8000+BCE+-+600+CE


 * //__8000 BCE - 600 CE__//

Top 5:** 1. Trade was important in this period 2. Agriculture was important in progress in early civilizations 3. As organization developed, so did gender roles. 4. Major religions developed too: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daosim, Christianity, Judaisim 5: Civilizations developed complex governments and religions; these became empires.

Trade of ideas, materials Change: agriculture Continuity: non-representative government Farming: agriculture leads to civilization Metal-working: better tools and weapons Social classes: food surplus allowed specialization, which led to differentiation in status Gender roles: social organization created them; division of labor (agriculture), religion strengthened them. Religions: major world religions developed (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daosim, Christianity, Judaisim) Writing: systems of writing developed (Phoenicians, Chinese) Cooperation led to a surplus of food, which led to specialization, which led to cities, which led to civilizations, which led to government. Government: oligarchies, monarchies abounded
 * Contact leads to...**
 * Continuity vs. Change....**
 * Technology and Migration....**
 * Society and Gender Roles....**
 * Culture...**
 * Government...**

slash-and-burn agriculture (land became infertile after a few years, leading to migration, leading to spread of agriculture) breeding of animals
 * Neolithic Revolution: 8000 BCE**

Mesopotamia Egypt Indus Aryans Shang and Zhou Mesoamerica
 * Early Civilizations:**

Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Daoism Legalism Judaism Christianity
 * Religions:**

-**Silk Road -Indian Ocean -Mediterranean
 * Trade:

-**Bantu migration -Poynesian migration
 * Migration of Peoples: