CONTENTS
Introduction
Timeline I (6 MYA TO 1 BCE)
Theme 1: Writing and City Life
Section II EMPIRES
Introduction
Timeline II (C. 100 BCE TO 1300 CE)
Theme 2: An Empire Across Three Continents
Section III CHANGING TRADITIONS
Introduction
Timeline III (C.1300 TO 1700)
Theme 5: Changing Cultural Traditions
Section IV TOWARDS MODERNISATION
Introduction
Timeline IV (C.1700 TO 2000)
Theme 6: Displacing Indigenous Peoples
Theme 7: Paths to Modernisation
Conclusion
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