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Early Civilizations, c. 8000–900 bce ....................................... 2
The Spread of Agriculture, c. 10,000–1000 bce .................... 3
Mesopotamia and Egypt, c. 4000–1000 bce ......................... 4
Trade and Settlements, 2500–1250 bce................................. 5
Indo-European Migrations, c. 4000–1000 bce ...................... 6
The Spread of World Religions, c. 500 bce – 600 ce ............. 7
The Peloponnesian War, 431–404 bce .................................. 8
Alexander the Great’s Empire, 323 bce ................................ 9
Mesoamerican Societies, c. 1200 bce – 900 ce .................... 10
Expansion of the Roman Empire ........................................ 11
Major States and Cultures of the World, c. 100 ce ............ 12
Trade Goods of the Roman Empire, c. 100 ce ................... 13
The Roman Empire and Germanic Migrations, 400 ce ....... 14
Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 525–565 ce ................. 15
Trade Routes in the Indian Ocean, c. 500–1000 ce ............ 16
The Spread of Islam, c. 622–750 ce .................................... 17
Asia, c. 750 ce ..................................................................... 18
Mongol Empires, 13th Century ........................................... 19
Medieval Europe, c. 950–1300 ............................................ 20
Africa, c. 1200–1600 ............................................................ 21
South American States, c. 500–1532 ce .............................. 22
Asia, c. 1500 ........................................................................ 23
Europe, 1494–1560 ............................................................. 24
Europe, 1648 ....................................................................... 25
The Ottoman Empire to 1672 ............................................. 26
African Slave Trade, c. 1780 ............................................... 27
Exploration and Colonization, c. 1700 ................................ 28
European Trading Colonies in Asia, c. 1750 ....................... 29
Decline of the Ottoman Empire, 1774–1914 ...................... 30
Europe, 1815 ....................................................................... 31
Latin American Independence, 19th Century ..................... 32
Industrialization and Urbanization in Europe, c. 1850 ........ 33
Imperialism in the Modern World, 1900 ............................. 34
Asian Imperialism to 1910 ................................................... 35
Shifting European Alliances, 1870–1914 ............................. 36
Africa, 1914 ......................................................................... 37
World War I, 1914–1917 ...................................................... 38
Europe Between the Wars, 1918–1939 ............................... 39
Japanese Expansion in Asia, 1895–1941 ............................ 40
World War II, European Theater, 1940–1945 ...................... 41
World War II in the Pacific, 1941–1945 ............................... 42
Cold War Europe, 1946–1990 ............................................. 43
The Korean War, 1950–1953 ............................................... 44
The Vietnam War, 1964–1975 ............................................. 45
Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1991 ......................... 46
Independent States to 1991 ............................................... 47
The Persian Gulf War, 1991 ................................................. 48
The Conflict in Afghanistan, 2001 ....................................... 49
Palestine and Israel ............................................................. 50
World Religions ................................................................... 51
States of the World, 2012 ................................................... 52
Index .................................................................................... 53
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MESOAMERICAc. 5000 BCE
PERUc. 4000 BCE
Chavin c. 900 BCE
CENTRAL AFRICA c. 3000 BCE
Kushc. 1000 BCE
NILE VALLEY c. 5000 BCE
Egyptc. 3100 BCE Sumer
c. 3500 BCE
Indus Valleyc. 2500 BCE
INDUSVALLEYc. 3000
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MIDDLEEAST
c. 8000 BCE
Hittitesc. 3500 BCE
Greecec. 1300 BCE
GREECE c. 4000 BCE
SOUTHEASTASIA
c. 8000 BCE
Shang Chinac. 1700 BCE
JAPANc. 3000 BCE
CHINAc. 4000 BCE
Olmecs c. 1200 BCE
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EARLY CIVILIZATIONS, c. 8000–900 BCE
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MESOAMERICAMaize, beans, squash.
WEST AFRICAYams, sorghum.
EAST ASIAMillet, rice, wheat, barley,
soybeans, mulberry, sorghum.Pigs, chickens.
SOUTHEAST ASIABananas, yams, peas, rice.
Pigs, oxen, chickens.
SOUTHWEST ASIAWheat, barley. Cattle,
sheep, goats, pigs.
SOUTH AMERICAMaize, beans, squash, potatoes,
tomatoes. Llama and alpaca.PACIF IC
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THE SPREAD OF AGRICULTURE, c. 10,000–1000 BCE
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