Ancient world history

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[The term ancient here refers to systems in which private interests are subsumed under political needs in order to achieve a sufficient concentration of power to address emergent problems consciously.]

Earliest evidence of social protest
A dialog from H-NET list, May 1996. From a historical perspective, what are the earliest known instances of social protest movements?
Comparative history—Han and Roman Empire
By Tony Carnes, 30 December 1995. Teggart believed that Roman and Han Chinese military pressure on Central Asian tribes created migrations that intruded upon Rome and China. Rome was not able to respond creatively enough and fell.
The silk road: An important landmark of human activity
Arabic News, 30 March 1999. Syria has been called the crossroads of Oriental civilization, influenced as it was by the Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Mediterranean civilizations, then going on to develop a rich culture of its own. Magnificent artwork from the palaces and temples of Ebla, Mari and Ugarit, cities which flourished in the period from 3000- 2000 BC. The unique mixture of Eastern and Western civilization at the height of the silk road trade.