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Guns Germs and Steel: Episode 1- Out of Eden

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?Guns, Germs and Steel. Episode One: Out of Eden?Answer the following questions while watching Episode One. What is Cargo? How did New Guineans view cargo? How did Westerners view cargo? New gunians thought of cargo as things brought to the island first by westerners. Westerners thought of cargo as materials things you bring with you. According to Diamond what have all great civilizations had in common? Large population, better technology, and good workforce. What is the main geographical difference between the Middle East 13,000 years ago and today? How did this help its inhabitants? The Indus valley region had lots of vegetation. This helped them eat and have shelter.

Is the Ability to Write the Defining Aspect of Civilization?

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Is the Ability to Write the Defining Aspect of Civilization? Toady five billion people can read and write. That is about eighty five percent of the world?s population. If it was not for the creation of writing by the early people we would still be living like them. Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and the Chinese people all invented some type of unique writing form. Writing is a defining part in many civilizations histories.

Renaissance - 11 World History

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The renaissance ? 11 World History Between 1350 and 1550 Overview: The Renaissance changed the way Europeans viewed learning and the world It was defined by the attitudes and ideas that sparked new intellectual and artistic achievements ? namely the desire to question one?s surroundings, and explore it?s properties. Literally means rebirth or revival (meant in relation to culture and learning) Considered a period of change between the medieval and modern age Marked by: Rise of trade Development of cities and towns Impulse to explore new parts of the world (often for raw goods) Individualism

Industrial Revolution

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Advances in Agriculture Crop Rotation ? rotate crops properly to use all fields Urbanization ? movement from rural to urban areas Enclosure movement ? landowners buy enclosed land Seed Drill ? Jethro Tull invented this to push seed to the ground Natural Resources Vs. Factors of Productions Natural Resources: river (in land transporation) , coals (for fuels), iron (to construct machinery, tools), harbors (for merchant ships) Factors of Production: political stability, resources: land labor, capital Major Inventions (Textiles) Flying Shuttle ? doubled work in a day for weaving Spinning Jenny ? spinning frame sped up spinning thread (John Kay) Cotton Gin ? multiplied the amount of gin to be cleansed (Eli Whitney) Major Inventions (Transportation)

World History Chapter

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Chapter 15 Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 The Pacific Ocean Malay Peninsula crossed water>islands of the East Indies, New Guinea, the Melanesian and Polynesian islands, the Marquesas, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands out to Hawaii. 1300, Polynesian culture 2,200 miles of South America. result of planned voyages undertaken to establish colonies. Polynesian mariners navigated by the stars and by their observations of ocean currents and evidence of land. The Indian Ocean Malayo-Indonesians colonized the island of Madagascar in voyages that continued through 15th century. Arab seafarers used regular monsoon winds to establish trade routes in the Indian Ocean. Flourished when the rise of Islam created new markets and new networks of Muslim traders.

01b - First River-Valley Civilizations, 3500 - 1500 B.C.E.

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SEQ NLI \r 0 \h ?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h Chapter 2 (second part of chapter 1 in textbook) - The First River-Valley Civilizations, 3500?1500 b.c.e. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Mesopotamia A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Settled Agriculture in an Unstable Landscape 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Mesopotamia is the alluvial plain area alongside and between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The area is a difficult environment for agriculture because there is little rainfall, the rivers flood at the wrong time for grain agriculture, and the rivers change course unpredictably.

01a - The Origions of Agriculture, 8000 - 1500 B.C.E.

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Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . African Genesis A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Interpreting the Evidence 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, in which he suggested that species evolve over long periods of time through the process of natural selection. With regard to human beings, Darwin speculated that humans must be ?descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped,? and that the process of human evolution must have started in Africa.

Classical Civilization: China

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AP World History - Stearns Chapter 2 ? Classical Civilization: China I. Introduction ? longest-lived civilization in history A. Isolated 1. Couldn?t learn from other cultures 2. Rare invasions 3. Distinctive identity 4. Relatively little internal chaos w/ decline of Shang dynasty a. Greatest links to classical society B. Intellectual theory 1. Harmony of nature ? yin and yang ? balance 2. Seek Dao ? the way a. Avoid excess b. Appreciate balance of opposites c. Humans part of world, not on outside ? like Mediterranean Thesis: China emerged with an unusually well-integrated system in which government, philosophy, economic incentives, the family, and the individual were intended to blend into a harmonious whole. II. Patterns in Classical China

From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations

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- AP World History - Stearns Chapter 1 ? From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations I. Introduction A. Human origin ? 2.5 million years ago 1. 1/4000 of earth?s existence ? 24 hour day ? last 5 minutes B. Human negatives and positives 1. Aggressiveness, long baby time, back problems, death fears 2. Grip, high/regular sex drive, omnivores, facial expressions, speech C. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age ? 2.5 million to 12000 BCE 1. Simple tools ? increase in size, brain capacity ? Homo erectus II. Late Paleolithic Developments Homo sapiens sapiens ? 120,000 years ago ? killed off others? Population growth required change ? 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people Long breast feeding ? limit fertility

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