September 13 -- How the World Worked<br>
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geographical basis of ancient and medieval history:<br>
*Mediterranean-centered<br>
***waterways<br>
***landways<br>
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*boundaries of the world<br>
***Rhine<br>
***Danube<br>
***Tigris/Euphrates<br>
****nature of border cultures<br>
*what lay beyond<br>
***"barbarians"<br>
***Persian empire<br>
***natural barriers*<br>
*agricultural<br>
***seasons of the year<br>
***producers v. consumers<br>
*trade<br>
***commodities v. luxury goods<br>
*Greek v. Latin<br>
****emergence and conjoining of two cultures in one empire