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The world's , and for the next over 5000 years, the history of the Eastern Hemisphere would remain Asia-centered. The civilization of Mesopotamia arose around 3500BCE and its livelihood was based on the Tigris-Euphrates River. This event marked the emergence ....

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.... through the major trade routes they developed between one another in what became known as the Afrasian Intercommunicating Zone. They traded not only goods, but also ideas and technologies. The Bronze Age coincided with the rise of civilizations. In 2000BCE, China acquired bronze. The acquisition of bronze brought dramatic technological changes, which resulted in more agriculture, the use of dams, and development of more sophisticated tools. The need for bronze, facilitated trade because bronze is comprised of copper and tin, which came from different areas, so they would trade with one another. However, the Bronze Age ended when resour ....