Ancient World History

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Introduction to Ancient World History

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Prehistoric Cultures

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Early River Valley Civilizations

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Ancient Near East

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Ancient Greece

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Ancient Rome

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Ancient India

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Ancient China

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Ancient Mesoamerica and Andean Civilizations

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Ancient African Civilizations

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Other Significant Ancient Civilizations

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Themes in Ancient History

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Conclusion

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Ancient World History Mindmaps

Introduction to Ancient World History

Definition and scope

Sources of ancient history: Archaeological, literary, and epigraphic sources

Prehistoric Cultures

Paleolithic Age

Mesolithic Age

Neolithic Age

Early River Valley Civilizations

Mesopotamia: Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians

Egypt: Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Indus Valley: Harappan Civilization

China: Shang and Zhou Dynasties

Ancient Near East

Hittites

Phoenicians

Hebrews and the Kingdom of Israel

Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires

Ancient Greece

Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations

Archaic Greece: City-states (Polis), Spartan and Athenian societies

Classical Greece: Persian Wars, Golden Age of Athens, Peloponnesian War

Hellenistic Period: Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture

Ancient Rome

Roman Republic: Political structure, social classes, Punic Wars

Roman Empire: Augustus and the Pax Romana, Roman law, economy, and culture

Decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Ancient India

Indus Valley Civilization

Vedic Age: Rigveda and other texts, Aryan society

Maurya Empire: Chandragupta and Ashoka

Gupta Empire: Golden Age of India

Ancient China

Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties

Qin Dynasty: Qin Shi Huangdi and the unification of China

Han Dynasty: Expansion, Silk Road, Confucianism

Ancient Mesoamerica and Andean Civilizations

Olmec Civilization

Maya Civilization

Aztec Empire

Inca Empire

Ancient African Civilizations

Ancient Egypt

Kingdom of Kush

Carthage

Axum

Other Significant Ancient Civilizations

Persia

Phoenicia

Israel and Judah

Hittites

Themes in Ancient History

Religion and Mythology

Art and Architecture

Science and Technology

Economy and Trade

Society and Culture

Conclusion

Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

Comparative analysis of ancient civilizations