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PRE-History – 1500 AD. Jameka S. Thomas Lawson State Community College History 102. PRE-History. Origins in Africa Dating 4 millions years ago Australopithecines Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Neanderthals Cro-Magnons. PRE-History. Paleolithic (Hunters/Gatherers) Neolithic (Farmers).
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PRE-History – 1500 AD Jameka S. Thomas Lawson State Community College History 102
PRE-History • Origins in Africa • Dating 4 millions years ago • Australopithecines • Homo Habilis • Homo Erectus • Neanderthals • Cro-Magnons
PRE-History Paleolithic (Hunters/Gatherers) Neolithic (Farmers)
Beginning of Civilization Characteristics of a Civilization • Specialized Workers • Record Keeping • Complex Institutions • Advanced Cities • Advanced Technology
River Valley Civilization • Mesopotamia • Egypt • Harrapan • Shang and Zhou Dynasty
Five Major Religions • Buddhism • Christianity • Judaism • Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism
GREECE • Trojan War • Sparta Vs Athens • Birth of Democracy • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle • Alexander the Great
ROME • Republic • Julius Caesar and the Triumvirate • Gladiators • Legacy in literature, architecture, and law
Muslim World • Sunni and Shi’ites • Role of Women • Art and Architecture • Al-jabr
African Empires • San, nomads • Djenne-Djeno, trading center on the Niger River • Aksum, great traders, founders of Ethiopian Empires
Middle Ages • Struggles between Church and Kings • Feudalism and the Manor