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If You See : Neolithic Revolution

If You See : Neolithic Revolution. Think of : End of the last “Ice Age” People began to settle = Civilizations developed- Major river valleys - Huang He, the Indus, and the Nile civilizations . If You See: Brahma, dharma, and moksha. Think Of: Hinduism. If You See: Great Wall of China .

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If You See : Neolithic Revolution

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  1. If You See: Neolithic Revolution Think of: End of the last “Ice Age” People began to settle = Civilizations developed- Major river valleys - Huang He, the Indus, and the Nile civilizations

  2. If You See: Brahma, dharma, and moksha • Think Of: Hinduism

  3. If You See: Great Wall of China • Think Of: Protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia

  4. If You See: Renaissance • Think of: Rebirth of the Classical Age – time of the ancient Greeks & Romans. • Bring back the arts, sciences, literature, etc = Their Golden Age • End of the Middle/ Dark Ages = Death/Dangerous.

  5. The Phoenicians - “Carriers of civilization” = Cultural diffusion. • Traded goods and spread ideas throughout the Mediterranean region = sea people. • Phonics = alphabet

  6. Carefully drawn calligraphy, Zen gardens, and the tea ceremony • Think Of: Early Japanese Culture/way of life.

  7. If You See: Mansa Musa (originated from Mali) • Think Of: Famous Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca = holy land of all Muslims. • Trade and travel – crossing the Sahara/N. Africa. • Connected to Salt for Gold Trade.

  8. If You See: Reformation • Think Of: Martin Luther & his 95 Theses • Printing Press – helped spread the word • Weakened the Catholic Church W/the start of several other Christian Churches. • Protesting the ills/wrongs of Catholic church.

  9. If You See: Crusades • Think Of: Fight for the Holy Land (Palestine/M.E) – Christians vs. Muslims. • Cultural Diffusion – interest in each others’ cultures. • European interest in the Asian goods/products.

  10. Encounter, Triangular Trade, Middle Passage, Encomienda, Columbian Exchange, etc. • Think Of: Slavery, Colonialism/Imperialism, exploitation, mass death of the natives and African populations/lands in the so-called, “New World.”

  11. ZhengHe (Chinese) & IbnBattuta (N. Africa/Muslim) • Think Of: Trading/Traveling to many distance lands • Cultural diffusion • Advanced navigation systems.

  12. Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment • Think Of: Emphasis on the value of human reasoning • Break from the Middle/Dark Ages • Using science and logic to reach at everyday decisions.

  13. If You See: Simón Bolívar • Think Of: The George Washington of Latin America • The Great Liberator – working/fighting for self-rule/independence from European colonialism/imperialism.

  14. If You See: Industrial Revolution • Think Of: Factory production • Exploitation of workers – women & children • Vast pollution • Desire/need for an abundance of nat. resources.

  15. If You See: Meiji Restoration • Think Of: Modernization/Industrialization of Japan • Last Samurai – remember that movie. • Break from the past/traditionalism – Tokugawa Shoguns.

  16. If You See: 1938 Munich Conference • Appeasement – one of the major causes of WWII. • Helped to make Germany/Nazis stronger • Impact of the Great Depression.

  17. Mikhail Gorbachev, Glassnost, and Perestroika • Think Of: End of the Cold War – Early 1990s. • New freedoms – more democratic • Moving away from Communism.

  18. If You See: Bolshevik Revolution • Think Of: Birth of Communism/Reds in Russia = U.S.S.R. • Got rid of all western/capitalist/democratic policies • The rise of Lenin (N.E.P) and then Stalin (failed 5-Year Plans).

  19. If You See: Confucianism • Think Of: Filial Piety • Kids must honor/respect parents, elders, the dead, and gov’t authority. • The 5 relationships & Social Order

  20. If You See: The Treaty of Versailles • Think Of: The “War Guilt Clause” – Blame Germany for causing the WWI – and played a major role in A. Hitler and Nazis’ rise to power. • Reparations

  21. Geographic characteristic shared by both Greece and Japan • Think Of: Archipelago – group, row, or chain of island • Irregular coastline = perfect for shipping/trading • Lacked arable land & natural resources – Conquest of other lands for what was lacking.

  22. Martin Luther (95 Theses), John Calvin (new bible), and Henry VIII (6 wives/new religion = Anglicanism) • Think Of: Protestant Reformation throughout Europe • Weakened the power/authority of the Catholic church • Creation of several different Christian sects.

  23. If You See: Marco Polo • Think of: Interest in Asian cultures increased • Later lead to colonialism/imperialism of Asia = resources, labor force, and rich/strategic land.

  24. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994 or the European Union (EU) post WWII • Think Of: Trade unions • Interdependence – working together for economic and political unity • Does away with many trade obstacles, i.e. tariffs.

  25. Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989? • Think Of: Repressive action was taken to end both protests. • Students/citizens protesting against Communist gov’ts stronghold/dictatorial rule. • Wanting more freedoms – western style of gov’t.

  26. If You See: Laissez- faire economics Think Of: • Free Markets/trade • Capitalism • Little to no gov’t interaction in business – May the “best” win. • America and Western/democratic nations.

  27. If You See: Human Rights Violations • Jews – Holocaust/WWII and throughout history • Cambodians – Genocide of over 2 million people at the hands of Pol Pot. • Rwanda (1994) Hutus killed approximately 1 million Tutsi, while the U.S./U.N. absolutely nothing. • Nanking – Genocide and Gendercide by the Japanese. • Armenians – Genocide by the Turks • Iraq – Kurds were killed in great numbers by S. Hussein

  28. If You See: • The fight in the Middle East for the Holy land/Palestine = Muslims vs. Jews. Non-stop blood baths year after after.

  29. If You See: Silk Roads Think Of: - Trade & Travel: Europe/Middle East to China/Asia (vice versa): Exchange of goods/products. - Cultural Diffusion/New ideas.

  30. Think Of: • European: Spanish & Portuguese rule • Colonialism in the Americas/Latin America • Who’s at the top? Peninsulares = Europeans from the Iberian Peninsula = Portugal & Spain. • Who’s at the bottom? Africans/Natives = slaves

  31. If You See: Zionism • Homeland – for whom? The Jews. • Connected to the Balfour Declaration = agreement with the British gov’t for a homeland in Palestine. • Key in the creation of Israel. • If you want to understand the conflict in the Middle East, one needs to understand Zionism.

  32. If You See: Karl Marx • A German political Philosopher – Spent most of his adult life in England; enjoyed more political freedoms there. • Wrote the Communist Manifesto alongside Frederick Engels • “Father” of modern Communism • Predicted a revolution of the proletariats vs. bourgeoisie would occur first in industrial Europe • Wrote during the Industrial Rev. = Mid. 1800s.

  33. If You See: Chernobyl • Think Of: Major “man-made” disaster = destruction/mass deaths. • Nuclear explosion • Connect it to modern-day Japan – think back to what happened a few months ago.

  34. If You See: Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini and Afghanistan’s Taliban • Established an Islamic/theocratic state • Strict laws/customs. • Anti-west/democracy • Persepolis – You guys read it with Sandra

  35. Reign of Terror during the French Revolution • Mass deaths • Used violent methods to eliminate their opponents • One year of chopping people’s heads off with a guillotine. I.e., Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI

  36. Process of German unification/Nationalism • Bismarck was the “orchestrator” • “Blood & Iron” – his famous speech

  37. The Panama Canal and Suez Canal • Shortened shipping routes between major bodies of water • Helped trade and travel • Save $$ & time.

  38. Chronological Order • Roman Empire → Middle Ages → Crusades • Renaissance →European exploration of the Americas → Reformation • World War I →Treaty of Versailles → World War II →Korean War

  39. If You See: Constantinople & Byzantine Empire • Think Of: Location made it the crossroads of Europe and Asia = Bosporus Sea – Helped to spread cultural diffusion. • Part of Eastern Rome – South of Russia. • Spread Christianity – Eastern Orthodoxy

  40. Sepoy(Indian) or Boxer (Chinese)Rebellions • Think of: British/Western imperialism of Asia. The natives attempted to end the ruled, but failed in their attempts and only made matters worst.

  41. Birth of the Industrial Revolution

  42. Industrial Era

  43. If You See: John Locke • Think of: Protect the natural rights of individuals. Speak about freedoms. Gov’t for and by the people.

  44. If You See: Triple Alliance & the Triple Entente • Think of: One of the major causes of Great War/WWI. Helped to increased tensions between European countries.

  45. If You See: Berlin Conference • Think of: Conquest and division of the so-called, “Dark Continent” = Africa at the hands of Europeans. When? Industrial Rev. 1800s • Imperialism/colonialism – all in the name of resources, labor force and land • White Man’s Burden

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