PPT-a FC.71 THE DECLINE OF MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION (c.1300-1450)

New agr techs FC63 Pop growth esp among young More demand for food amp fuel Inflation amp strain on environment More expansion of agr lands More compet for less resources More wars. Ameri can political leaders frequently said that the United States was the heir to Western civi lization and that it had a duty to defend the West against its enemies most obviously the communist bloc led by the Soviet Union sometimes termed the Eas Spring . 2014. Professor Brian Ancell. T/. Th. . 11:00am . – . 12:20pm MCOM 265. ATMO 1300 – Overview. Atmospheric Science is the study of . weather. (e.g. thunderstorms, hurricanes, cold fronts) and . What were the major . changes/developments . from . 1450 – 1750?. 1450-1750 Major Developments. European discovery of . Americas creates a . New Global Economy which begins a process of globalization. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. The largest island of the Aegean sea is the island of Crete. It is on the island of Crete 6 000 years BC the first farmers settled and there was the Cretan civilization.. In Crete there were four States. The center of each of them was a large Palace on the territory of which lived the king, the priests, court nobles, and numerous servants. Palaces were developed around agriculture and trade, there were many skilled craftsmen and artists, some of the inhabitants of Crete were able to read and write.. Galleons and Caravans. Dr Julia McClure. What did the world look like in 1300?. Why has 1300 been seen as a turning point for global history?. Seminar Question: Was 1300 a turning point in global history?. Speak Medieval. Down goes Rome!. From fall of the Roman empire around 476 CE to the early 15. th. century. Often called the Middle Ages. Political instability, diseases, and withering commerce. Good times!. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2015. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Chinese Civilization.. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Based on what you have read about the Indus River Valley Civilization, what does it also have in common with the other civilizations we have studied? What are some things that made it unique? . Introduction. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. It flourished in the vast river plains and adjacent regions in what are now Pakistan and western India. . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. -Humanism- . anxious about an end always imminent.. ─The Catholic Church embraced a variety of standpoints.. ─Religion was regionalised.. ─Papacy recovered strenght from the Great Schism (1378-1417) and Conciliarism..