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Historical Themes. Environment Culture State Building Economy Social Structures. Environment. Interaction between Humans and Environment Humans affect the environment for their needs highways, grand canal Environment affects humans Migrations of Bantu speaking people
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Historical Themes Environment Culture State Building Economy Social Structures
Environment • Interaction between Humans and Environment • Humans affect the environment for their needs • highways, grand canal • Environment affects humans • Migrations of Bantu speaking people • Humans adapt with the environment • Mayan Calendar, wind mills, sails
Culture • Development and interactions of cultures • Religion (Parthenon, Christianity and Buddhism) • Education (science & Bayt al-Hakim) • Foods, family behaviors and classifications, gender • Language
State-Building • Form government, expansion and collapse • Chavin – ruled by Shaman elite controlled and influence • Conquer like Napoleon “Emperor of the World” • What to do with conquered foes – Cyrus the great respected conquered customs • Collapse – Roman Empire continually raided, eventually depose the emperor
Economy • Creation, Expansion and Interaction • Trans-Saharan Trade(West Africa has lots of gold, North Africa has lots of Salt, Europe and Asia wants gold • Silk Road - silk made in the Far East going to Europe • Glass: manufacturing of glass since 3500 BCE • Industrialization/modernization
Social Structures • Established interactions among groups • 3 Estates of France (Clergy, Nobility & Everyone else) • Rebellions (Change) & Revolution (Total Change) • Yellow Turban Revolution – Attack government officials –ended the Han dynasty • Social War – Italians wanted to be Roman citizens • Slave Rebellion (Cause of the Spartan militarism)