Create a chronological, multiple-tier timeline that charts the civilizations, empires, and global trends that you learned about in this unit. Here is a list of items that you may want to include on your timeline:

The Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian, Nubian, and Aksumite Empires
The development of iron technology
Greek civilization, the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War, the formation of the Delian League, the death of Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic Period
The Roman Republic, the Punic Wars, the Roman Empire
Chinese imperial dynasties, Confucius
The Mauryan Empire, the death of Asoka
Olmec civilization
The development of Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism

Include the following on your map:

Title the map with the time span covered
Provide a key, with colors representing each period and area conquered
Label the regional map to include continents, major cities, bodies of water, etc.
Be sure to show different shades or colors of the expanding areas
Create a scale, to show how vast the empire was