Period 1 (c.8000 B.C.E.-600 B.C.E.)

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  • 8000 BCE

    Neolithic Revolution

    Marked Transition from nomadic groups to agricultural settlements.
  • Period: 8000 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Development of cities (Europe, Africa, Mid East, South Asia, East Asia)

    Rise in civilizations amongst river valleys, as a result of the agricultural revolution, which led to the specification of jobs, and later trade - aiding in the formation of these large communities.
    e.g. - Shang (yellow river valley)
    - Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates)
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    The commencement of Northern Settlements (Europe)

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Pyramid-Age Egypt (Africa)

    Societies based on social structures, legal codes [government systems], economies
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Sumer in Fertile Crescent (Mid East)

    • Rose in southern part of Mesopotamia
    • located between Tigris and Euphrates [Fertile Crescent]
    • emergence of cuneiform and large city-states
    • development of canals and dikes
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Indus River (South Asia)

    • Khypher pass; path through Hindu Kush Mountains, often used by merchants
    • sophisticated water system
    • strong central government
    • Polytheistic
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang in Huang Ho (East Asia)

    • yellow river valley
    • trade centered
    • heavily used chariots
    • mostly isolated; though did trade with Mesopotamia
    • Vastly Patriarchal
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Phoenician trade in Mesopotamia (Europe)

    - helped spread the influence of writing/ use of letters
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 400 BCE

    Bantu Migrations (Africa)

    -Farmers in the Niger and Benue River Valley migrated south and east
    - cultural diffusion
  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    Persian Empires (Mid East)

    • collection of semi-nomadic tribes
    • Persian peoples established consistent routes in Africa, Asia, and Europe
    • developed the world's first postal service