alphabet -
753 BCE
Roman Empire
Location: Europe, Southwest Asia, Egypt
Government: republic changing into empire (Caesars)
Social Class: Patricians, Plebeians, Slaves
Religions: polytheism (emperor worship), Christianity
Economy: farming, trading, mining, fishing
Writing System: alphabet -
333 BCE
End of Mesoptamia
How did it end? Conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: sails, weights, water clock, wheel, medicines, surgeries, plow, base 60 number system, musical instruments -
332 BCE
End of Ancient Egypt
How did it end? conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: bread, papyrus paper, toothpaste, linen cloth, sails, mathematics, pyramids, obelisks, calendar, medications
Interesting Facts: mummification was actually called embalming -
320 BCE
Maya
Location: South Mexico, Belize, Guatamala, Honduras
Government: city-states - monarchy
Religion: polytheism - practiced human sacrifices
Social Classes: king/priests, noble, merchants, commoners, peasants, slaves
Economy: farming, trading, mining
Writing System: pictgraphs -
300 BCE
Ancient Japan
Location: modern day Japan
Government: monarchy - feudalism
Religion: Buddhism; Shintoism
Social Class: emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasants, merchants
Writing System: pictograph (sounds) -
146 BCE
End of Greek Empire
How did it end? Defeated by Rome
Accomplishments: steam engine, alarm clock, medicine, robots, poetry, modern science, automatic doors, odometer, theater, cartography,
Interesting Facts: The Parthenon was built to honor Athena;
Athens was named after Athena;
Greece held the first Olympics;
Greece's name is Hellenic Republic;
Greece's population primarily live in urban areas -
1 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ
Beginning of:
A.D. - Anno Domini "The Year of Our Lord"
C.E. - Common Era -
300
African Empires
Location: west Africa
Government: monarchy
Religion: animism and Islam
Social Class: Caste System
Economy: farming, mining, trading, and fishing
Writing System: none ---- Arabic -
476
End of Roman Empire
How did it end? Conquered by Barbarians; too big to control; corrupt leaders
Accomplishments: Julian calendar, latin language, concrete, welfare, aqueducts
Interesting Facts: Gladiators fought in arenas to the death -
476
Middle Ages
Location: Europe
Government: monarchy - feudalism
Social Class: king, baron, knight, peasants
Religion: Christianity
Economy: farming, trade
Writing System: alphabet -
Dec 24, 900
End of Maya
How did it end? No one knows
Accomplishments: astronomy, calendar, number zero, dominoes -
Dec 24, 1100
Aztec
Location: Central Mexico
Government: monarchy
Religion: polytheistic
Social Class: king, nobles, merchants, commoners/peasants, slaves
Economy: farming, trading, mining
Writing System: pictographs -
Dec 24, 1200
Inca
Location: Andes Mountains in South America
Government: monarchy - emperor (Sapa Inca)
Religion: polytheistic - performed human sacrifices
Social Class: Caste System - emperor, nobles, merchants, commoners/peasants
Economy: farming, mining, trade
Writing System: none - Quipu -
Dec 24, 1500
End of Middle Ages
How did it end? Renaissance
Accomplishments: armor, printing press, long bow, windmill, eyeglasses, plows, spinning wheel -
Dec 24, 1521
End of Aztec
How did it end? Conquered by Hernando Cortes
Accomplishments: floating gardens, chocolate, popcorn
Interesting Facts: They liked spicy foods -
Dec 24, 1532
End of Inca
How did it end? Conquered by Spanish conquistador Pizarro
Accomplishments: roads, tax system, freeze-dried foods
Interesting Facts: They had no writing system;
They performed human sacrifices -
End of African Empires
How did they end? European Colonization
Accomplishments: Trans-Sarahan Trade Groups, salt, copper gold, ivory weapons, bronze art, jewelry -
End of Ancient China
How did it end? It didn't end, it evolved.
Accomplishments: gunpowder, fireworks, silk, tea, umbrellas, paper money, stirrups, harnesses, calligraphy, matches, crossbow
Interesting Facts: Built a wall called the Great Wall of China;
People traded on a road name the Silk Road. -
End of Japan
How did it end? still present, it did not end
Accomplishments: armor, leather, swords, origami, haiku poetry, art-ink, angling
Interesting Facts: They were originally called Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun) because it was believed they were the base of the sun.
Ninjas originated in Japan
