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Period: 200 to 900
Maya
Location: Southern Mexico
Accomplishment: They developed glyphs and a number system. These two things impacted many aspects of their day to day life and was a huge advancement. -
Period: 319 to 550
Gupta Empire
Location: Northeastern India
Accomplishment: The Gupta came up with negative numbers and developed the step well which was critical for them storing water during the dry season. -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
Location: Areas around the Mediterranean Sea
Accomplishment: Built the architectural wonder, the Hagia Sophia, and created a set legal system using the Justinian Code. They also got rid of old Roman laws that didn't make sense. -
Period: 601 to 1240
Ghana
Location: Western Africa
Accomplishment: By controlling the gold trade they were able to amass great wealth and develop large cities. -
Period: 618 to
Imperial China
Location: East Asia
Accomplishment: They came up with a way to make paper, developed printing techniques, and discovered gunpowder along with developing the compass. These were all major achievements. -
Period: 632 to 1258
Muslim Empire
Location: Middle East
Accomplishment: They learned to make paper and started binding books. They also had accomplishments in math that made business easier including spreading the concept of 0. -
Period: 794 to
Japan
Location: East Coast of Asia
Accomplishment: They developed the Code of Bushido which was a code of conduct that has impacted ancient Japan and still plays a role in their modern day society. -
Period: 800 to
Holy Roman Empire
Location: Western and Central Europe
Accomplishment: Organized themselves in a feudal system which worked well with land being passed down and loyalty being passed up. -
Period: 1235 to
Mali
Location: West Africa
Accomplishment: Became recognized in Europe due to Mansa Musa's Hajj where he traveled a great distance to Mecca and showing off Mali's wealth. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
Inca
Location: Andes Mountains of South America
Accomplishment: Developed quipus to better transport messages and had an extensive system of roads that was crucial for managing their vast empire. -
Period: 1401 to
Songhai
Location: West Africa
Accomplishment: Their city of Timbuktu became a center of learning with all of its universities. These centers of learning contributed advances in culture and technology. -
Period: 1428 to 1519
Aztec
Location: Northern Mexico
Accomplishment: They developed a tribute system which was vital to controlling their empire. They also build chinampas(artificial islands) to expand their island capital which required a good amount of technology to execute properly.