
Cities, Societies, and Empires
Like farming, the idea of a “city” is another one that’s been around so long, we forget something caused the first cities to appear. The consequences? Class differences, portable belief systems, and shopping, to name a few.
Student Resources
Era 3 Problem
How did complex societies develop and how did they impact humans inside and outside these communities?
3.0 Era 3 Overview

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3.1 Village Networks



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3.2 Long Distance Trade



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3.3 Comparing Early Agrarian Societies




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3.4 What is a State




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3.5 Development of Portable Belief Systems









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3.6 The Growth of Empires









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3.7 Comparing the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty


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