*AP World History New Periods 8000 BCE- 600 BCE 600 BCE- 600 CE Foundations: 8000 B.C.E.- 600 C.E.* *AP World History New Periods 8000 BCE- 600 BCE 600 BCE- 600 CE

Foundations Themes Interaction and Exchange Urbanization Nomadic Peoples Axial Age Empires Spread of Religion

Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth Migration of hunting and foraging humans Adaptations of technology and culture (fire, new tools, animistic, small kinship groups, limited interactions)

Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

Key Concept 1.3. The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies

What is a Civilization? Origins of term- Standard criteria: Use of term?

Civilizations?

Population Demography- What factors influence population growth and decline?

Role of Climate and Geography in Early Societies Imagine how were early societies may have been affected. How do you think early peoples responded? What difference would geography make in the long term development of a society?

Comparison of Egypt and Mesopotamia Predictable flood Mesopotamia Irregular flooding

Finding Early Historical Evidence Types of Sources David Keyes, Catastrophe Changing interpretations and new evidence

Nomadic Peoples Hunting-gathering lifestyle (!Kung people) Labor/ leisure Population growth Gender relations

Rise of Agriculture Spontaneous separate development – why, where and when? Diffusion of specific plants and techniques

Clockwise: Ancient Egypt, Yemen terraced lands, Chinese terracing, Yanamami in Brazil

Birth of New Technologies Fire Bronze Iron

Early Societies Mesopotamia Egypt Indus Shang Mesoamerica and Andean South America (Olmec and Chavin)

Urbanization Comparisons between urban, pastoral and nomadic life

Key Concept 2.2. The Development of States and Empires Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E. Key Concept 2.1. The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions Key Concept 2.2. The Development of States and Empires Key Concept 2.3. Emergence of Trans-regional Networks of Communication and Exchange

Classical Societies Axial age- Why then? Results: Religion Politics Social Structure Gender relations

Axial Age Thinkers

Empire Building What does an empire require? What do its subjects expect? Symbols of legitimacy

Symbols of Legitimacy

Achievements Greek science and philosophy Roman law and architecture Political organization in Han China Spiritual and artistic developments in Gupta India

Urbanization and Gender How might gender roles be affected as peoples settled?

Origins of World Belief Systems Polytheism

Origins of World Belief Systems Hinduism

Origins of World Belief Systems Judaism

Origins of World Belief Systems Confucianism

Origins of World Belief Systems Daoism

Origins of World Belief Systems Buddhism

Origins of World Belief Systems Christianity

Origins of World Belief Systems Islam

Diffusion of Belief Systems

Collapse of Empires Why do Empires fall? Conrad-Demarest Model

Early Migrations

Interregional Networks of People by 600 C.E. Silk Roads Mediterranean trade Indian Ocean trade Meso and Andean American trading

Silk Routes

Mediterranean Trade Routes

Indian Ocean Trade

Conclusions How do we know what we know? How does change happen? What results stem from interaction through migration, trade or pilgrimage? Do case studies detract from the bigger story or enrich it? Why do world historians need to pose questions differently than regional specialists?