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Neolithc Revoliution was a fundamental change in the way people lived during that life time.The shift from hunting and gathering led to permanent settlements, the establishment of social classes, and the eventual rise of civilizations. The Neolithic Revolution is a major turning point in human history
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Four river valley civilizations were Mesopotamia Egypt, China , India started by rivers because of immigration. The oldest 3500 B.C to 2000 BC, was along the tigris and euphrates river in the middle east.
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The four majors rulers of the Persian Empire were Cyrus The Great Cambyses, Darius ,Xerxes. The persians grew into a powerful empire under Kings Cyrus & Darius. Empire in India was called Guptas Empire.
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The Sumerian civilization emerged upon the floodplain of the lower reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers about 4000 B.C. The sumerian civilization produced the first written law code.
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The Nile valley in egypt had been home agricultural settlements in 5500 B.C Mesopotamia is an area that is located between the tirgris and euphrates rivers.It means the land betwwen two rivers. Mesopotamia began asurban societies in southern Iraq in 5000B.C Mesopotamia was called " fetile crescent becuase of its great enviorment & space.
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Ancient Greek Culture was the birthplace of Western civilisation about 4000 years ago. Ancient Greece produced many magnificent achievements in areas of government, science, philosophy and the arts that still influence our lives.
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In athens once citizenship was granted, citizens enjoyed equal rights and full polotical participation.Athenainans were more stingy with their citizenship.
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Mesopotamia , Egypt , India and China. The Four River Valley Civilizations is where civilization began. It was where people began to form lanuage and types of writing. It is where argriculture started and communites began.They helped improve and provide a model of an civilzation.
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At this time the First Messenian War and the Spartans conquer southwest Peloponnese.The Messenian War was the longest running war in ancient Greek history
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At this time The First ever Olympic Games are staged.After the Roman Empire conquered Greece in the mid-2nd century B.C., the Games continued, but their standards and quality declined.
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The Development of the first Greek Alphabet was made.
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The Dark Ages of Greece and the fall of the Mycenaean culture happend. In the eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were destroyed or abandoned.
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at this time the The great Minoan civilization took place the Minoans made a significant contribution to the development of Western European civilization as it is known today
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at this time The Bronze Age when Early Aegean cultures start to emerge took place. the Bronze Age of any culture is the period during which the most advanced metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use)
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At this time The Rise of the Greek tyrants took place. A ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power
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The Trojan War and the destruction of Troy Ilium took place war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy.
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After the death of Mohammed, the new religion of Islam was at a crossroads. Having unified the tribes of Arabia and solidified Mecca as the capital of their faith, the followers of Islam were faced with their first leadership crisis. The successor to Mohammed, given the title of caliph, was destined to be one of two men.
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The second caliph (from 634 - 644 CE) was led by Umar, another father-in-law to Mohammed, and was marked by several successful military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire, including the capture of Damascus in the year 635 and the capture of Jerusalem in the year of 637 CE.
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Uthman, a member of the influential Umayyad family, was chosen as Umar's successor and served as the third caliph from 644 - 656 CE. In 645, he defeated the Byzantine attempt to recover Alexandria, and in 647, he began to expand the Muslim Empire west of Egypt.
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Muslims entered Spain in the west and India in the east. Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.
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The Abbasids take over rule from the Umayyads, shifting the seat of power to Baghdad
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Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa, including Nigeria, which served as a trading liaison between the northern and central regions of Africa.
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Islam begins to spread throughout North Africa.
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Imam Ali is killed, bringing to an end the rule of the four "righteous caliphs": Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. This also marks the beginning of the Umayyad rule.
