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

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

3. 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)

5. Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

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

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

8. Civilizations?

9. Population Demography-
What factors influence population growth and decline?

11. 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?

12. Comparison of Egypt and Mesopotamia
Predictable flood
Mesopotamia
Irregular flooding

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

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

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

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

19. Birth of New Technologies
Fire
Bronze
Iron

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

21. Urbanization
Comparisons between urban, pastoral and nomadic life

22. 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

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

24. Axial Age Thinkers

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

26. Symbols of Legitimacy

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

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

29. Origins of World Belief Systems
Polytheism

30. Origins of World Belief Systems
Hinduism

31. Origins of World Belief Systems
Judaism

32. Origins of World Belief Systems
Confucianism

33. Origins of World Belief Systems
Daoism

34. Origins of World Belief Systems
Buddhism

35. Origins of World Belief Systems
Christianity

36. Origins of World Belief Systems
Islam

37. Diffusion of Belief Systems

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

39. Early Migrations

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

41. Silk Routes

42. Mediterranean Trade Routes

43. Indian Ocean Trade

44. 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?