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Maya Civilization
300-1100 C.E. Maize and cacao were major crops. Chichen Itza was the only town to survive the Mayan Empire because there wasn't fighting. -
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Mochica Society
300-700 C.E. Mochica was a society in South America (Peru) known for their brilliant ceramics. Its base was in the valley of the Moche River in Peru. -
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Mauryan Society
321-185 B.C.E. This society was founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya but reached its peak under the leader Ashoka. Ashoka conquered Kalinga and then became a Buddhist. After Ashoka died, Mauryan society declined and suffered economically. -
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Seleucid Empire
323-83 B.C.E. This empire was foundeed after the death of Alexander the Great. Like Alexander the Great, Seleucus retained the Achaemenid systems of administration and taxation as well as imperial roads and postal service -
Jan 1, 1122
Zhou Dynasty
1122-256 B.C.E. This Chinese dynasty was the foundation of Chinese thought formed during this period: Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. The mandate of heaven was a Zhou theory. Zhou rulers decentralized administration, and this weakened the dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1200
Olmec Society
1200-100 B.C.E. Olmec traditions were found in the newer South American societies. They are most known for making huge head sculptures made out of rubber. They are known as the rubber people. Important sites were San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes. -
WHAP THEMES
The two WHAP themes I think fit with this timeline are State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict and Development and Interaction of Cultures. All of these societies grew and expanded. That led to conflicts such as war or land distribution problems. Culture developed and some societies interacted through trade or conflict. -
CCOT
The CCOT that best fits with this timeline is the formation of new societies and the continuation of previous culture carried through to the new societies. Almost all of the societies and empires I added to this timeline picked up where another society left off. For example the Maya society had a lot of Olmec tradition and culture in their society. Another example of this is the Seleucid Empire carrying over traditions from the early Achaemenid Empire. -
Achaemenid Empire
558-330 B,C.E. This empire is also known as the Persian Empire, Cyrus ruled from Pasargadae, Darius later divided his realm into twenty three satrapies. -
Minoan Society
2200-1100 B.C.E. This society was located on the island of Crete and it influenced early Myceneans. They devised a script known as Linear A and built lavish palaces on Crete. -
Harappan Society
2500-1500 B.C.E. The biggest cities in the Harappan Society were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. This society made use of extensive plumbing and irrigation systems.