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Unit: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations

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Ancient Persia

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Classical Greece

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The rise and fall of empires

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Empire of Alexander the Great

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Rise of Rome

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Roman RepublicGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

From Roman Republic to Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire

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Ancient and Imperial China

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Early Judaism

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Early Christianity

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Early Americas

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Empires in India

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Key concepts: Hinduism and BuddhismGet 3 of 3 questions to level up!
Indian cultures: focus on Hinduism and BuddhismGet 3 of 3 questions to level up!

Early Hinduism

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Early Buddhism

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Syncretism

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Women and families

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Transregional Trade: the Silk Road

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Survey of second-wave civilizations

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About this unit

This period lays the foundation for much of civilization as we know it today. The classical Greeks lay the cultural foundation for Western civilization. The Achaemenid Persians under Cyrus unify much of the Middle East and Egypt. Alexander the Great unifies Greece with Persia. Later, the Roman Empire dominates the Mediterranean and Europe.