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Disease in Period One
◦The earliest possible account of a disease that many scholars believe is leprosy appears in an Egyptian Papyrus document written around 1550 B.C. .Efforts to immunize people against disease go back to at least 600 B.C., when the Chinese attempted to immunize people against smallpox by putting smallpox material in their nostrils. Plague in 600 B.C. contributed to the eventual decline to Greece's Golden Age. -
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Demographics of Period One
◦Populations started out small and stayed that way until the neolithic revolution and population began to settle and form societies. Throughout this period a steady increase of population is shown throughout the world as there is new technologies and trade systems. -
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I like to move it move it Period One
People migrated via trade routes, or for various reason due to empires collapsing or being taken over. Originally it was concentrated the river valley civilizations but as empires grew and transportation became easier and more reasonable there was a greater flow of people across asia, south europe, and northern africa. -
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Patterns of Settlements in Period One
◦People generally settled next to rivers, lakes, and bodies of waters the could sustain their civilization. Water was a vital resource obviously, and these agricultural based societies needed and depended upon these vital water sources. People settled on fertile land, areas strategically placed incase of invasion, and preferably close tore sources. -
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Technology in Period One
◦The humans used fire as a main tool everywhere, from hunting and foraging, as well as for defense and warmth. The earlier human's used a variety of stone weapons for their specific environments and food they hunted. During the Neolithic Era hard stone such as granite were sharpened and formed into farming tools such as hoes and plows. Pottery was made to use for cooking . Weaving was invented to shape baskets and nets; more complex and comfortable clothing was designed. Perhaps one of the most -
Period: 100 to May 2, 600
settlement
◦India was good for commerce, and an economic stimulus for the early Islamic world in both countryside and cities. -
Period: 100 to May 2, 600
Period One and Two up to 600 CD
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Period: 100 to May 2, 600
Migration
◦Indo-Europeans in three major waves starting in 2700 BCE when Indo-Europeans began to settle in Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Persia (Iran 1800-1500 BCE) and central Asia (1800-1500 BCE), India (1500-1000 BCE), Greece (1200-1000 BCE), Iran again (1200 BCE,) Egypt (1000 BCE), and France, Belgium, and Germany (600 BCE), to name just a few destinations. In Africa, Bantu migration occurred in two major waves for iron and other natural needs and irrigation practices. -
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I bet they counted the days till the end of school too
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Plague of Justinian
Plague of the Justinian (541-542 AD) was a pandemic in the Byzantine empire, and hit Constantinople pretty hard. One of the greatest plagues in history, a commonly accepted cause of the bubonic plague. -
550
Information you'll be MAYAN to know
Latin is completed. The last known Etruscan inscription is carved. Beginning of Classic Era for the Mayans who rise to amazing feats of scientific knowledge and architecture. In 550 BC, Persians use windmills to power irrigation pumos -
Period: May 2, 600 to May 2, 1450
Period Three
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Period: May 2, 600 to May 2, 1450
Population/Demographics
Increased agricultural production contributed to the rapid growth of cities in all parts of the Islamic world from India to Spain. This also meant big populations and in this region, it was several hundred thousand people. -
May 2, 730
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May 2, 1000
This project is a big SPAIN in the butt
◦People remained settled in powerful countries like India, Spain, and Britain due to the fact they were central to the economy and trade. -
Aug 4, 1100
Paper
◦Paper was taken from the Chinese. It facilitated the keeping of administrative and commercial records and it made possible the dissemination of books and treatises in larger quantities than ever before. -
May 2, 1200
Thing heat up like the bottom of a laptop
Warming of Europe (global warming) -
Period: May 2, 1450 to
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Period: May 2, 1450 to
General settlement
◦Britain colonized America forming the 13 colonies. People settling for religious freedom. Africans forced migration to Americas and surrounding islands for harsh labor. -
Nov 20, 1492
Columbus guys
◦In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, found nearby islands and then the Americas. Columbian exchange of food, tools, animals, and diseases. Spaniards first migrated, followed by the rest of Europe. Beginning of the Atlantic slave trade between Americas, Africa, and Britain. Used for labor. -
May 2, 1500
Maritime technologies
Maritime technologies like maps and compasses put into use, as well as star navigation. Renaissance occurring around this time, renewing interests in art and literature. Scientific revolution, involving Greek math preserved by Muslims. Isaac Newton lived during this time. Printing press is made. Early European enlightenment. Neo-Confucianism being strengthened in Ming Dynasty. Emperors in Islamic empires competed to have the best scholars. -
People come back to life
◦The new trade habits greatly altered the habitats for plants and animals and resulted in changes of human diet and activities as well. The major migrations altered the demographic patterns profoundly. Rise in European population recovering from Black Plague, rise in Americas population. Middle East, India, and Asian populations nearly doubled. -
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Go where the money is
◦The main reason why people moved was because they wanted to find work. A lot of urbanization was happening in the Industrial Revolution, and this caused many people just moved from the countryside to growing industrial cities. Others moved from Britain to another or from a different country into Britain. -
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Populations
Most of the world at this point has already been settled, a newer idea of this time though was imperialism. With the advantages of transportation and advanced weapons, and the additional push to the industrial revolution imperialism formed. Europe, and parts of Asia began a big race to colonize less developed countries for their resources and populations to use as labor forces. Notably, britain tried to claimed everything, and Belgium colonized the Congo. -
steam engine
Transportation was changed dramatically by the invention of the steam engine. While steam power was first known of in the late 1600's, the powerful engine was first made truly usable by James Watt in 1778. These steam engines helped run factories and were used to power steam boats and locomotives, allowing people to travel faster, safer and longer distances than they had in the past on horse and buggy. -
Sniffles
There were many familiar diseases common in the 19th century. Several produced the same symptoms of fever, headache, coughing, and vomiting. AGUE: Many books or diaries written during the 19th century indicate times when people suffered from an ailment called, "ague". This was an all-encompassing term for symptoms of fever, chills, aches and pains, nosebleeds, and a cough. What people actually had was Malaria. SMALLPOX: One of the most contagious and most feared diseases of the early 19th -
What a BRIGHT idea
Before Thomas Edison began his experimenting with electric light in 1879, people were forced to rely on the sun's natural light during the daytime and candles, made in the home from wax and fat, at night. After playing around with bits of elements, Edison discovered carbon was key. The electric light paved the way for electric power. In the 1880s, electric power was used to light up houses and run street lamps. -
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Migration
Most of the world is settled and there appears to be nothing new to discover besides under the sea and in the sky. However people are still migrating to first world countries (like America) for the economic and educational opportunities that are there. -
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Smarties
◦As global population expanded humans have used natural resources more and more for things like heat and transportation. Oil and nuclear power especially. New modes of communication and transportation virtually eliminated the problem of geographic distance. New scientific paradigms (Theory of Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Big Bang Theory, Psychology) transformed human understanding of the world. Green revolution for agriculture. Medical innovations increase survival rates. -
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Wasting away again in Margarita Ville
Mass tourism causes vacation-migration. Greater movement to cities, also movement to suburbs—75% live in cities in industrialized states. Genocides deplete selected populations. Jews migrate to Israel. -
Stop touching me
NY Times declared a population bomb in 2012
the world was declared "full" and warned of increasing popuation
