Classical
600BC-600CE (Quiet ppl make great human resources) Qin Persia Mauryan&Mayan Gupta&Greek city-states Han Rome
Post classical
600-1450CE TIMBER Tang/song Islam Mongols&mali Byzantine Europe Regionalized
Early Modern
1450-1750 GERMS Gunpowder Empires Exchange&Exploration Renaissance&Reformation Ming Silver, sugar, slavery
Ancient
8000-600 BC DARTH Domestic Agriculture River Valleys Trans-regional trade&technology Hittites/iron
Modern
1750-1900 RAISING Revolutions Abolition Industrialization Social Darwinism & Spheres of Influence Imperialism Nationalism Global Migrations ING=Qing!
Contemporary
1900-Present
DICE
Decolonization, Innovations & Integration, Conflicts & Communism, Environmental & Economic Integration