Review Session By Genius Marsh

1. Review SessionBy Genius Marsh 8000-600

2. Foundations – 8000-600CE • Major Transitions: • Agricultural revolution: shift from hunting/gathering • Urbanization: rise of river-valley civilizations • Metallurgy: increasing use of metals technologies & impact • Fall of Bronze-age civilizations • Formation of classical empires • Collapse of classical civilizations

3. Agricultural revolution: shift from hunting/gathering • Human/Environment interaction • Pastoralism • Early Neolithic settlements • Impact on population • Impact on women • Impact on environment • Causes

4. Urbanization: rise of river-valley civilizations • “civilization” • Political form of state • Social structure • Trade • Mesopotamia vs. Egypt • Outside of river-valley civilizations • Mycenaens • Nomadic peoples • Hunter-gatherers • Small-scale agriculturalists

5. Metallurgy: increasing use of metals technologies & impact • Neolithic technologies • Bronze • Iron

6. Fall of Bronze-age civilizations • Cause: Iron? • As reflection of nomadic vs. sedentary conflict

7. Formation of classical empires • Causes • Political developments • Social & Gender Structures • Arts, Sciences, & Technologies • Trading patterns

8. Collapse of classical civilizations • Causes • Effects

9. Religions & Philosophies • “isms” • Philosophies vs. Religions • As imperial ideologies • As counter-ideologies • Role in cementing hierarchies

10. Migrations • Bantu • Huns • Germans • Polynesians

11. 600-1450 • Major transitions • Development & expansion of Islam • Expanding zones of trade/expanding networks • Spread of religions • Mongol empire • Chinese renaissance • European middle ages & renaissance • Plague pandemics • Growth & role of cities

12. Development & expansion of Islam • Impact on economy & trade • As a business law • Impact on culture • Sharia & the five pillars • gender • Political structures • The Caliphate – Sultanates • Mali • Arts, sciences, technologies

13. Expanding zones of trade/expanding networks • Growth & expansion of major trade routes • Impact of Islam • Impact of technology • Camels • Dhows • Nature of trade • Indian Ocean basin • Trans-Saharan • Silk Road

14. Spread of religions • Christianity • Schism: East vs. West • Buddhism • Trade routes • Order of diffusion • syncretism • Islam • By conquest • By trade

15. Mongol empire • Political Impacts • China • Russia • Middle East • Economic impacts • Trade • Tax farming • Military impacts • Diffusion of military technologies • Social Impact • Spread of plague • China

16. Chinese renaissance • Sui-Tang-Song • Commercial revolution • Maritime trade • Invention & innovation • Urbanization • Impact on East Asia • Zheng He • Compared to European Renaissance

17. European middle ages & renaissance • Political, Economic, and Social form of Middle Ages • Restructuring: Rise of cities, national kingdoms, decline of church power • Impact of Crusades on trade • Rise of city-states • Impact of plague & commerce on serfdom • Reformation

18. Growth & role of cities • Cities as centers of innovation • Rise of city-states • Urban vs. Rural • Influence of cities on politics • Roles of cities • As trade centers • As religious centers • As political capitals