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Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
(Afro-Eurasia)
Food, clothing, wine. -
Period: 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
(Afro-Eurasia)
Figurines, beads, pots for storage -
Period: 2205 BCE to 1766 BCE
The Xia Dynasty
(South Asia)
Tea, salt, sugar, spices -
Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE
The Shang Dynasty
(South Asia)
Carved jade and marble, porcelain tablewear, woven silk -
Period: 1000 BCE to 1542
Maya
(Western Hemisphere)
Salt, slaves, feathers, flint -
Period: 206 BCE to 220
The Han Dynasty
(South Asia)
Cotton, ivory, wool -
Period: 1300 to 1521
Aztec
(Western Hemisphere)
Obsidian, ceramics, copper and bronze tools