Civilizations

Big Era Three Farming and the Emergence of Complex Societies 10,000 ? 1,000 BCE. Join us for the world tour! STOP! I know what you?re thinking! Farming and complex societies? Where did they come from? I thought we were still hunting and gathering! Today 10k years ago 200k yrs ago Big Era 2 ?and changes have always been?and still are?part of human history. Let?s look for a minute at the changes that took place in Big Era Two. You DO remember Big Era Two, don?t you? Big Eras 3-9 Big Era 1 Farming and complex societies are the result of CHANGE? Today 10k years ago 200k yrs ago Big Era 2 Big Era Two is the era that covers the period from 200,000 to 10,000 years ago. Big Era Two was fraught with change. Shall we do a quick review? Big Eras 3-9 Big Era 1 200k yrs ago

Unit II Practice Questions 1. What dynasty, along with the Sui, re-established and improved Chinese civilization after the fall of China?s classical civilization? A. Ming B. Shang C. Qin D. Song E. Tang E 2. All of the following empires are postclassical empires EXCEPT A. Tang China B. Ummayad Caliphate C. Byzantine Empire D. Persian Empire E. Mongol Empire D 3. Constantinople and Malacca both became a powerful commercial states primarily because of their A. talented merchant class B. strategic location C. laissez-faire economic policies D. military technology E. silver mines B 4. Why did the Mongols refrain from attacking central Europe in 1241? A. The death of the Great Khan B. The conversion of the Great Khan to Christianity C. The conversion of the Great Khan to Buddhism