1. World History Regions

2. The Middle East: Mesopotamia (Sumer, Babylon), Hittites, Assyrians, Persian (Achaemenid)Empire, Lydians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Egypt, (Alexander the Great Seleucid Dynasty of former Achaemenid),Judaism, Christianity, Byzantines, Islam, Umayyads, Abbasids, Crusades, Bubonic Plague East Asia: *Confucianism and Buddhism became major philosophies in all the societies of this region. China: Shang, Zhou, Mandate of Heaven, Qin (Legalism), Confuciansim, Daoism, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming Japan: Yamato, Heian, Nara, feudalism Korea: Silla North Africa: Egypt, Alexander the Great (Hellenism) – (Ptolemic Dynasty of Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa: Banut, Kush, Axum, (West African Kingdoms – Ghana, Mali, Songhai), Mansa Musa

3. Europe: Western Europe: Greece (Sparta and Athens), Rome (Republic and Empire), Christianity, Early Byzantine/Late Roman Empire, Frankish Kings, Holy Roman Empire, Vikings, feudalism, Crusades, Renaissance Eastern Europe: Slavic people, Orthodox Christianity, Vikings Latin America: Meso-America: Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs South America (Andes Mountains): Chavins, Incans North America: Bering Strait Migrations of Native Americans. Rarely mentioned until the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries when the United States becomes a major international force/presence. Native American cultures are dealt with in American History class.

4. South Asia = India only!! Indus River Valley, Harappa Mohenjo-Daro, Aryans, Hinduism, Caste System, Buddhism, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire, Delhi Sultanate Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Cambodia, Malyasia, Indonesia, Philippines, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Buddhism Central Asia: Mongols, Turks (Seljuqs and Ottomans) *The Ottoman Empire officially starts in 1453!