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| II. Ancient and Classical Periods, 3500 B.C.E.–500 C.E. |
| A. Global and Comparative Dimensions |
| 1. Origins of Civilizations, 4000–2000 B.C.E. |
| a. Emergence of First Civilizations |
| b. Later Primary Civilizations |
| c. Early, Complex Nonurban Societies |
| d. Comparisons |
| 2. The Growth of Civilizations, 2000–300 B.C.E. |
| a. The Creation of Regionally Unified Societies |
| b. Civilizations and Nonurban Societies |
| c. The Axial Period |
| 3. Classical Civilizations, 300 B.C.E.–500 C.E. |
| a. The Middle East |
| b. The Mediterranean Basin |
| c. Chinese Imperial Unity |
| d. Indian Empires |
| e. Expansion of the Ecumene |
| 4. The Spread of Religions, 300 B.C.E.–500 C.E. |
| a. The Spread of Hellenism |
| b. Buddhism |
| c. Hinduism |
| d. The Expansion of Christianity |
| B. Kingdoms of Western Asia and Africa, to 323 B.C.E. |
| 1. Periodization |
| 2. Mesopotamia, c. 3500–539 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Sumerians and the Akkadians |
| d. The Amorite Kingdoms |
| e. The Kassites, the Hurrians, and the Arameans |
| f. The Neo-Assyrians and the Neo-Babylonians |
| 3. Egypt, c. 3500–332 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period (1st–11th Dynasties) |
| d. The Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period (11th–17th Dynasties) |
| e. The New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period (18th–24th Dynasties) |
| f. The Late Dynastic Period (25th–31st Dynasties) |
| 4. East Africa, c. 2000–332 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. Kush and Punt |
| d. The Kingdoms of Napata and Meroë |
| 5. Syria-Palestine, c. 3500–323 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. Ebla and Mari |
| d. The Land of Canaan |
| e. Israel and Judah |
| f. The Land of Aram (Syria) |
| 6. Phoenicia, Carthage, and the Phoenician Colonies, c. 1200–322 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. Phoenicia |
| d. Carthage and the Western Phoenician Colonies |
| 7. Asia Minor, c. 3000–333 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Hattians and the Hittites |
| d. The Phrygians and the Lydians |
| e. Persian Asia Minor |
| 8. Armenia, c. 1300–331 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. Urartu (Van) |
| d. Armenia |
| 9. Iran, c. 2700–330 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Elamites |
| d. The Medes and the Persians |
| e. The Persian Empire |
| 10. Arabia, c. 850–332 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| c. Northern Arabia |
| d. Southern Arabia |
| C. Early Civilizations and Classical Empires of South and East Asia |
| 1. South Asia, to 72 B.C.E. |
| 2. South Asia, 72 B.C.E.–500 C.E. |
| a. North India: Punjab and the Gangetic Plain |
| b. The Deccan |
| c. South India |
| d. Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
| 3. Southeast Asia, c. 500 B.C.E.–500 C.E. |
| a. Funan |
| b. Champa |
| c. Burma (Pagan) |
| 4. China, to 221 B.C.E. |
| a. Schools of Classical Chinese Thought |
| 5. China, 221 B.C.E.–589 C.E. |
| 6. Korea, to 540 C.E. |
| 7. Japan, to 527 C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. Ethnology |
| c. Religion |
| d. Early Civilization |
| e. Japanese Historical Mythology |
| D. Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World |
| 1. The Bronze Age, 3000–1200 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography |
| b. The Minoan Civilization |
| c. Mainland Greece: The Early and Middle Helladic Periods |
| d. The Late Helladic Period: The Mycenaean Age |
| e. The Greeks in Asia Minor |
| 2. The Dark Ages, 1200–800 B.C.E. |
| a. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| b. The Dorian Invasion |
| c. The Aeolian and Ionian Migrations and the Greek Renaissance |
| 3. The Archaic Period, 800–510 B.C.E. |
| a. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| b. Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands |
| c. Sparta and the Peloponnese |
| d. Athens |
| e. Central and Northern Greece |
| f. Sicily and Magna Graecia |
| 4. The Classical Age, 510–323 B.C.E. |
| a. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture |
| b. The Rise of Athenian Democracy and the Persian Wars |
| c. The Rise of the Athenian Empire |
| d. The First Peloponnesian War |
| e. The Second (Great) Peloponnesian War |
| f. The Spartan Hegemony |
| g. The Theban Hegemony |
| h. The Macedonian Empire |
| 5. The Hellenistic World, to 30 B.C.E. |
| a. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| b. The Wars of the Diadochi |
| c. Macedon and Greece, to 146 B.C.E. |
| d. The Seleucids and Pergamum |
| e. Parthia |
| f. Bactria |
| g. Ptolemaic Egypt to the Roman Conquest |
| h. Sicily |
| E. Rome |
| 1. The Monarchy and the Early Republic, 334 (338)–264 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography and Climate |
| b. The Peoples of Italy |
| c. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| d. The Regal Period |
| e. The Early Republic |
| f. The Conquest of Italy |
| 2. The Republic, 264–70 B.C.E. |
| a. Geography and Climate |
| b. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Punic Wars |
| d. Conquest of the Mediterranean |
| e. Domestic Strife |
| f. War and Politics, to 70 B.C.E. |
| 3. Civil War and Renewal, 70 B.C.E.–14 C.E. |
| a. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| b. Military Dynasts and Civil Wars |
| c. Augustus and the Principate |
| 4. The Roman Empire, 14–284 C.E. |
| a. Geography and Climate |
| b. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| c. The Julio-Claudians |
| d. Early Christianity |
| e. The High Empire |
| f. The Third Century |
| g. The Rise of Christianity |
| 5. The Later Empire, 284–527 C.E. |
| a. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| b. Diocletian and the House of Constantine |
| c. From the Death of Julian to the Death of Valentinian III |
| d. Christians and Pagans |
| e. The Later Fifth Century |
| F. The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223–651 C.E. |
| a. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| b. Ardashir I to Shapur II |
| c. Shapur II to the Reforms of Khusrau I |
| d. Hormizd IV to the Muslim Conquest |
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