HIST 1001 : History 1001 Exam 1 Notes
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Explanation of the world (myths and science) > latic civis = citizen, inhabitant of a city. > ancient to modern: differentiation, mutual influence: greece and persia, rome and the greek world, christendom and the dar islam, europe and asia. > australopithecus (3. 5 million years ago: lucy found in ethiopia (about 3. 2 million years ago) > venus of hohle (38,000 years ago) - in central europe. > lion man of hohlenstein stadel (35,000 years ago) > venus of willendorf (22, 000 years ago) Hunter gatherers (go where the food is) > domestication of plants: wheat, rice, maize, figs, legumes. Catal huyuk - dense settlement, dirt buildings. > rivers and coasts: tigris and euphrates, nile. Indus: yangtze, mexico and peru, southern europe. Irrigation (6,000 bce) - mesopotamia between tigris and euphrates. > alloys (3,500 bce: copper + tin=bronze. Writing (3rd millenium bce) more practical. > chthonic greek word that has to do with the ground.
