Fertile Crescent: The Agricultural Revolution

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B.) Southwest and Southeast Asia, parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Mesoamerica, the Andes, China, New Guinea, and eastern North America were all places that were in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is one of the first places in the world that encountered all of the effects of the Agricultural Revolution. It is known for its abundance of wild plants and and different species of animals, being a great place of hunting and gathering for survival.

C.) Norte Chico is a string of about 25 urban civilizations that stretched across the coast of the Pacific Ocean and was about 30 miles long. Because the the civilization of Norte Chico was along the coast their economy was based off of fishing, the people then would use trade to get other necessities and crops for survival like cotton and produce.
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Depending on how you were classified in social status would determine how you would be punished for your acts. If a man of one class hit another man of that same class then he would have little to no punishment, such as having to pay a fine. But, if a man of one class hit a man inferior to him he would have great consequences, like being beaten.

E.) In the The Mauryan Empire was India’s first and most extensive politically based empire yet. This empire contained all of India besides the southern tip. Because of this empires strong political and military forces it can be compared to some of the greatest empires of the Romans and Chinese. Ashoka, is known to be the Mauryan Empires greatest leader and shortly after his death the empire fell apart despite many attempts and good intentions to keep the empire together.

F.) Alexander the Great reigned Greek Empire from 336-323 B.C.E.

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