World History

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World History

• A study in past civilizations

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History

• From the Greek histor knowing
• Def a known or recorded past

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Dates

• BC AD vs. BCE CE
• Centuries
• 1st century BC/BCE or AD/CE
• Years 1-99
• 2nd century BC/BCE or AD/CE
• Years 100-199

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Records

• Artifacts
• Tools (weapons, shelters, clothing)
• Fossils
• Organic remains
• Was once living

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Archaeology

• The study of the life of ancient peoples, as by
  excavation of ancient cities

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Anthropology

• The study of the characteristics and customs of
  humanity

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Geography

• The science dealing with the Earths surface,
  continents, climates, plants, animals, and
  resources

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Historiography

• The study of the techniques of historical research

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Early Humans

• Hominids
• Humans

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Homo erectus

• upright human being
• Earliest examples date to 1.5 million years ago
• Used fire
• Fossils found in Europe and Asia

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Homo sapiens

• Neanderthal
• Lived between 100,000 -30,000 years ago
• Wore clothing
• Buried their dead
• Homo sapien sapien
• Modern humans
• Developed 200,000 150,000 years ago

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Spread of Homo sapien sapien

• 150,000 200,000 Africa
• 100,000 Middle East Asia
• 40,000 Europe
• 15,000 Americas

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Spread of Homo sapien sapien
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Paleolithic Era

• Old Stone Age
• 2,500,000 10,000 BC
• Used unrefined stone and bone tools

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Neolithic Era

• New Stone Age
• 10,000 years ago
• Still using stone and bone tools
• Neolithic Revolution
• Development of agriculture

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Neolithic Revolution

• Agriculture
• Domestication of plants
• Farming
• Domestication of animals
• Herding, husbandry
• Allowed for Division of labor
• Created surplus of food

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Civilization

• Agriculture
• Division of Labor
• Cities
• Social Organization (government)
• Religion
• Education
• Economic Exchange
• Technology
• Art
• Writing

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Bronze Age

• 3,000 - 1,200 years ago

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