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1) Big history looks at the progression of human knowledge and society from the formation of the universe to current times. 2) Pursuing knowledge has driven constant technological advances and changes in societies as knowledge defines people's worldviews. 3) Major climate changes like volcanic eruptions in the 6th century CE disrupted many societies and helped shape subsequent world history. 4) Factors like geography, climate, and available plants and animals gave Eurasian civilizations advantages that allowed them to dominate other parts of the world.
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The document summarizes several works about the history and development of humanity, including:
1) James Burke explains that changing our perceptions can change the world by influencing how we understand it.
2) Spencer Wells traces human migration across the globe by tracking DNA markers left in different populations over 50,000 years, tracing modern humans back to Africa.
3) Jared Diamond examines why some societies, like those in Papua New Guinea, did not develop and advance as much as others, finding that access to productive crops and ability to domesticate animals were major factors in a society's success.
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1. Dr. Spencer Wells traces human genetic mutations from Africa through Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas to explore the origins of modern humans and finds that we all descended from a single ancestral group in Africa.
2. A catastrophic volcanic eruption in the 6th century, believed to be Krakatoa, caused global climate changes that impacted civilizations like the decline of Teotihuacan in Mexico and contributed to the spread of the plague in Europe.
3. The Columbian exchange that began with Columbus' voyage introduced new crops, animals and people between the Old and New Worlds, changing global populations, agriculture and cuisines, though it also brought disease and genocide of Native Americans and
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Whatishistory
1) The documentary follows Spencer Wells as he travels to Africa to trace the origins of humans through DNA evidence. All humans originated from the same tribe in Africa and share a common ancestry.
2) Early humans began migrating out of Africa for various reasons like climatic changes. They spread throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and eventually the Americas.
3) In 535 AD, a major global catastrophe caused by a volcanic eruption led to intensely cold conditions worldwide for two years, devastating many living creatures.
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The document discusses several topics related to big history including:
1) Big History covers the span of time from the Big Bang to present integrating different sciences to understand the universe's past.
2) Catastrophic climate events like droughts and floods can wipe out civilizations by damaging environments, economies, and societies.
3) A civilization's development is shaped by its local environment and available resources like crops, animals, and geography. Access to resources like livestock allowed some societies to grow more than isolated ones.
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The document summarizes several works about the history and development of humanity, including:
1) James Burke explains that changing our perceptions can change the world by influencing how we understand it.
2) Spencer Wells traces human migration across the globe by tracking DNA markers left in different populations over 50,000 years, tracing modern humans back to Africa.
3) Jared Diamond examines why some societies, like those in Papua New Guinea, did not develop and advance as much as others, finding that access to productive crops and ability to domesticate animals were major factors in a society's success.
What is History?
1. Dr. Spencer Wells traces human genetic mutations from Africa through Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas to explore the origins of modern humans and finds that we all descended from a single ancestral group in Africa.
2. A catastrophic volcanic eruption in the 6th century, believed to be Krakatoa, caused global climate changes that impacted civilizations like the decline of Teotihuacan in Mexico and contributed to the spread of the plague in Europe.
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1) Spencer Wells traces human evolution and migration out of Africa around 60,000 years ago based on analyzing genetic changes in DNA.
2) A volcanic eruption around 536 AD caused a global climatic catastrophe that transformed the ancient world into the medieval era, according to evidence from tree rings, ice cores, and documents.
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The document discusses several topics related to human history and development including:
1) How our need to constantly learn and understand the world has caused problems at times when people can't accept things without needing to know more.
2) How genetic studies have traced human origins back to the first family in Africa around 50,000 years ago and how humans later migrated throughout the world.
3) How the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 535 AD caused a global climate change through the ash it released into the atmosphere.
4) How the development of agriculture in the Middle East gave those civilizations advantages that led to more advanced technologies and their ability to overtake less developed societies.
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1) Humans are inherently curious and question the universe to understand how it works, which has allowed cultures to evolve or change over time.
2) Catastrophic events like volcanic eruptions and meteor impacts have caused environmental changes in the past as evidenced by tree rings and ice cores.
3) Geography and the fertility of land influenced the unequal development of advantages among different human societies, as explored by Jared Diamond in Guns, Germs and Steel.
4) A climactic shift 12,500 years ago led to environmental collapse in the Middle East, pushing people to develop hardy crops like wheat and barley that allowed for settlement.
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3. Guns, Germs, and Steel argues that geography influenced the development of agriculture and domesticated animals, allowing some societies to advance technologically while others had less access to resources.
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1) James Burke explains that human perception shapes our understanding of the world and that changing perception allows us to change the world.
2) Spencer Wells traces human migration across the globe by tracking DNA markers left in different populations, tracing modern humans back to Africa around 50,000 years ago.
3) Environmental catastrophes like volcanic eruptions can dramatically impact climate and facilitate events like the spread of disease, as seen with the 6th century eruption of Krakatoa and the onset of bubonic plague in Europe.
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3) A massive volcanic eruption in 536 AD impacted the global climate, contributing to famine and plague outbreaks that may have weakened the Roman Empire. Natural disasters can influence historical events.
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3) How the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 535 AD caused a global climate change through the ash it released into the atmosphere.
