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Chapter 6

Commonalities & Variations: Africa and the Americas  500 B.C.E - 1200 C.E.

-There was an agricultural revolution at this time involving complex societies.
-There was an uneven didtributel of humans and a animals.
-The Nile provided a trade route between Egypy and Nubia to the south for several years, both these civilizations influences one another.
-Even though the Nile provided water for iragation rain was still important, this wallowed them to spread out and not be as close to the Nile as the Rgyptions were.

Axum
-was in the main center of Africa
-They traded along the Red Sea, and taxted on the trade this making Axum very wealthy.
-They has very impressive monumental buildings
-The official language was Geeze which came from the Arabic writing system.

Mesoamérica
-Olmec Coulter started to spread
-Mayans built pyramids, fluent in mathematics, and took records of the stars letting them time the eclipses, etc.
-Their government was determined by comparing states
-They were very advanced in agriculture and channels
-Collapsed after 840 B.C.E.

Teotihuacán
-Had a large population making it the 6th largest city in its time
-They has a wide influence
-Sent both military expeditions and trade north, south, east, west, in all directions to expand

Central Paruvian Coast
-Elite lived in stone houses while comon people lived in adobe houses
-lived close to the ocean allowing them endless product off fish
-1000 B.C.E. - 1000 C.E.
-Chavin considered first civilization in the indies
-built elaborate temple

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