Period 2 Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 BCE to c.
CE)
8 Rise of Classical Civilizations
9 Origins of World Belief Systems
10 Interactions in the Late Classical Period
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Period 3 Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600 CE to c. 1450)
11 Rise and Spread of Islam
12 Expansion of China
13 Changes in European Institutions
14 Interregional Trade and Exchange
15 Empires in the Americas
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Period 4 Global Interactions (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
16 Empires and Other Political Systems
17 Hemispheric Exchange
18 Systems of Slavery
19 Cultural and Intellectual Changes
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Period 5 Industrialization and Global Integration (c. 1750 to c. 1900)
20 Industrial Revolution and Social Changes
21 Demographic and Environmental Developments
22 World Trade
23 Political Revolutions
24 Western Imperialism
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Period 6 Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (c. 1900 to the present)
25 Revolution, World Wars, and Depression
26 Cold War and the Postwar Balance of Power