World History to 1500

I. Olmec Civilization--the first great civilization of the Americas (that archeologists know about, anyway). 1. Located in the narrow “wai...

I. The Sui and Tang Empires, 581-755 A. Sui Empire 1. Reunification of China--After the fall of the Han Dynasty, China was fragmeneted f...

I. The Byzantine Empire, 600-1200 A. An Empire Beleaguered--having a single ruler endowed with supreme legal and religious authority preve...

I. The Rise and Fall of the Caliphate, 632-1258 The Islamic caliphate built on the conquests the Arabs carried out after Muhammad's de...