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As early as 7000BC farmers grew rice in the middle Chang Jiang Valley. North, along the Huang He, the land was better for growing cereals such as millet and wheat. It increased their diet in other ways. With more sources of food, the population grew.
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In this chapter it includes Geography and the Early Greeks, Goverment in Athens, and Greek Mythology and Literature. The Minoans, and the Mycenaeans.
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This chapter contains China's geography, The Zhou Dynasty, The Qin Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty.
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When the Minoan society declined (lost power) that decline let the Mycenaeans take over Crete and they became major traders in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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As the lords' loyalty to the Zhou king lessened, many refused to fight against invasions.
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According to ancient histroians, Romulus was the first king of Rome who took the thron ein 753 BC.
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This chapter includes Geography and the Rise of Rome, Aenus, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Goverment and Society, Magistrates, Senate, Assemblies and Tribunes, Checks and Balances, The Late Republic, Hannibal, Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Marius and Sulla,and Spartacus,
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A man named Draco created a new set of laws for Athens. These laws were very harsh. For example Draco laws, made minor crimes such as loitering punishable by death.
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The Persians lost a fight to a people group called the Medes and were ruled for about 150 years. Soon a man named Cyrus II led a revolt against the Medes.
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In this chapter it includes Greece and Persia, Sparta and Athens, Alexander the Great, and Greek Achievements. There also show Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, Philip II, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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Those ancient Greeks who worshipped gods and goddesses became known as philosophers by 500 BC. They believed in the power of the human mind to think, explain, and understand life.
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To stop Athens growth of power, Sparta declared war on Athens. The Spartan army marched north to Athens and surrounded the city. They hoped that the Athenians would come out to fight but the Athenians stayed inside. They hoped that the Spartans would go away. Then they started to burn the crop, but the navy soon showed up and attacked the Spartans.
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In 387 BC a people group called the Gauls attacked Rome and tokk over the city. The Romans had to give the Gauls a huge amount of money to leave the city.
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Phillip II became king of Macedonia in 359 BC, and he helped fight of invaders who tried to take over his country.
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As time passed by the Senate grew more powerful. It gained influence on magistrates and took control of the city's finances. By 200 BC the Senate had great influence in Rome's goverment.
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Emperor Wudi took the throne. He wanted to create a stronger central goverment. To do that, he took land from the lords, raised taxes, and placed the supply of grain under the control of the goverment.
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When the Romans took over Judea at this time, many Jews believed that the Messiah would soon appear. Jewish prophets wandered through Judea, announcing that the Messiah was coming. Many Jews were anxious while waiting for the Messiah’s arrival.
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Between 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered nearly all of Gaul which we now know as France. He wrote his conquest in great detail.
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This chapter includes Julius Caesar, Pompey, Marc Antony, Augustus, Rome's architecture and art, literature and language, Rome's law, The Roman empire and religion, Jesus, Paul of Tarsus, The End of the Empire, Diocletian, Attila, and Justinian and Theodora
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The Roman Empire included all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. In the Ad 100s, the empire stretched from Britain south to Wgypt, and from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Syria.
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At first, Indian Buddhists had trouble explaining their religion to the Chinese. Soon many Chinese became Buddhist monks and even the Emperor had Buddhist altars that stood in his palace.
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The Olympic games were held every four years for more than a thousand years until the Ad 320s. It was held in honor of Zeus
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The first section of the Great Wall was built in the early 600s BC. The Qin conncected earlier pieces of the wall to form a long, unbroken structure.
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The Ancient Chinese characters have helped with today's Chinese people's characters.
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We still have the Olympic Games happening now, and they happen around the world in different countries.
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Euclid’s is one of the world’s greatest mathematicians. He is beast known for geometry. His works were so influential that we still use it now in school.
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The Roman Forum is still standing in Rome.
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Christians are still believing in the Messiah. Christianity is still a main religion around the world. It is actually the most popular religion now.