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The world, c. 500 BC.

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uninhabited

hunter-gatherers

nomadic pastoralists

simple farming societies

complex farming societies/chiefdoms

state societies

empires

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Reference

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:04, 31 October 2020	4,000 × 1,986 (974 KB)	Glennznl	Removed the addition made on June 3rd, 2017, a completely unsourced edit
	00:55, 12 February 2019	4,000 × 1,986 (750 KB)	GreenMountainGaurd88	Border fixes for the Carthaginian and Achaemenid Empires
	02:18, 11 February 2019	4,000 × 1,986 (752 KB)	GreenMountainGaurd88	Olmec were a civilization, and not just a complex culture
	08:27, 3 August 2017	4,500 × 2,234 (576 KB)	Darwgon0801	Reverted to version as of 03:00, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
	15:10, 2 August 2017	4,500 × 2,234 (455 KB)	Gunkarta	Reverted to version as of 03:41, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
	03:00, 3 June 2017	4,500 × 2,234 (576 KB)	Theseeker2016	The Igorots of Ifugao in northern Luzon built the rice terraces from the mountain walls of cordillera.
	03:41, 13 February 2016	4,500 × 2,234 (455 KB)	LouisAragon	Reverted to version as of 23:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
	00:17, 2 August 2015	4,500 × 2,234 (381 KB)	History of Persia	More accurate achaemenid map. see wikipedia articles: Wars of Darius I & achaemenid empire
	23:14, 18 January 2007	4,500 × 2,234 (455 KB)	Electionworld	{{ew\|en\|Briangotts}} == Summary == The world, c. 500 BCE. ==Key== Yellow=hunter-gatherers Dark purple=nomadic pastoralists Green=simple farming societies Beige=complex farming societies/chiefdoms *Light purple=state societies