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Egypt, along the Nile River (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt)
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between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the fertile crescent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia)
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Asian subcontinent, southwest of China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India)
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Along the Indus River (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation)
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This happens during the early dynastic period of Egypt. During this time upper and lower Egypt unite and the building of mastabas begin. The most famous of the pyramids are the pyramids of Giza.
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King Hammurabi ordered a scribe to chisel a record of his kingly deeds onto a slab of black stone; the overall generalization of them all is an eye for an eye.
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Mesopotamia, trading settlements, inside fertile crescent (https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/phoenicians/)
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canaan, east coast of mediterranean sea (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Ancient_Civilizations/Hebrews)
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southeast of rome, italy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece)
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directly west of the Red Sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush)
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west of india and southeast of the caspian sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire)
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Siddartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism which teaches us that all life is suffering.
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This happened during the second Persian invasion in between the 50ft mountain pass.
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Alexander defeats Darius at Gaugamela and took his spot on the throne in Persia.
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ancient Greek culture, influence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period)
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The Qin dynasty unified China and started the building of the Great Wall of China.
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East Asia, bordering the Pacific Ocean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China)
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city of Rome, along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire)
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archipelago in the Pacific ocean, part of Asia, 500 mi East of China and 120 mi East of Korea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan)
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middle east (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age)
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The Aztecs were located in modern day Mexico, the Incans were located in the Andes mountains on the side of south America, and the Mayans are located in Central America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica)
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Constantine is now emperor and he made the new capital Constantinople in honor of himself. It was located on the Bosphorus strait between the Black sea and the Sea of Marmara and it was in a GREAT location for commerce.
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western portion of the holy roman empire (http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture17b.html)
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Europe, west of Asia, North of Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation)
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Democracy means all citizens share ruling power; the Greeks had a direct democracy where every citizen can vote on every issue.
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The death of Marcus Aurelis meant the end of the Pax Romana, and for the next 100 years, military, social, political, and economic turmoil rocked the empire.
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The riots burned a large part of the city and within a few weeks of the riots and massacre, Justinian started the construction of the Church of Holy Wisdom. The church has a high dome, stained glass, mosaics, and icons.
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Muhammad and his followers left for Mecca (later renamed Medina) for Yathrib.
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The split was caused by a dispute over who should lead the faith after Prophet Muhammad's death.
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The Muslims were defeated at the Battle of Tours by French King Charles "The Hammer" Martel.
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scandinavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings)
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After the split in the Roman empire, Christianity split as well. The west were the Roman catholics whom were lead by the Pope; in the west were the Eastern orthodox churches whom were lead by the emperor.
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spans between europe and asia, very north of both continents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia)
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majority of asia excluding india. includes much of russia and borders with the roman empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire)
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(The Great Charter) guaranteed political rights for the nobles (i.e. no taxation w/o representation)
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The Aztec empire was conquered by spanish conquistadors. The capital is Tenochitlan and is located in present day Mexico.
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KIng Mansa Musa went on a hajj and stopped in Egypt along the way and gave them so much gold that their economy crashed. He created diplomatic and economic ties with other Muslim countries through his hajj to Mecca.
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This was between England and France over who would get the French throne; France won and England had to give up its land. The leader of the French army was Joan of Arc whom was later burned at the stake.
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Constantinople falls when the Turks capture it, thus leading to the end of the Byzantine empire. The city is now named Istanbul in modern day Turkey.
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Issued by Napolean to enforce the Berlin decree of 1806 which initiated the continental system.
