ORIGIN OF CULTURES
What is the dominant continent? Why didn’t the American Indian colonize Europe?
Major Axes of Continents
7 million BC Migration of Humans
500,000 BC 1 million BC 7 million BC Migration of Humans
Migration of Humans 7 million BC 1 million BC 500,000 BC 20,000 BC
Origin of Food Production
Horse, sheep, goats, cows, pigs None (8000 - 4000 BC) None Llama None Spread of Domesticated Animals
Spread of Technology & Language Wheel (3000BC) Writing (1500 BC) Spread of Technology & Language
WEST EAST
WEST EAST WEST WEST WEST
4 Billion 736 Million 535 Million 18 million World Population
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Many domesticated plants & animals Horses Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Many domesticated plants & animals Food surpluses (leisure) Horses Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Many domesticated plants & animals Food surpluses (leisure) Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies Horses Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Many domesticated plants & animals Food surpluses (leisure) Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies Technology Governments Writing Org. Religion Horses Guns Steel Ships Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures East/West axis Many suitable wild species Ease of species spreading Many domesticated plants & animals Food surpluses (leisure) Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies Technology Governments Writing Org. Religion Horses Diseases Guns Steel Ships Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Indo-European Languages Three dominant mega cultures Sino-Tibetan Elamo-Dravidian Three dominant mega cultures
Three dominant religions Judeo-Christian Daoism Buddism Muslim Hindu Three dominant religions