Monday- Chapter 1
What is World History?
How old is the Earth?
4.6 billion years Scientific guess
Where were the oldest human fossils found? Africa- Specifically Tanzania, Ethiopia and recently Morocco
Who found the oldest human fossils? Louis and Mary Leakey, Donald Johnson
What are some of the biggest achievements in the world?
Louis and Mary Leakey- Searched for Hominid remains in Tanzania from the 1930's-1970's A group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes
Tuesday- watched world video
Wednesday- watch world video
Thursday- Review of video
Important ideas
fire,grass, trade, war, wheel, gun powder, ships, triangular sail.
Earliest Homo Sapiens
Found in Morocco (Africa) June, 2017
Oldest Homo sapiens fossils found so far
- previous oldest was 150,00 years ago
- These fossils date back
Agriculture/Neolithic Revolution
- Prior to more organized agriculture, people were Nomadic and hunted animals and gathered p;ants- Hunter-gather
- They lived in groups of about 25-75 people
- No one knows exactly how things changed, but about 10,000 years age, people started more organized farming
- Along with planting cops, people also domesticated animals
Friday-
Major crops: bananas, barley, corn, cotton, grapes, olives
As time went on, people started setting up villages, which then, over time, turned into towns and then some into cities
As cities emerged, more complex ways of thinking and living emerged leading got Civilization
Define Civilization: Advanced state of human society, advanced society
Five traits of a Civilization:
- Advances cities
- Writing/record keeping
- specialized working
- Complex institutions
- Advanced technology
Arose in 4 separate river valleys around 3500 B.C.
Fertile soil, mild climate, waterway for transportation, water for crops & drinking
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia: Greek for " land between the rivers"
City-state: a city and the surrounding territory it controls,, Functioned like an independent country
Dynasty: A series of rulers from a single family-father to son
Cultural diffusion: Process in which ideas spread from one culture to another
Chapter 2
Polytheism
- Belief in many gods
Monotheism
- Belief in only one god
Empire
Delta
King Narmer
Pharaoh
Theocracy
Pyramid
Mummification
Hieroplyphics
Papyrus
Indian Subcontinent
Monsoon
Mandate from Heaven
Dynastic cycle
Feudalism
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