Unit 1: Foundations~ world history
Agriculture leads to... - ANSsurplus-job specialization-civilization
Development of agriculture - ANS10,000 years ago
Hunter Gatherers - ANSpurpose is to collect food, share what was found, follow water
Pastoralist - ANSstable supply, planned ahead (had goals), trade surplus, herded
Four River Valley Civilizations - ANSMesopotamia, Egypt, India, China
River Valley conflict - ANSbecause of surplus
Hierarchy - ANStop- most authority, value is dependant on civilization
Political - ANShow decisions are made, enforced and edure
Examples of decisions - ANSeconomic, security, social
How decisions are enforced - ANScompelled, always be some amount of force
How decisions endure - ANSinstitutions provide stability, most common constitution is a written
set of laws
Executive, Legislative, Judicial - ANSenforce, lawmakers, judge
Democracy - ANSRule BY the people FOR the people
Socialism - ANSRule BY the people for ALL the people
Communism - ANSRule BY ALL the people for ALL the people
Oligarchy/Plutocracy - ANSRule BY A FEW of the people for A FEW of the people
Theocracy - ANSRule by RELIGIOUS FIGURES for the people
Democracy strengths - ANSwill of all citizens is heeded
Socialism strengths - ANSthe good of all citizens is heeded
Communism strengths - ANSthe god of all citizens is heeded, gov enforces
, Oligarchy/Plutocracy strengths - ANSeconomy normally functions at full capacity
Theocracy strengths - ANSgov is highly stable (religious and political)
Democracy weaknesses - ANSdecisions affect citizens differently
Socialism weaknesses - ANSpeople want return on their private property, self interest eventually
comes in
Communism weaknesses - ANShard to meet all peoples' needs
Oligarchy/Plutocracy weaknesses - ANSonly a few people benefit, the rest are poor
Theocracy weaknesses - ANSif you aren't the dominant religion- might not have political
protections
Difference between prehistory and history - ANSwriting
Age of earth - ANS4.6 billion years old
When did life begin on earth - ANS3.6 billion years ago
How long ago did pangaea separate - ANS175 million years ago
When were dinosaurs on the earth - ANS250 million-66 million years ago
How long have bi pedal hominids been on the earth - ANS3.5 million years
How long have homo sapiens been on the earth - ANS250,000 years
How long have humans been recording history - ANS5,000 years
time is a - ANShuman construct
Why does writing come about - ANSbecause of economic transactions
Cuneiform leads to - ANSPhoenician alphabet which leads to our modern day alphabet
Hieroglyphics - ANSformal, symbols represent objects, difficult to learn and time consuming,
carved into stone
Demotic - ANSused for trade, informal, legal and literary writing, used for everyday things, made
on wood, pottery, papyrus
Agriculture leads to... - ANSsurplus-job specialization-civilization
Development of agriculture - ANS10,000 years ago
Hunter Gatherers - ANSpurpose is to collect food, share what was found, follow water
Pastoralist - ANSstable supply, planned ahead (had goals), trade surplus, herded
Four River Valley Civilizations - ANSMesopotamia, Egypt, India, China
River Valley conflict - ANSbecause of surplus
Hierarchy - ANStop- most authority, value is dependant on civilization
Political - ANShow decisions are made, enforced and edure
Examples of decisions - ANSeconomic, security, social
How decisions are enforced - ANScompelled, always be some amount of force
How decisions endure - ANSinstitutions provide stability, most common constitution is a written
set of laws
Executive, Legislative, Judicial - ANSenforce, lawmakers, judge
Democracy - ANSRule BY the people FOR the people
Socialism - ANSRule BY the people for ALL the people
Communism - ANSRule BY ALL the people for ALL the people
Oligarchy/Plutocracy - ANSRule BY A FEW of the people for A FEW of the people
Theocracy - ANSRule by RELIGIOUS FIGURES for the people
Democracy strengths - ANSwill of all citizens is heeded
Socialism strengths - ANSthe good of all citizens is heeded
Communism strengths - ANSthe god of all citizens is heeded, gov enforces
, Oligarchy/Plutocracy strengths - ANSeconomy normally functions at full capacity
Theocracy strengths - ANSgov is highly stable (religious and political)
Democracy weaknesses - ANSdecisions affect citizens differently
Socialism weaknesses - ANSpeople want return on their private property, self interest eventually
comes in
Communism weaknesses - ANShard to meet all peoples' needs
Oligarchy/Plutocracy weaknesses - ANSonly a few people benefit, the rest are poor
Theocracy weaknesses - ANSif you aren't the dominant religion- might not have political
protections
Difference between prehistory and history - ANSwriting
Age of earth - ANS4.6 billion years old
When did life begin on earth - ANS3.6 billion years ago
How long ago did pangaea separate - ANS175 million years ago
When were dinosaurs on the earth - ANS250 million-66 million years ago
How long have bi pedal hominids been on the earth - ANS3.5 million years
How long have homo sapiens been on the earth - ANS250,000 years
How long have humans been recording history - ANS5,000 years
time is a - ANShuman construct
Why does writing come about - ANSbecause of economic transactions
Cuneiform leads to - ANSPhoenician alphabet which leads to our modern day alphabet
Hieroglyphics - ANSformal, symbols represent objects, difficult to learn and time consuming,
carved into stone
Demotic - ANSused for trade, informal, legal and literary writing, used for everyday things, made
on wood, pottery, papyrus
