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Turning Points in History
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Content: 1000 B.C.—A.D. 500) Development and expansion of very large civilizations Includes ancient China, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire Main characteristics include extensive trade networks, expansion through military conquest, and emergence of many of the world’s major religions  Development of complex societies in the Americas  (ca. A.D. 300-1535) Maya and Aztec in parts of Mexico and Central America Inca in South America Systems of writing, highly accurate calendars, far-reaching trade networks, densely populated cities, and massive stone buildings  Middle Ages  (ca. A.D. 450-1450) Main political and economic systems was feudalism Monarchs and landowning nobles depended on each other for political, economic, and military support Roman Catholic Church played a major role in European politics and society Religion of Islam emerged and spread rapidly through Southwest Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe...
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Turning Points in Ancient History Essay
... Turning Points in Ancient History By: Rebie Walley  World Civilization I Section 1 Dr. Jason Hostutler Week 4   In history there are many turning points that define the essence of the world as we know it. All of the turning points are not seen in a positive light. Each continent, country, city, civilization, community as well as nationality has had a very large impact on the world while some are continuing to do so even today. Our world would not exist in the capacity that it does without these turning points in our world history. The historical content that has been studied thus far is very important to us as homo sapien sapiens. I will bring to light five of the positive turning points in history that have been studied thus far that still has a major impact on societies today: the Neolithic Revolution, the beginning of civilization, religion and government, trade and manufacturing and the invention of the wheel and its impact on trade.