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Foundations: 8000 B.C.E.- 600 C.E.

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Foundations: 8000 B.C.E.- 600 C.E.

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Finding Early Historical Evidence

Types of Sources

Changing interpretations and new evidence

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Foundations Key Terms

Interaction and Exchange

Urbanization

Nomadic Peoples

Axial Age

Empires

Spread of Religion

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Role of Climate and Geography in Early Societies

Imagine how early societies may have been affected.

How do you think early peoples responded?

What difference would geography make in the long term development of a society?

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Population

Demography-the study of characteristics and dynamics pertaining to a human population

What factors influence population growth and decline?

Environmental

human

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Early Migrations

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Nomadic Peoples

Hunting-gathering lifestyle (!Kung people)

Labor/ leisure

Population growth

Gender relations

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Rise of Agriculture

Spontaneous separate development – why, where and when?

Diffusion of specific plants and techniques

Connected Technological changes

Pastoral societies

Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia

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Nature of village settlementsThis land is my land, not your land

Impact of agriculture on the environment

Introduction of key stages of metal use

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Birth of New Technologies

Fire

Bronze

Iron

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Civilizations?

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What is a Civilization?

Standard criteria: ethics material

Origins of term-Complex cultures assume they are superior to barbarian cultures

Use of term?

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Basic Features of Early Civilizations

Different Environments

Culture

State

Social structure

Know enough to compare them

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Early Societies

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Indus Valley or Harrapan

Shang or Yellow River (Huang He)

MesoAmerica and Andean South . American

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Comparison of Egypt and Mesopotamia

Egypt

Predictable flood

Mesopotamia

Irregular flooding

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What about ?

Egypt Mesopotamia

Political System

Social Structures

Religion

Women’s Roles

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Early Societies

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Indus

Shang

Mesoamerica and Andean South America

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Shared Features

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Unique characteristics

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Urbanization

Comparisons between urban, pastoral and nomadic life

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Classical SocietiesAxial age-

Why then?

Results: ReligionPoliticsSocial StructureGender relations

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Axial Age Thinkers

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Empire Building

What does an empire require?

What do its subjects expect?

Symbols of legitimacy

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Symbols of Legitimacy

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Achievements

Greek science and philosophy

Roman law and architecture

Political organization in Han China

Spiritual and artistic developments in Gupta India

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Urbanization and Gender

How might gender roles be affected as peoples settled?

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Polytheism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Hinduism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Judaism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Confucianism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Daoism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Buddhism

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Christianity

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Origins of World Belief Systems

Islam

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Diffusion of Belief Systems

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Collapse of Empires

Why do Empires fall?

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Interregional Networks of People by 600 C.E.

Silk Roads

Mediterranean trade

Indian Ocean trade

Meso and Andean American trading

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Silk Routes

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Mediterranean Trade Routes

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Indian Ocean Trade

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Conclusions

How do we know what we know?

How does change happen?

What results stem from interaction through migration, trade or pilgrimage?

Why do world historians need to pose questions differently than regional specialists?