1. GLOBAL HISTORY REVIEW

2. Let’s start at the very beginning…

3. Early Man

4. Early humans did not farm. They were…

5. Hunter-gatherers!  Follow the food!

7. Neolithic Revolution  At this time, early humans learned to…

8. Farm!  AND  Domesticate animals  This led to…  AND  Domesticate animals  This led to…

9. Permanent settlements

10. and Def: the way

11. ALL of the earliest civilizations were built near…

12. Because they provide…

13. Tigris & Euphrates?  Earliest river valley civilization  Mesopotamia  Earliest river valley civilization  Mesopotamia

14. Nile?  Ancient Egypt

15. Indus?  Indus Civilization  Mohenjo-Daro  Harappa  Indus Civilization  Mohenjo-Daro  Harappa

16. Huang-He?  Shang Dynasty

17. Babylon  Eye for an eye  First law code  Eye for an eye  First law code

18. Cultural Diffusion  Blending of ideas between cultures

19. Barriers to cultural diffusion

20. Bridges to cultural diffusion

21. China’s Geography  Natural boundaries  Isolation  Ethnocentrism  Natural boundaries  Isolation  Ethnocentrism

22. Japan’s Geography

23.  Archipelago, so it was…  Isolated!  Lacks natural resources so it was…  Dependent on trade.  Archipelago, so it was…  Isolated!  Lacks natural resources so it was…  Dependent on trade.

24. Northern Africa’s Geography

25.  Sahara Desert

26. Sub-Saharan Africa’s Geography

27.  Many resources  Later led to colonization by Europeans  Rain forests  Many resources  Later led to colonization by Europeans  Rain forests

28. India’s Geography

29.  Monsoons (seasonal winds that bring rain)  Himalaya mountains  Isolated for most of history  Monsoons (seasonal winds that bring rain)  Himalaya mountains  Isolated for most of history

30. Middle East Geography

31.  Arid climate, scarcity of water  Crossroads for trade  OIL  Arid climate, scarcity of water  Crossroads for trade  OIL

32. Russia’s Geography  Cold winters  Napoleon and Hitler failed  Warm water ports-- Peter the Great  Cold winters  Napoleon and Hitler failed  Warm water ports-- Peter the Great