PPT-World History Early Civilizations in the East

Chapter 2 2008 A subcontinent is a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent The two most important rivers in India are the Khyber and the Ganges Khyber is the name of a mountain pass the rivers are the INDUS and the GANGES . They found a way to channel this force by attaching sails to their boats Ancient fleets plied the Mediterranean augmented by oars to help c ontrol direction and sp eed Navel battles determined the course of empires Aware that sails could drive boats Government Assyria used several different methods to control its empire Government The Chaldeans replaced the Assyrians as the main power in Mesopotamia and other parts of the Fertile Crescent A Mighty Military Machine ESSENTIAL QUESTION How was Ass Early Humans on the Move , hunter-gatherers had migrated through much of world - crossed land bridge between Siberia and Alaska, entering Americas icts if groups feared each other REVIEW QUESTION Early Humans on the Move , hunter-gatherers had migrated through much of world - crossed land bridge between Siberia and Alaska, entering Americas icts if groups feared each other REVIEW QUESTION Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. Dr. Jim Hastings. Wingate University. What is “wrong” with this scene from Pirates of the Caribbean III?. Cultural illiteracy?. So the “problem” is not just lack of information, but it also concerns why that information/knowledge is not being imparted in college classrooms.. Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . Lesson 1, Unit 3. 2. What differences do you see between these places? How would life be different in each one? Which one lines up more with your idea of “civilization” and why?. The city of Ur, Sumer (. Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. A/K/A Why U.S. History isn’t enough. Arrived in last 20 years . One of biggest developments in U.S. historical thinking. A New Field. Study major civilizations. Compare similarities and differences . E. arly Civilization. Chapter 1. What is prehistory?. The things that happened to humans before their was written records.. It is a lot like a vast black space penetrated by only an occasional pinpoint of light, representing our current knowledge.. .. ”. Karl Popper. “. The Rise of . the West. after Twenty-Five Years. ”. Title: . “. The Rise of . the West . after . Twenty-Five Years. ”. Written by . W. illiam H. McNeill. Published by Journal of World History, Vol. . INTRODUCTION FLAGS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY On January 3 1992 a meeting of Russian and American scholars took place in the auditorium of a government building in Moscow Two weeks earlier the Soviet U . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S.