Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2
Friday 8/26 - World history-the history of the world. BC stands for before christ. AD stands for anno Domini
How old is the earth? 4.6 billion years
Where were oldest human fossils found? Africa around Tanzania and Ethiopia
Who found the oldest human fossils? Louis and Mary Leakey, Donald Johanson, Recent Scientists
Biggest achievements in world history? Wheel, fire, tools, weapons (stone and bone), languages, boats
3 major periods in time.
Hominid remains like apes and humans, anything that stands on two feet.
Donald Johanson discovered “Lucy” 3.2 million year old human fossil.
Human migration started in Africa, moved through europe and asia, across the bering land bridge into north america and into south america
Monday 8/29 - BCE-Before Common Era. CE- Common Era
Neolithic Revolution, people were more nomadic, hunter-gatherers, hunted animals and gathered plants, lived in groups of 25-70 people. Learned organized farming and started domesticating animals.
World didn’t hit 1 million until around 1800
Later people started setting up villages, which turned into towns and then into cities
As cities grew social classes emerged
Civilization-a highly advanced society
FIVE TRAITS
Advanced cities - Uruk about 50,000 people
writing/record keeping - cuneiform tablets
Specialized workers - teachers, merchants soldiers etc...
Complex institutions - formal govts, priests with both religious and political
Advanced technology -
Flooding was a huge problem, but also needed the rivers.
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