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Introduction to Geography and Our World: Unit 5: Big Era 4

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1200 BCE - 200 CE

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Persian Empire

Credo Source
Use this database first! It has a number of encyclopedia articles about and images from the Persian Empire.

Religion:

Religious Exiles And Emigrants: The Changing Face Of Zoroastrianism
(digitalcommons.usf.edu)
Ancient Persian Culture
(worldhistory.org)
Ancient Persian Empire Religion
(persianempires.com)
Zoroastrian influence on traditional Islam
(lampofislam.wordpress.com)

Trade & Economics:

Ancient Persian Economy: The Secret to Economic Success
(timelessmyths.com)
Economic System of Ancient Persia
(muhammadencyclopedia.com)
Trade in Persian Empire
(persianempires.com)
Iran 200 CE
(timemaps.com)

Cultural Exchange:

History of Persian Cuisine
(shirazgoldcoast.com)
Ancient Persian Culture
(worldhistory.org)
Exploring Persian Culture: Influence Beyond Iran
(socialstudieshelp.com)
Famous Iranian Philosophers: Shaping Science and Philosophy
(surfiran.com)

Geographic Attractiveness:

Physical Geography of the Middle East
(studentsofhistory.com)
The Persian Empire: Culture and Society
(timemaps.com)
Natural Resources of Iran: Where Natural Resources are Located in Iran
(earth-site.co.uk)
The Impact of Iran’s Geographical Landscape on Its Economy and Politics
(moderndiplomacy.eu)

Legal, Laws, & Government:

Ancient Persian Government
(worldhistory.org)
Persian Legacies of Bureaucracy and Public Administration
(eolss.net)
Judicial and Legal Systems ii. Partian and Sasanian Judicial Systems
(iranicaonline.org)
Rise of the Sasanian Empire: The Persians (205-310 CE)
(thecollector.com)

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Roman Empire

Credo Source
Use this database first! It has a number of encyclopedia articles about and images from the Roman Empire.

Religion:

Which Gods did the Ancient Romans worship?
(romanempiretimes.com)
Hierarchy in Roman Religion
(blogs.uoregon.edu)
Religion in the Roman Empire
(openstax.org)
Culture and religion
(britannica.com)

Trade & Economics:

Top 10 Roman Trade Routes: Navigating the Commerce of Antiquity
(roman-empire.net)
The Roman Empire and Trade
(historylearning.com)
The incredible extent and power of the Ancient Roman trade network
(historyskills.com)
Trade in the Roman World
(worldhistory.org)

Cultural Exchange:

Gastronomy and culinary customs of the Ancient World
(amuraworld.com)
Art of the Roman Provinces, 1–500 A.D.
(metmuseum.org)
How Roman architecture influenced modern architecture
(architecturecompetitions.com)
Roman architecture: legacy and innovative techniques
(lobostudio.es)

Geographic Attractiveness:

Roman Climate Optimum and energy system resiliency
(devsustainability.com)
How Climate Change and Plague Helped Bring Down the Roman Empire
The impact of the Roman Empire on landscapes: proceedings of the fourteenth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire
(zora.uzh.ch)
What are the natural resources in ancient rome?
(learnancientrome.com)

Legal, Laws, & Government:

Law of the Twelve Tables
(britannica.com)
7 Major Emperors During the Rise of the Roman Empire
(online.norwich.edu)
The Impact of Leadership Styles in Ancient Rome: A Comparative Analysis of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar
(aithor.com)
The Impact of Justice on the Roman Empire
(brill.com)

Kushan Empire

Credo Source
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Religion:

Kushan Empire, Origin, Rulers, Administration, Decline
(vajiramandravi.com)
The Kushan Empire
(oxfordre.com)
Kushan Empire: History, Kings, Administration & Architecture
(testbook.com)
Kushan Empire 30 CE – 375 CE
(human.libretexts.org)

Trade & Economics:

Economy and Social Systems in Central Asia in the Kushan Age
(en.unesco.org)
Kushana Period Coins - Ancient Coins - Ancient India History Notes
(prepp.in)
The Kushan Empire
(oxfordre.com)
Kushan Empire, Origin, Rulers, Administration, Decline
(vajiramandravi.com)

Cultural Exchange:

Cultural Selection: The Diversity of Cultural Influences in Kushan Art
(unesco.org)
Kushan art
(britannica.com)
Art and Architecture During Kushana Age
(laxmidhar.com)
The Silk Road and Kushan Dynasty from the Perspective of Cultural Relics

