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Vedic India to the Fall of the Maurya Empire
Vedic India to the Fall of the Maurya Empire

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A sophisticated civilization developed in the Indus River valley, centered on cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. These cities were abandoned ar…

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Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 2
Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 2

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By the end of the ancient era, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia were home to a number of impressive states that channeled written languages, trade, a…

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Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 1
Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 1

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By the end of the ancient era, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia were home to a number of impressive states that channeled written languages, trade, a…

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The Eurasian Steppes
The Eurasian Steppes

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Around 1500 BCE, climate change forced many ethnic groups living in the eastern portion of the Eurasian Steppe to abandon farming and turn to a nomad…

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Ancient China Part 2: The Zhou Dynasty, Confucius, The Warring States Era, and Qin Unification
Ancient China Part 2: The Zhou Dynasty, Confucius, The Warring States Era, and Qin Unification

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Parts of today’s People’s Republic of China were home to many migrant groups from disparate cultures who arrived in waves over hundreds of years. But…

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Ancient China Part 1: Prehistoric China, and the Early Dynasties
Ancient China Part 1: Prehistoric China, and the Early Dynasties

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Parts of today’s People’s Republic of China were home to many migrant groups from disparate cultures who arrived in waves over hundreds of years. But…

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The Hebrews
The Hebrews

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The history of the Hebrew people as recorded in the Hebrew Bible tracks their emergence in Canaan, their oppression in and exodus from Egypt, their c…

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The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire

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According to Herodotus, Cyrus the Great led the Persians to overthrow the Median dynasty and then by 539 BCE to defeat the Neo-Babylonians. Cyrus’s s…

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Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 2: The Many Strange Faces of Akhenaten and Egypt’s Foreign Policy
Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 2: The Many Strange Faces of Akhenaten and Egypt’s Foreign Policy

During the Second Intermediate Period, Egyptian influence dwindled to only the region around Thebes. Semitic-speaking immigrants from Canaan called t…

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Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 1: The Hyksos in Egypt and The Pharaohs
Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 1: The Hyksos in Egypt and The Pharaohs

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During the Second Intermediate Period, Egyptian influence dwindled to only the region around Thebes. Semitic-speaking immigrants from Canaan called t…

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