2. Unit One Block Three Lecture (Eras of History)

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4.  An Era is “a long period of time marking the start and end of an important event.”  An Age or period is “is a large interval of time with a definite characteristic.” Click me Bronze AgeIron Age Ancient Era

5.  Prehistoric is time before humans kept written records (usually anything before 3300 BCE/BC)  Peleolithic and Neolithic Era ◦ Peleolithic Era – 2,000,000 to 10,000 BCE/BC (cave man stuff). Man hunts for food and gathers plant edibles. ◦ Neolithic Era – 10,000 BCE/BC to 3300 BCE/BC (down on the farm). Man farms and lives in organized towns Click Here PeleolithicNeolithicAncientClassicalMedievalModern

6.  Civilization begins here! ◦ Ancient Era civilizations - 4000 BCE/BC to 1000 BCE/BC (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrews, Persians and Phoenicians) The “start” of civilization ◦ Classical Era civilization – 1200 BCE/BC to 500 CE/AD (Greece, Rome, India and China). The “height” of ancient civilization (and the fall) Click here PeleolithicNeolithicAncientClassicalMedievalModern

7.  Civilizations “fall” and civilizations “rebuild” ◦ Medieval Era civilizations – 500 CE/AD to 1300 CE/AD (castle, knights, crusades and plagues). Rise of the Catholic church, rise of Islam, and rise of European kingdoms ◦ Modern Era – 1300 CE/AD to right now (Renaissance to September this year). This is Columbus to current civilization Click here PeleolithicNeolithicAncientClassicalMedievalModern