Periods 1 & 2 8000BCE- 600CE
For each unit you will be working with a world map which you will label to reflect the cultures, cities,
and key elements of the unit we are currently studying. Periods 1 & 2 survey the period of
technological and environmental transformations which led to the organization and reorganization of
human societies.
To reflect this in your world map you will be required to:
 Find and label a specific list of cities/cultural centers (the list is shown on the side).
 You will also be required to demonstrate the expanse of various empires that emerged during
this period in history. The empires often had overlaps so it will require that you shade them
differently (using different colors) and label the map in such a way that it is clear which empire
ruled at what time [Example: if shading the region that was the largest reach of the Roman
empire you could label the color used in a key as “Roman Empire by 180 CE” and indicate
a different color for that of the Persian Empire, Alexandrian Empire and Phoenician
Empire] For the purpose of clarity and neatness, sketch the outline of the empire and use a
dashed line to indicate the empire borders (you should also shade lightly). Remember to
indicate the color differences in a key located either on the front or back of the map
 Label key geographic reference points such as the oceans and major seas
 You may label things beyond the list of required labels, but be careful to not label the names of
countries or cities which do not emerge until much later time periods. Some of the listed
locations have a modern country in parenthesis to help you identify which city is being sought,
as some have been duplicated in other regions (Example: Alexandria –Alexander the Great
was an egomaniac that loved to name things after himself so he often renamed cities in his
empire Alexandria)
Required Cities/Cultural
Centers:
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Jericho
Catal Huyuk
Sumer
Akkad
Memphis
Giza
Carthage
Cordoba
Byzantium/Constantinople
Antioch
Nanjing
Axum
Mohenjo-Daro
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Harappa
Rome
Seleucia
Alexandria (Egypt)
Wu
Tikal
Acatlan
Teotihuacan
Tres Zapotes
Mycenae
Athens
Knossos
Required Civilizations/Empires:
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Persian Empire
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Roman Empire
Alexander’s Greek Empire
Mesopotamia
Olmec
Maya
Zapotec
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
Assyrian Empire
Unified Egyptian Kingdom
Kush
Axum
Shang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasy