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Societies in the 15th Century - Varied Cultures Across Continents

Explore the diverse societies of the 15th century, from Paleolithic Persistence to Agricultural Villages and Nomadic Herding People. Discover the intricate social structures, cultural practices, and historical events that shaped these civilizations.

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Societies in the 15th Century - Varied Cultures Across Continents

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  1. The Worlds of the 15th Century All types of human societies were still around.

  2. I. Paleolithic Persistence • Gathering/hunting societies • All of Australia • Most of Siberia • Arctic coastlands • Parts of Africa/Americas (had changed over time and interacted with neighbors)

  3. Australia • 250 separate groups • Assimilated outside ideas • Outrigger canoes, fish hooks/nets • Artistic styles/rituals/mythological concepts • Had not adopted agriculture • ‘firestick farming’ • Exchanges of goods over 100s miles

  4. Firestick farming lecture Youtube khanacademy

  5. II. Agricultural Village Societies • Much of No. America • Africa south of equator • Parts of Amazon River basin • So. East Asia ---these mostly avoided oppressive authority, class inequalities and seclusion of women

  6. 3 examples from present day So. Nigeria • Yoruba people • City-states with king (oba) • Many oba were women • Performed religious and political functions • Benin • Centralized state ruled by warrior king (Ewuare) • Igbo • Dense population but no kingship or state building

  7. Yoruba

  8. Common characteristics of Nigerian societies • Traded among themselves and beyond • Shared artistic traditions • Moved from matrilineal to partilineal system

  9. III. Herding People or Pastorialists • Turkic society • West Africa’s Fulbe society (largest ex)

  10. Turkic • Warrior Timur (Tamerlane) • Wanted to restore Mongol Empire • Ca. 1400 • Army devastated Russia, Persia, India • 1405 he died while preparing to invade China • Sucessors kept Persia and Afghanistan for a century • Last great military success of C. Asian nomads

  11. Tamerlane

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