HIST 1001 : History 1001 Notes Quiz 1
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Is there a world beyond the physical one: western civilization. Latin civis = citizen, inhabitant of a city: civitas= collection of citizens, state. Idea of the west: ancient to modern: differentiation, mutual influence, greece & persia, rome & the greek world, christendom & the dar al islam, europe & asia, human origins. 3. 2 million years ago: homo erectus (ca. 1. 5 million years ago: homo sapien neanderthalensis, homo sapiens sapiens. Venus of hohle fels (38,000 years ago) Cave paintings: peche-merle (25,000 years ago, chauvet (30,000 years ago, nomadic to settled. Domestication of animals: dogs (12,000 bce, sheep, pigs, cattle (10,000-7,000 bce, horses, silkworms, cats (by 3500 bce) Fixed settlements (10,000 bce: wheat, early cities. Indus: tigris & euphrates, nile, yangtze, mexico & peru, southern europe, crafts & technology. 3500 bce: copper + tin= bronze, writing (3rd million bce, differentiation of society. Elites: kings, military, religious leaders: building of religious structures, palaces. Disparities of wealth: some social mobility.
