This period picks up where history takes off. This is where you start to actually be able to recognize certain regions of the planet based on their beliefs, architecture, government structure, societies, etc. The _____________ Era sees the rise of Persia, Greece, Rome, Mauryan & Guptan India as well as the beginning of the Chinese story

• Technological and Environmental Transformations –Foundations Era

• (Re)Organization of Human Societies -Classical Era

• Regional and Interregional Interactions –Post Classical Era

• Global Interactions- Early-Modern Era

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• (Re)Organization of Human Societies -Classical Era

• Global Interactions- Early-Modern Era

• Industrialization and Global Integration – Modern Era

• Accelerating Global Change and Realignments –Contemporary Era

Studying the dominant belief system(s) or religions, philosophical interests, and technical and artistic approaches can reveal how major groups in society view themselves and others, and how they respond to multiple challenges.

• Social

• Cultural

• Political

• Economic

the growth and spread of agricultural, pastoral, and industrial production; the development of various labor systems

• Social

• Political

• Economic

• Cultural

As people flocked into cities or established trade networks, new diseases emerged and spread, sometimes devastating an entire region.

• Interactions with humans and their environment

• Political

• Economic

• Cultural

distinctions based on kinship systems, ethnic associations, and hierarchies of gender, race, wealth, and class.

• Interactions with humans and their environment

• Social

• Economic

• Cultural

comparative study of different state forms (for example, kingdoms, empires, nation-states) across time and space, and the interactions among them

• Interactions with humans and their environment

• Political

• Economic

• Cultural

comparative study of different state forms (for example, kingdoms, empires, nation-states) across time and space, and the interactions among them

• Interactions with humans and their environment

• Political

• Economic

• Cultural

It was a tumultuous time period in every part of the globe and would set the stage for the rise of new religions, governments, and intellectual movements. The second great monotheistic religion, Islam, would arise.

• Regional and Interregional Interactions –Post Classical Era

• Global Interactions- Early-Modern Era

• Industrialization and Global Integration – Modern Era

• (Re)Organization of Human Societies -Classical Era

In this time period there was considerable cross-cultural interaction between Europe and Asia and, to a lesser extent, with sub-Saharan Africa. With the voyages of discovery , these contacts accelerated and became global in reach. Russian adventurers built an empire that stretched across Eurasia, and they began to explore in the Pacific Ocean basin.

• (Re)Organization of Human Societies -Classical Era

• Regional and Interregional Interactions –Post Classical Era

• Global Interactions- Early-Modern Era

• Industrialization and Global Integration – Modern Era