GLOBAL I REVIEW #1 An Introduction to Global History

How do we know about History? Primary SourceSecondary Source What is it? Provide Examples A historical account written during the time period A historical account written after the time period by someone who didn’t experience it Diary, newspaper, autobiography, journal, interview with survivors, original film footage Textbook, modern novel of the past, lectures/ interviews by modern experts

Social Scientists Study and Interpret History Economist Geographer Archaeologist Anthropologist Studies RESOURCES (natural resources, money, labor) Examines production and distribution of goods and services Studies how people interact with the environment Makes connections between people and places Find, study and interpret historical evidence from the past, excavate for artifacts-bones, pottery Analyzes and examines historical artifacts to recreate a picture from the past

Types of Maps Physical Political Shows topographical landforms Mountains, plateaus, deserts, lakes, rivers, etc. Shows political boundaries Countries, cities, empires, etc.

What is Culture???? The total LEARNED BEHAVIOR of a group of people (family, nation, country, etc) behavior patterns, arts, religion, institutions, language and all other human work

Cultural Isolation vs. Cultural Diffusion Cultural IsolationCultural Diffusion Causes Traditional Culture- Effects Geographically separated Deserts (Sahara) Mountains (Himalayas) Islands (Japan) Trade (Silk Road) Migration (Bantu) War (Crusades) Change occurs slowly Live w/ extended families Subsistence farming- growing just enough to survive Spread of ideas (religion, inventions) Economic growth  Golden Ages

MAJOR TURNING POINT!!! NomadsThe Neolithic RevolutionCivilizations! Africa- River Valley Civilizations- Followed food Did not settle in one place ALL Humans evolved from Rift Valley in East Africa Followed food out of Africa and populated world Discovery of farming and domestication of animals in the Fertile Crescent in Middle East Change the way people attained food Steady Food Supply ***Permanent Settlements*** 1.Advanced Technology 2.Record Keeping 3.New Social Class 4.Complex Institutions Relied on river for survival Annual flood fertilizes land 1. Mesopotamia- Hammurabi’s Code 2. Indus (India)- urban planning 3. Yellow River (China) 4. Nile (Egypt) Writing System