AP World History -- Locating world history in the environment and time

Locating world history in the environment and time

Geography and humanity, environment as catalyst for human events, major population changes/migrations, periodization, continuities and breaks from pre-Neolithic era, Neolithic Revolution and gender

Time Period8000 B.C.E to 600 C.E

The longest unit of the five commonly known as the Foundations Period.

Time PeriodPeriods are framed by major events.

8000 B.C.E = Neolithic Revolution600 C.E. = Fall of the Classical Empires

• Western Roman Empire, Han Dynasty, Gupta Dynasty, Sassanid Empire

600 C.E. = Rise of New Empires• Carolingian Empire, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Indian

Regional Kingdoms, Islamic Empire600 C.E. = New Religions (great expansion)

• Christianity/Orthodox, Islam, Buddhism600 C.E. = Increased trade and integration between societies

PlacesThe national exam will require you to

know what nations, states, or empires are encompassed in what regions for both the multiple choice questions and the three essays. While it is impossible to list every country in every region, the most commonly misidentified nations and their regions are:

Places

North AfricaEgypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco

Places

West AfricaGhana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Benin

Places

East AfricaKenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Ethiopia, Mozambique

Places

Equatorial Africa

Congo, Rwanda, Sudan

Southern AfricaAngola, Zimbabwe

Middle EastTurkey, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq

East AsiaChina, Japan, Korea

South AsiaIndia, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Southeastern Asia

Thailand, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines

Latin America

Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Cuba

Geography and humanity in the Foundations

The climate of the Earth is constantly changing.10,000 years ago the Earth was much cooler than it is today.Around 9,000 B.C.E the temperature increases greatly (global warming?)

Geography and humanity in the Foundations

As the Earth got warmer regions of massive human occupation dried out (Sahara region). This caused:

Plants to dieAnimals to leaveFood to become scarce

Geography and humanity in the Foundations

People moved around the globe to other regions with the animals.Eventually, the populations of people developed agriculture and settled near bodies of water.

Major population changes/migrations

Most Homo Sapiens Sapiens, pre-10,000 B.C.E resided in and around Tanzania.After 8,000 B.C.E they were all over Afroeurasia.The societies that developed farming found this to be a much more reliable form of food production.

Major population changes/migrations

Population Increase Over Time

Year Human Population (estimate)

3000 B.C.E 14 million

2000 B.C.E 27 million1000 B.C.E 50 million500 B.C.E 100 million

Major population changes/migrations

Biggest reason for demographic changesFARMINGNope!Human Innovation (which includes farming :-p)Innovation:

Sedentary agriculturePotteryMetalworkingTextile production