GASA01H3 Chapter 1&2: Chapter 1 & 2 broken down; high lights
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Homo erectus extinct species of hominid (e. g. beijing man, java man) emergence of civilization (e. g. use of metal tools, ir rigation, permanent settlements) earliest civilizations such as egypt, i raq/iran, india, and china. Agriculture origin origin of rice, root crops (taro, yam), domesticate animals (buffalo, pigs, chicken), matriarchal system (lead by women) Origin of early kingdoms and the people migration of southern chinese, and spread of. Spread of southeast asian culture and technology to china. Shang dynasty second chinese dynasty, after the xia. china spread millet based agriculture into korea. korean origin is probably near serbia, they spoke with altaic tongue. Japanese origins is also probably near serbia and northeast asia, spoke with a similar tongue to the koreans. Japan"s earliest agricultural neolithic culture is called yayoi, they brought technological advances from china. buddhist texts are used as a primary vehicle for spreading indian and chinese traditions.
