CCOT 2012 Changes and continuities from the classical to the post-classical cover a wide range of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over
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empires‚ some of them on the verge of industrialization The Incas and the Aztecs ruled over empires with stone tools and were just starting to experiment with bronze Parts of sub-Saharan Africa were divided among small indigenous Iron Age states or chiefdoms All people of Australia‚ New Guinea‚ and the Pacific islands‚ and many peoples of the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa‚ were still living as farmers or even still as hunter/gatherers with stone tools Empires with iron tools conquered or exterminated
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Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 study guide Chapter 3 1. Early agricultural Society in Africa Climatic change and the Development of Agriculture in Africa After last ice age‚ Sahara desert- grassy‚ lakes Humans hunt cattle‚ collect wild grains‚ fish East Sudan- people eventually domesticated cattle‚ establish permanent settlements‚ cultivate sorghum (grain) West Sudan- cultivate yam Agriculture success- Sudanic form monarchies ruled by kings Buried kings and executed royal servants- meet king’s
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Guns‚ Germs‚ And Steel Author: Jared Diamond 1. Write a short half a page biography of the author; include information about his areas of research‚ books written‚ and prizes awarded. Jared Mason Diamond was born on 10 September 1937 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He earned an A.B degree from Harvard University in 1958 and a Ph.D. in physiology from Cambridge University in 1961. Diamond was a Junior Fellow at Harvard from 1962 to 1966‚ at which point he became a professor of physiology at the UCLA
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#1 1. Chapter 1 Hopewell is a large Native American society located in the Mississippi Valley. They live on hunting and growing crops (maize) with prosperous culture of mound-building and distinctive pottery. Their political system is based on chiefdom with powerful ruling class. The Iroquois Confederacy is a powerful association of 5 different Native American groups occupying the Eastern Woodlands region. The political authority is granted to councils of sachems. They live on hunting‚ fishing
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Video Review #1 What’s the best thing about being an archeologist? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df2sH3RoQgc This video is about the various things that archeologists do that make their job great. They are able to uncover stories from the past that nobody even knew about until they discovered them. Being prove riht about a site or culture is one of the perks of the job as well. You get to meet people from all over the world who share in your passion. You imagination is a powerful tool when recreating
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Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _____________ WHAP – Chapter 13 Big Picture & Margin Review Big Picture: 1. Assume for the moment that the Chinese had not ended their maritime voyages in 1433. How might the subsequent development of world history have been different? Is there value in asking this kind of “what if” or counterfactual question? Or is it an irrelevant waste of time? 2. How does this chapter distinguish among the various kinds of societies that comprised
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HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA Overview The history of West Africa is the long history of human movements‚ incursions‚ displacements‚ intermixtures of peoples‚ and of the impact of these on the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ social and political organization to the peoples West Africa. The history of West Africa can be divided into three major periods: first‚ its prehistory‚ second‚ colonial period‚ in which Great Britain and France controlled nearly the whole of the region and the post-independence era‚ in
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APWH Ch 12 Responses Margin Review Questions 1. In what ways did pastoral societies differ from their agricultural counterparts? • Pastoral societies supported far smaller populations. • Pastoral societies generally lived in small and widely scattered encampments of related kinfolk. • Pastoral societies generally offered women a higher status‚ fewer restrictions‚ and a greater role in public life. • Pastoral societies were far more mobile. 2. In what ways did pastoral societies interact with
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Located in Central America‚ mainly in El Salvador and Guatemala‚ the Pipil are an indigenous Indian tribe who have migrated time and time again. Along the way they have been assimilated and transformed‚ losing their language and traditional ways. The struggle to remain true to their old traditions and continue their indigenous way of life‚ which has been problematic since their first contact with Spanish conquistadors‚ has been difficult. Despite their great endeavors‚ the Pipil continue to fight
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