1. 600 B.C.E C.E.
A Big Picture Introduction
How did human societies organize and reorganize themselves between
600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.?
The development of states and empires.
The development of social structures with hierarchies and forced labor systems.
The development and codification of religious and cultural traditions.

2. Collapse of the Classical Era
Greece and Rome
Mediterranean Region
Mauryan and Gupta Empires
India - South Asia
Qin and Han Dynasties
China - East Asia
Important beliefs:
Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Legalism and rationalism
Rise of cities as government, religious or trading centers:
Persepolis, Chang’an, Athens, Carthage, Rome, Teotihuacan
Collapse of the Classical Era
Spread of Beliefs
Development and spread of trade routes:
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan Roads
Indian Ocean
Mayan, Chavin civilizations in the Americas
African kingdoms and stateless societies

3. 600 B.C.E C.E.
Source:

4. Trade Routes in Afro-Eurasia
The Classical Era of
The Americas
Trade Routes in Afro-Eurasia
Teotihuacán
Maya
The Americas and Afro-Eurasian continents at this point.
No connection between
Chavin
Source:
600 B.C.E C.E.

5. Name the states: Circa 1,000 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.
Green = Greek city-states and colonies
Red = Phoenician colonies
Orange = Etruscans – to be conquered by Romans
Circa 1,000 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.

6. Name the state
Persian empires ruled during this era B.C.E. refers to the year Cyrus the Great conquered the land and unified it under one empire – Achaemenid Empire = 550 – 330 B.C.E B.C.E. refers to the year when Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. The Parthian Empire was established later which was consequently conquered by the Sassanid Empire. Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid are all Persian empires.
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550 B.C.E. – 331 B.C.E.

7. Name the states: 221 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.
The Qin Dynasty ruled a smaller territory from 221 – 206 B.C.E.
The Han Dynasty ruled a larger territory from 206 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.
221 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.

8. Name the states: Yellow territory between 321 – 185 B.C.E.
What do you think happened between 185 B.C.E. and 320 C.E.???– that’s over 300 years.
Yellow refers to the Mauryan Empire and the territory inside the green line is the Gupta Empire
Yellow territory between 321 – 185 B.C.E.
Territory inside green line between C.E.

9. Name the state
What could the 3 different colors signify? Expansion. In what order did it occur? Orange, light green, dark green. Did the entire empire collapse in 476 C.E.? Explain.
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509 B.C.E. – 476 C.E.

10. The yellow area indicates the high years 400 – 600 C.E. of what city?
Name the states
Yellow – The city of Teotihuacan
The Mayan city-states
Are you looking at interregional or intraregional trade?
The yellow area indicates the high years 400 – 600 C.E. of what city?
The green area represents the rule of what civilization between circa 300 – 800 C.E.

11. Name the civilization:
Explain that this is where the Incas will settle later so look for continuities between Moche and Inca cultures.
Between 300 and 700 C.E.

12. Name these civilizations
These were pre-Columbian large villages that went on to become centers of trade with large cities and populations.
The area where the left blue circle is located is Chaco.
The area where the right blue circle is found is Cahokia.
Circa 1000 C.E.