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Africa has a long history of trade going back as far as 3100 B.C when the great civilization of Egypt arose.
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Around 1700 B.C. a system of beliefs called Judaism arose among the Israelite. Was the first Major religion to teach monotheism.
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The Romans overthrow there their king and set up a republic.
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they were highly skilled farmers. They dug in irrigation canals in the deserts of present day Arizona.
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250 A.D. the Mayas built cities that is now Mexico and Central America
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Around 900 A.D. the Mayas abandoned their cities
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They lived by hunting, fishing, and forging for berries.
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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Urban II, declared a crusade, or holy war.
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By the 1200's Hangzhou became one of the world largest cities.
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The Anasazi were skilled at many things and they also engaged in trade. Mysteriously they abandoned the cliff dwellings.
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Aztec armies brought half of modern day Mexico under their control.
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Their empire stretched down the coast of South America along the Andes
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Ghana was first major center of trade in west Africa.
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The 5 Iroquois nations went through a period of constant warfare.
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A complex trade network linked Europe, Africa, and Asia.
