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1 The History of Humanity
Early Civilization to the Modern Era

2 Early Age of Man 1.The Stone Age 2.The Neolithic Revolution
Around 12,000 BCE Nomadic - travel from place to place Eastern Africa Utilization of early tools 2.The Neolithic Revolution Around 9,000 BCE “The New Stone Age” Agricultural Revolution Farming and Domestication of Animals Creation of Settled Communities Tigris & Euphrates Valley in the Middle East

3 Birth of Civilization Organized groups of people with their own culture and ways of living Established governments / cities / religious systems / language 3. Early Civilizations Located along river valleys Egypt - Nile India - Indus China - Huang He

4 Early World Powers The Largest / Most powerful empires of their time
4. World Powers I 100 AD (CE) Roman Empire Early Chinese Empires 5. World Powers II 1300 AD (CE) Islamic Empire (Spain/Africa/India) Mongolian Empire - China American Civilizations (Aztec/Inca/Maya) Europe = small battling kingdoms

5 7. Second Agricultural Revolution
6. Rise of Europe 1400s European Exploration 1600s Colonization &Trade Emergence of Europe as a World Power 7. Second Agricultural Revolution 1700s Improved farming technology Rapid population growth Urbanization – movement of people into cities

6 8. Industrial Revolution
Europe & America Machines replaced tools Steam & Electric power Inventions and improved Transportation

7 9. Imperialism To control the political, economic, or cultural life of another country
Powerful Industrial Nations seeking new markets for… raw materials / sell their products Westernization - White man’s burden Industrial Nations Great Britain / France / Germany / Portugal / Italy / Belgium / Russia / Spain / Netherlands / USA / Japan Colonized Regions Africa / Asia / Latin America

8 10. Nationalism To advocate for political independence from foreign rule
Nations fight for their political / cultural independence Rivalries and Alliances World War I - World War II Nationalism post WWII lead to the creation of many new nations

9 11. Cold War The Political and economic struggle between the Western Democracies and the Communist Block s Post World War II World USA vs Soviet Union (Russia) Newly independent nations (due to Nationalism) were easily influenced & became pawns fought over by the super powers

10 The Modern World 1990s-Today
Globalization – The world is interconnected Modern Industrialized Nations – modern nations with strong developed political and economic power 3rd World “Developing” Nations – Nations that struggle with economic / political stability What are the issues of the modern world???

11 Important Themes: How has technology impacted world events?
What are the causes of Imperialism? What are the impacts of Imperialism? What impact has nationalism had on world events? What is the significance of globalization in today’s world?


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