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Geography

Reporting Category 5. Geography . Hunter-Gatherer Societies. Homo sapiens emerged in East Africa between 100,000 & 400,000 years ago. Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas Early humans were hunter-gatherers whose survival depended on wild plants and animals.

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Geography

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  1. Reporting Category 5 Geography

  2. Hunter-Gatherer Societies • Homo sapiens emerged in East Africa between 100,000 & 400,000 years ago. • Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas • Early humans were hunter-gatherers whose survival depended on wild plants and animals

  3. Early River Valley Civilizations • Mesopotamia: Euphrates & Tigris River Valley (Southwest Asia) • Egypt: Nile River Valley and Nile Delta (Africa) • India: Indus River Valley (South Asia – Indian Subcontinent) • China: Huang He (Yellow) River These river valleys offered Rich soil and irrigation water for agriculture, and they tended to be in locations easily protected from invasion by nomadic people.

  4. Early river Valley Civilizations

  5. Other early civilizations • Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River Valley • Phoenicians settled along the Mediterranean coast • Nubia was located on the Nile River, South of Egypt.

  6. Nubia’s location

  7. Map of the Greek world Black Sea Macedonia Dardanelles Asia Minor

  8. Economic & Social Development Political Development • Agriculture (limited arable land suitable for farming) • Commerce and the spread of Hellenistic Culture • Shift from barter (trading) to money economy (use of coins) • Mountainous terrain both helped and hindered the development of city-states • Greek cities were designed to promote civic & commercial life • Colonization was prompted by overpopulation and the search for arable land Greece’s Development

  9. Rome’s Location • Centrally located in the Italian peninsula • Alps: provided physical barrier and protection to the North • Mediterranean Sea: Provided protection as a natural barrier and provided seaborne commerce & trade

  10. Constantinople becomes the new rome • Protection of the Eastern Frontier • Far away from the Germanic Tribes attacking the Western Empire • Crossroads of Trade • Easily fortified site on a peninsula border by natural harbors

  11. Geographic Influence on Spread of Islam • Diffusion along trade routes from Mecca to Medina • Expansion despite great distances, desert environments, & mountain barriers • Spread into Fertile Crescent, Iran, & Central Asia was helped along by a weak Persian & Byzantine Empires

  12. Spread of Islam

  13. Islamic Development • Political Unity of the first Muslim Empire was short lived • Arabic Language spread with Islam and facilitated trade across Islamic lands • Slavery was not based on race

  14. European invasions & Migrations

  15. European Migration & Settlements • Angles & Saxons migrated from continental Europe to Great England • Magyars migrated from Central Asia to Hungary • Vikings migrated from Scandinavia to Russia

  16. Influence of European Migrations • Manors and Castles provided protection from invasions, reinforcing the feudal system • Invasions disrupted trade, led to the decline of trade, and caused the influence of the church to decline.

  17. Trade Routes 1000-1500 C.E. • Silk Road: China to Mediterranean Basin • Maritime Routes in Indian Ocean • Trans-Saharan trade routes in N. Africa • Northern Europe and the Black Sea • Western Europe trade by sea and river

  18. Mayan Civilization Aztec Civilization • Located in Mexican & Central American Rain Forests • Represented by the city of Chichen Itza • City States ruled by Kings • Economy based on Agriculture & Trade • Polytheistic Religion: Pyramids • Located in Central Mexico: Arid Valley • Represented by city of Tenochtitlan • Ruled by Emperor • Economy based on Agriculture and tributes from conquered peoples • Polytheistic: Pyramids, Rituals (sacrifices) Meso-American Civilizations

  19. Incan Civilization Meso-american achievements • Located in the Andes mountains of South America • Represented by the city of Machu Picchu • Ruled by an Emperor • Economy based on high altitude farming (terrace farming) • Polytheistic • System of Roads • Calendars • Mathematics • Writing and other Record Keeping systems Meso-american Civilizations

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