Chapter 7- Classical Era Variations

The Greeks, Romans, Persians, Chinese, and the Indians of South Asia weren't the only classical era civilizations that evolved during the time. The Mesoamerican Maya and the Peruvian Moche flourished as well as other civilizations in Africa (Meroe, Axum, Niger River Valley). These civilizations had their own way of constructing their own societies although they were neglected by some civilizations. Throughout the chapter we are able to see the expansion of these civilizations and the history behind them. Meroe was  a civilization in the Nile Valley south of Egypt on the lands of Nubian Civilization. The nubians would trade and fight with the egyptians. The Nubian civilizations finally thrived to the center of southern Meroe. Meroe was a kingdom that was governed by an all powerful monarch a position that was conferred by the women. This civilization housed a wide variety of economic specialties. Their wealth and military power derived in part from extensive long-distance trading connections.
Another civilization from Africa was Axum, it was a center of monumental building and royal patronage for the arts. The one civilization from Mesoamerica that caught my attention was the Mayan civilization.  It's known as the major classical civilization of Mesoamerica, the beginnings of the Mayan people have been traced in present-day Guatemala and the Yucatan region of Mexico. The mayan civilization accomplished so many things during the time. They developed a mathematical system that included the concept of zero and placed notation and was capable of complex calculations. This mathematical ability the mayans had helped them with the observations of the night skies to plot the cycles of the planets in order for them to predict eclipses of the sun and the moon. This gave them the ability to construct calendars and know the calculations of the solar year. The Mayans' lived in an almost totally engineered landscape. The mayans on their own constructed their own water management system and this helped them with the agriculture. The one effect that the Mayans had was the climate change because it led to the collapse of the agriculture. Overall, the Mayan civilization played a significant role during the time because many of the accomplishments they made are used today but have been improved and not just their accomplishments but also from other civilizations in the world.