In this journal activity, you will write your own version of history for the period between 600 BCE and 600 CE by answering the questions below. In your responses, use your own words and be as clear as possible. You will be graded primarily on the completeness and clarity of your writing. First, think of a creative or descriptive name for this time period. For example, you might call the period before the development of agriculture "Life Before Farming" or "Hunting to Survive." Make this name the title of your journal entry.

Write a journal entry that is at least three paragraphs long. Each paragraph should be at least four sentences long. Make sure to use the term listed above at least once in your writing. Your journal entry should address each of the following:

Summarize the major turning points or "game changers" of this period; what were the biggest changes in how people lived, what people were able to do, or what people valued and believed?

Identify the major regions of the world in which these changes occurred.
Predict the major effects of these changes on human history. What effects might we see in the eras that follow this time period? What effects can we still see or feel today?

The Classical Era

The period of 600 BCE to 600 CE featured the development of some of the most influential world belief systems. In ancient China, the Era of Warring states gave rise to influential philosophers including Confucianism,Daoism,and Legalism. In India, the teachings of Siddhartha,Guatama,the Buddha,challenged the colical inequalities associated with Hinduism. The growth of large urban civilizations was also a global phenomenon. This caused more needs for jobs and food throughout the world.

Zoroastrianism,located in ancient Persia, gathered political influence under the Sassanid dynasty. Juadism,Christianity,and eventually Islam developed with similat ideas related to concepts of good vs. evil. States and empires emerged under dynasties like Maurya and Dupta in South Asia and the Zhou,Qin, and Han in East Asia. The mediterranean sea gave rise to a variety of peoples that ranged from the seafaring Phoenicians to imperialistic Roman Empire.

As stated in paragraph one, some of the major turning points during the Classical Era (which is a period of history that highlights enduring traditions that have lasted into modern times and persists in the 21st century) Occurred around the world. In ancient China the rise of influential philosophers began to take place which to this day still has an impact. In India the teachings of beliefs took place. Buddhism is one of the main religions out of these that we use as of today. Across Eurasia,major cities formed in Persia, India, China, Greece, and Rome allowing the growth of urbanizations to expand.

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