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Achaemenid Empire
- 400
- Iran
- -at height governed abt 30 mil ppl
- used irragation systems to farm
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Byzantine Empire
- 500
- Western Europe
- struck by bonic plague
- almost everyone was christian
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Han Dynasty
- 206
- China
- ecouraged study of Confucianism
- used Qin govt as blueprint for own
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Aksum
- 300
- Ethiopia
- profited from taxing trade
- helped spread christianity
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Sasanian Empire
- 600
- Iran
- ruled with the Parthians
- practice own religion
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Tang Dynasty
- 700
- China
- Succecded the Sui Dynasty
- built new capital chang'an
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Ghana
- 800
- west africa
- part of mali kingdom
- orgiginated as small settlements
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Abbasid Caliphate
- 800
- Baghdad
- paper making factory
- claimed decent from Muhammad
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Song dynasty
- 1000
- China
- greater civilian rule
- united both N&S China
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Mali
- 1230
- West Africa
- centered on Niger River
- each king had a griot
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ottoman empire
- 1300
- Greece
- used islamic law to protect local society
- captured ppl~forced them to join army
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delhi sultanate
- 1300
- Central Asia
- founded by former slaves
- controlled nearly all the Indian subcontinent at height
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Ming Dynasty
- 1400
- China
- civil service exams
- under ming ruler no chance of of advancing social status
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Aztec Empire
- 1400
- Mexico
- Spoke Nahuatl
- sacrificed blood and ppl to sustain gods
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Inca Empire
- 1500
- Andes
- intergrated conquered ppl into empire
- conqured ppl to farm land
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