Transcript History of the Human Race

The History of Humanity
Early Civilization to the Modern Era
Early Age of Man
 1.The Stone Age
 Around 12,000 BCE
 Nomadic - travel from place to place
 Eastern Africa
 Utilization of early tools
2.The Neolithic Revolution
 Around 9,000 BCE
 “The New Stone Age”
 Agricultural Revolution
 Farming and Domestication of Animals
 Creation of Settled Communities
 Tigris & Euphrates Valley in the Middle East
Birth of Civilization
Organized groups of people with
their own culture and ways of
living
Established governments / cities /
religious systems / language
3. Early Civilizations
Located along river valleys
 Egypt - Nile
 India - Indus
 China - Huang He
Early World Powers
The Largest / Most powerful empires of their time
4. World Powers I
 100 AD (CE)
 Roman Empire
Early Chinese Empires
5. World Powers II
1300 AD (CE)
 Islamic Empire (Spain/Africa/India)
 Mongolian Empire - China
 American Civilizations (Aztec/Inca/Maya)
Europe = small battling kingdoms
6. Rise of Europe
1400s European Exploration
1600s Colonization &Trade
Emergence of Europe as a World
Power
7. Second Agricultural Revolution
1700s
Improved farming technology
Rapid population growth
 Urbanization – movement of
people into cities
8. Industrial Revolution
1750-1914
Europe & America
 Machines replaced tools
 Steam & Electric power
 Inventions and
improved Transportation
9. Imperialism
To control the political, economic, or cultural life of another country
 1800s – 1914
 Powerful Industrial Nations seeking new markets
for… raw materials / sell their products
 Westernization - White man’s burden
 Industrial Nations
Great Britain / France / Germany / Portugal /
Italy / Belgium / Russia / Spain / Netherlands
/ USA / Japan
 Colonized Regions
 Africa / Asia / Latin America
10. Nationalism
To advocate for political independence from foreign rule
 1914-1940
 Nations fight for their political / cultural
independence
 Rivalries and Alliances
 World War I - World War II
 Nationalism post WWII lead to the creation of
many new nations
11. Cold War
The Political and economic struggle between the
Western Democracies and the Communist Block
 1945 - 1990s
 Post World War II World
 USA vs Soviet Union (Russia)
 Newly independent nations (due to
Nationalism) were easily influenced &
became pawns fought over by the super
powers
The Modern World
 1990s-Today
 Globalization – The world is interconnected
 Modern Industrialized Nations –
modern nations with strong developed political
and economic power
 3rd World “Developing” Nations –
Nations that struggle with economic / political
stability
What are the issues of the modern world???
Important Themes:
How has technology impacted world
events?
What are the causes of Imperialism?
What are the impacts of Imperialism?
What impact has nationalism had on
world events?
What is the significance of globalization
in today’s world?