HIST 1001 Chapter : History Chapter 1
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What is history: word history comes from herodotus, greek writer of the history of the persian wars , ca. 484-420 bc: father of history, he used the word historion. Interpretation: what can you learn from it, how do you interpret it. Intended audience: why was it written, what are the assumptions made in the source, level three. Dating systems: year of king"s rule (i was born in year 2 of johnson"s presidency , olympic rule (year 4 of olympic , significant events, jewish calendar: anno mundi, am 5775, christian calendar: anno domini, ad 2015=2015 ce. Islamic calendar: anno hegirae, ah 1436: also called ce for "common era, textbook uses this method. When/where to begin: 8,500 bc: domestication of animals, 8,400 bc: jericho, 6,500 bc: catalhoyuk, 3,200 bc: first written documents begin here for this class, sumerians in mesopotamia. Ancient near eastern civilizations: mesopotamians- writing created here, egyptians, hebrews, hittites.
