2. South Asia

3. Maurya and Gupta Empires The Maurya: The Maurya Empire flourished between 322 - 185 B.C.E. This empire was the first to unite almost all the Indian subcontinent: the boundaries stretch from the north-west region in Afghanistan to east of the mouth of Ganges and south of modern Mysore. The empire conquered through great conquering tactics, elephants, trade, help of the Poros. The Gupta: The Gupta Empire flourished between 320 - 550 AD. The empire’s conquer methods were through trade and wealth from the families though history doesn’t which family the Gupta empire came from either Magadha or Prayaga. Synopsis: The Maurya and Gupta empire used the positions of trade to take over masses of land.

4. Qin and Han Dynasties Maps

5. Qin and Han Dynasty ১ The Qin: The Qin Dynasty flourished between 221-206 BCE, the Qin conquered the other feudal states of the old Zhou kingdom Han, Wei, Zhao, Chu, Yan and Qi. This success had been possible by successful administrative reforms, a huge standing army whose troops were recruited from among the peasantry, and, lastly, many competent and ambitious ministers and generals.Zhou kingdom ২ The Han: The Han Dynasty Flourished between 206 BCE-220 CE, the Han expanded southward through a series of military campaigns and expeditions in what is now southern China and northern Vietnam. Military expansion to the south began under the previous Qin dynasty and continued during the Han. Campaigns were against the Yue tribes, leading to the annexation of Minyue by the Han in 135 BC and 111 BC, Nanyue in 111 BC, and Dian in 109 BC. ৩ Synopsis: Chinese culture influenced the conquered territories, and blended with native traditions. Han influences are apparent in artifacts dug up in the Baiyue tombs of southern China. This influence extended to the kingdoms of Southeast Asia, where contact led to trade and diplomacy. The demand for Chinese silk established trade routes between Europe, the Middle East, and China.

6. Mediterranean Region Maps

7. Mediterranean Region Phoenicia was situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon and Tartus Governorate in Syria. All major Phoenician cities were on the coastline of the Mediterranean, some colonies reaching the Western Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550 BC to 300 BC. Greece After the Greek dark ages, villages started to band together, in part for protection and in part for more organized trade. They wanted strong trading centers. These groups of villages were that banded together were called city-states. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece, some small and some really big ones with large populations. Hellenistic The Hellenistic period is the period of ancient Greek and eastern Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander The Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt in 30 BC. Roman Empire The Roman Empire controlled all the shores of the Mediterranean, stretched north to England and up to the Rhine river in Germany and east to Hungary, including Rumania, Turkey and all the Near East. The splendour of the Roman Empire lasted several centuries, until around 400 AD, when hordes of invaders descended from the north, the Goths and the Vandals and the Huns from Asia, lead by Attic, wreaking terror and devastation.

8. Southwest Asia

9. Sassanid Empire Established in 224 CE by Ardashir I, the Sassanid empire was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire. The empire lasted until 651CE when it was dethroned by The Arab Caliphate. Sassanid Empire Timeline 224 CE- Sassanid empire dethroned the Parthians empire 224 CE- 240 CE- Reign of Ardashir 240 CE- 270 CE- Reign of Shapur I 260 CE- Shapur captures the Roman Emperor Valerian at Edessa 309 CE- 379 CE- Reign of Shapur II 531 CE-579 CE- Reign of Khosrau I of the Sassanid Empire, who became the Iranian’s Ideal of King 607 CE- 627 CE- East Rome defeats Sasanian empire 632 CE- 651 CE- Reign of the last king of Sasanian Empire, Yazdgird III 651 CE- Arab Caliphate conquered the Sasanian Empire

10. Teotihuacan Map

11. The Teotihuacan and Maya The Maya established trade routes that covered long distances. They traded with many other Mesoamerican cultures, like the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, and other groups in central and gulf-coast Mexico. They also traded with groups that were farther away. For example, people have discovered gold from Panama in the Sacred well at Chichen Itza. They also traded resources such as cacao, salt, sea shells, jade and obsidian.

12. Andean South: Moche Map

13. Andean South America: Moche ●Moche, also called Mochica, civilization present on the northern coast of what is now Peru from the 1st to the 8th century AD and dominant during the Early Intermediate Period (c. 400 BC – AD 600). ●flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche and Trujillo from about 100 AD to 800 AD, during the Regional Development Epoch. ●Moche society was agriculturally based, with a significant level of investment in the construction of a network of irrigation canals for the diversion of river water to supply their crops. Their culture was sophisticated; and their artifacts express their lives, with detailed scenes of hunting, fishing, fighting, sacrifice, sexual encounters and elaborate ceremonies

14. Citations Resources for History Teachers. 10 Jan. 1014. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.. "APWH Unit 2 Test - Key Concept 2.2 and 2.3." Flashcards. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.. "Key Concept: 2.2: The Development of States and Empires." AP World History. Web. 14 Oct. 2014..