Geographic Attractiveness:

The Kushan Empire
(historyguild.org)
Kushan Empire, Origin, Rulers, Administration, Decline
(vajiramandravi.com)
Economy and Social Systems in Central Asia in the Kushan Age
(unesco.org)
The Kushan Empire: A Forgotten Giant of Ancient History (c. 1st century bce–3rd century ce)
(theindosphere.com)

Legal, Laws, & Government:

Post Mauryan Period - Political, Social, Economic, Religious and Cultural Life During Kushana
(uttarakhand.pscnotes.com)
Kushan Empire 30 CE – 375 CE
(human.libretexts.org)
Economy and Social System in Central Asia in the Kushan Age
(unesco.org)
Kushan Empire, Origin, Rulers, Administration, Decline
(vajiramandravi.com)

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Assignment Information

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Han Dynasty

Credo Source
Use this database first! It has a number of encyclopedia articles about the Han Dynasty.

Religion:

Han Dynasty Religion
(totallyhistory.com)
The Han dynasty
(britannica.com)
Religious Practice During the Qin and Han Empires
(fscj.pressbooks.pub)
Most Popular Gods & Goddesses of Ancient China
(worldhistory.org)

Trade & Economics:

The Han dynasty
(britannica.com)
What Was Traded on the Silk Road and Why (10 Items)
(chinahighlights.com)
Han Dynasty Economy
(totallyhistory.com)
Achievements of the Han Dynasty
(worldhistory.org)

Cultural Exchange:

The Art of the Han Dynasty
(worldhistory.org)
Han Dynasty Foods
(flavorandfortune.com)
Cultural achievements of the Han dynasty
(britannica.com)
China Versus the Barbarians: The First Century of Han-Xiongnu Relations
(asianstudies.org)

Geographic Attractiveness:

Relief of China
(britannica.com)
Persistent humid climate favored the Qin and Western Han Dynasties in China around 2,200 y ago
(pnas.org)
Han dynasty
(britannica.com)
Impact of Climate Change on Ancient Chinese Dynasties
(cdn.britannica.com)

Legal, Laws, & Government:

Han Dynasty Government
(totallyhistory.com)
Political System of the Han Empire
(chinaknowledge.de)
Han dynasty
(britannica.com)
Han Dynasty
(worldhistory.org)

Xiongnu Confederation

Credo Source
Use this database first! It has a number of encyclopedia articles about the Xiongnu Confederation.

Funeral Sites of the Xiongnu Elite

Religion:

Shamanism in the Hunnu Period
(mongolianstore.com)
Xiongnu, Yuezhi and Aancient Horse People of Mongolia and Central Asia
(factsanddetails.com)
The Xiongnu Culture – Third Century BCE
(silk-road.com)
The great and powerful Xiongnu
(ancient-origins.net)

Trade & Economics:

New examples of currency of the Xiongnu Empire used in the later stages of the Xiongnu Empire
(academia.edu)
China Versus the Barbarians: The First Century of Han-Xiongnu Relations
(asianstudies.org)
Ancient DNA reveals the multiethnic structure of Mongolia’s first nomadic empire
(mpg.de)
Silk Road
(worldhistory.org)
The Xiongnu Agency and Its Political Economy Through the Relation with the Han Dynasty
(Atlantis Press)

Cultural Exchange:

Xiongnu Artifacts: Unveiling the Treasures of an Ancient Civilization
(mongolianz.com)
The Xiongnu
(washington.edu)
Art and Archaeology of the Xiongnu: New Discoveries in Russia
(academia.edu)
Ancient DNA reveals the multiethnic structure of Mongolia’s first nomadic empire
(mpg.de)

Geographic Attractiveness:

The Silk Roads and Eurasian Geography
(washington.edu)
Settlement Patterns and Domestic Economy of the Xiongnu in Khanuy Valley, Mongolia.
(academia.edu)
Xiongnu
(britannica.com)
Xiongnu
(newworldencyclopedia.org)

Legal, Laws, & Government:

The Xiongnu Agency and Its Political Economy Through the Relation with the Han Dynasty
(Atlantis Press)
Xiongnu Imperial Confederation
(seshat-db.com)
Xiongnu
(britannica.com)
How Asia’s first nomadic empire broke the rules of imperial expansion
(sciencenews.org)
Xiongnu
(iranicaonline.org)