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Chapter 8 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 8 Outline ? Networks of Communication and Exchange, 300 b.c.e.?1100 c.e. Networks of Communication and Exchange, 300 b.c.e.?1100 c.e. I. The Silk Road Origins and Operations The Silk Road was an overland route that linked China to the Mediterranean world via Mesopotamia, Iran, and Central Asia. There were two periods of heavy use of the Silk Road: (1) 150 b.c.e.?907 c.e. and (2) the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries c.e. The origins of the Silk Road trade may be located in the occasional trading of Central Asian nomads. Regular, large-scale trade was fostered by the Chinese demand for western products (particularly horses) and by the Parthian state in northeastern Iran and its control of the markets in Mesopotamia.

Chapter 1 The Earth and Its Peoples

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Chapter 1 Outline ? The Neolithic Revolution LECTURE/DISCUSSION ?THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS? A. The Neolithic Revolution Pre-revolution For 99% of human existence, our forbears lived by hunting and foraging These individuals were tied to the seasons of plant foods and the movements of animals Deliberated cultivation of food (beginning of food production) began about 10,000 years ago > called the Neolithic Revolution The development of agriculture most clearly moved humans toward a more sophisticated social and cultural patterns B. What is an agricultural society? Humans settle in one spot and focus on particular economic, political, and religious goals and activities most people are farmers production of food is the number 1 economic activity C. Initial Development

Chatper 1 The Earth and Its Peoples Outline

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Chapter 1 Outline ? The Neolithic Revolution LECTURE/DISCUSSION ?THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS? A. The Neolithic Revolution Pre-revolution For 99% of human existence, our forbears lived by hunting and foraging These individuals were tied to the seasons of plant foods and the movements of animals Deliberated cultivation of food (beginning of food production) began about 10,000 years ago > called the Neolithic Revolution The development of agriculture most clearly moved humans toward a more sophisticated social and cultural patterns B. What is an agricultural society? Humans settle in one spot and focus on particular economic, political, and religious goals and activities most people are farmers production of food is the number 1 economic activity C. Initial Development

persia_chart_3_classical_civs.doc

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CIVILIZATION: Classical Civilization China Time period Zhou Dynasty- 1029-221 BCE Qin Dynasty- 221-202 BCE Han Dynasty- 202 BCE- 220 CE Geographic Description Located on the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Expanding dynasties. Moved beyond Yellow and Yangtze River Moved beyond Yellow and Yangtze River; extended westward along Silk road during Emperor Wudi?s reign. P Used the Mandate of Heaven and dynastic cycle for the rise and fall of dynasties. Government was feudalism where local lords governed; given land and in return provided military service to their leader. Confucius theorized on the structure of the gov?t but his teachings were not widely accepted until Han; Laozi also criticized chaos Shi Huangdi a strong, autocratic leader.

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CIVILIZATION Paleolithic/Neolithic Periods Time Period P: Generally accepted to start around 2 Million years ago and ended at Neolithic?s start N: Began About 12,000 Yrs ago (10,000BCE), ended at the start of the river valley civilizations Geographic Description P: There were shifts in the Earth?s climate which at time included ice ages. Early people began to migrate in search of food (followed wild herds);nomads hunted and gathered food N: Ice sheets rescinded and in the more temperate zones, domestication of plants and animals occurred with the 1st area being the Middle East; farming spread along similar line of latitude Political: P:

AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 5 Notes

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In between 200-500 AD, the classical era started to end Integration had two basic issues How to govern the new territories, and How to create social cohesion throughout the empire The Chinese and the Indians were more successful at establishing social cohesion than the Mediterraneans were Outside the classical civilizations, important development occurred in other parts of the world. Significant civilizations operated in the Americas and in Africa. Agriculture spread to Northern Europe and Northern Asia In Central Asia especially, nomadic societies linked and sometimes disrupted classical civilizations

APWH Cram Packets Units 1&2

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WHAP CRAM PACKET: Period 1 ? Technological & Environmental Transformations, to 600 B.C.E. (5% of the APWH Exam) Period 2 ? Organization & Reorganization, 600 B.C.E. ? 600 C.E. (15% of the APWH Exam) Climate Climate has been a major factor in determining where people settled. Peopled settled in areas that has climates that would accommodate agriculture and livestock. Time Periods The Paleolithic Age refers to about 12,000 BC. During this time people were nomadic. The Neolithic Age refers to the age from about 12,000 BC to about 8000 BC. It is during this time that people settled in communities and civilization began to emerge. River Valley Civilizations refers to about 3500 to 1500 BC. The major River Valleys are described below.

The Earth and Its Peoples Ch 8-15

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Key Concepts and IDs for Unit 3 (600 C.E. ? 1450 C.E.) Chapters 8-15 The Islamic world made tremendous contributions to art, science, architecture and technology that would have a huge impact on cultural and economic developments in Asia, Africa, and Europe. The world of Islam represents peoples of different ethnicities, cultures, and languages throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe who were unified through the religion of Islam while still maintaining regional diversity. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the western part of the empire became a decentralized feudal system while the eastern part of the empire continued under imperial rule as the Byzantine Empire.

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