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Big history examines major events in history on a global scale using scientific insights from various fields like biology, climatology, anthropology and archaeology. It aims to understand how past events are interconnected and relate to each other on a grand scale. The document discusses topics like human migration out of Africa, natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, the development and spread of new technologies, and European exploration and trade in the 15th century.
Big history
Big history examines major events in history on a global scale using scientific insights from various fields like biology, climatology, anthropology and archaeology. It aims to understand how past events are interconnected and relate to each other on a grand scale. The document discusses topics like human migration out of Africa, natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, the development and spread of technology, and European exploration and trade in the 15th century.
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This document discusses several topics related to big history including examining the universe using a multi-disciplinary approach, exposing patterns in human experience over large time scales, and providing a framework to understand the past, present and future. It also summarizes sections on how civilizations develop based on existing knowledge and need to innovate, tracing human migration out of Africa, and how environmental disasters like volcanic eruptions can impact societies.
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Comparative history
1) After the Civil War, millions of Americans moved West to settle farms, ranches, and cities, coming into conflict with Native tribes over land. The government tried to confine tribes to reservations but faced resistance.
2) Both the U.S. and Canada aimed to integrate Native populations by taking their land, trying to replace their cultures with white society, and using boarding schools for Native children. Significant battles occurred between tribes and settlers.
3) The Great Depression impacted nations worldwide in the 1920s due to factors like war debts, overproduction, and poor policies. It led to bank failures, unemployment, and government intervention through programs like the New Deal.
California and the civil war
The document discusses how the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and the proposed statehood constitution banning slavery brought the issue of expanding slavery into new western territories to the forefront nationally. While southerners wanted to extend slavery into new lands, northerners opposed this with the Wilmot Proviso. Ultimately, the Compromise of 1850 was reached, banning slavery in California but allowing it in Utah and New Mexico territories to balance north and south interests. However, many Californians still supported the Confederacy during the Civil War in an attempt to establish a new slave state to counter California.
California
California began as a mythical land described in Spanish literature, populated by Queen Calafia and her black Amazons. Native Americans lived across what would become California prior to European contact in 1542. Spain established Catholic missions across California in the 18th century to colonize and convert indigenous peoples. The discovery of gold in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush and massive migration that shaped the population. A transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 to connect California with the eastern United States, employing large numbers of Chinese immigrant laborers.
Brazil
Brazil has a culturally diverse population due to immigration from Portugal, Africa, Italy, Germany, Arabia, and Japan. As a result, Portugal is the official language along with 180 indigenous languages. The cuisine varies widely but features dishes like feijoada and brigadeiro. Brazil has a rich artistic history beginning in 1816 with the French Artistic Mission which established an Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. The country is also famous for its diverse music like samba, bossa nova, and maracatu which feature African rhythms. One of Brazil's most iconic cultural aspects is its annual Carnival celebration 46 days before Easter which has Christian and pagan roots and is a major source of tourism and beer consumption.
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Brazil has diverse geography including the longest river in the world, the Amazon River, and half of the world's rainforests. It has a diverse population due to immigration from Portugal, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Portugal colonized Brazil in the 1500s, but Brazil gained independence in 1823 after a war of independence. Today, Brazil struggles with uneven distribution of wealth.
American urbanization & new york city
1. New York City began as New Amsterdam, founded by the Dutch in 1624 as a trading post for furs. It was later captured by the English and renamed New York.
2. In the early 20th century, New York saw tremendous growth and became a global economic center, but the Great Depression devastated the city, with 1/3 of residents losing their jobs.
3. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Robert Moses worked to rebuild the city through new parks, schools and infrastructure, though their policies exacerbated racial tensions and inequality.
How the americas change
1) The document discusses how the Americas changed in the 19th century, with the U.S. experiencing westward expansion and the Civil War over slavery, Canada establishing itself as a federal dominion, and Latin America forming smaller unstable states.
2) It also covers frontier events like the Louisiana Purchase doubling U.S. size, the Haitian Revolution ending slavery in Haiti, and explorations of newly acquired U.S. lands.
3) The Battle of Antietam in 1862, which had the highest single-day death toll in American history, allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and arrest Confederate momentum, changing the course of the Civil War and abolishing slavery
Little ice age
The Little Ice Age was a period between 1550-1850 AD when global temperatures were cooler than average. Three particularly cold periods occurred around 1650, 1770, and 1850. Evidence of cooler conditions is found worldwide in sediments, tree rings, glacier advances, ice cores, and historical accounts. Potential causes include orbital cycles, reduced solar activity, volcanic eruptions, ocean current slowdowns, decreased human populations, and inherent climate variability. The Little Ice Age had drastic effects on human civilization, with population losses in Iceland, Greenland, Finland, and Estonia, and hardship for George Washington's army. It influenced populations and history globally.
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The document discusses Paul Revere and the events leading up to his famous midnight ride. It describes how Revere joined the Sons of Liberty to protest British taxes and how tensions escalated after the Boston Massacre. General Gage was appointed to enforce new laws closing Boston's port and seizing weapons, which led to armed conflict. Revere rode to warn colonists about British plans to take ammunition from Fort William and Mary. Mounting tensions on both sides eventually led to Gage receiving orders to move decisively with more troops.
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1) In the late 1600s, King James II consolidated the northern English colonies into the Dominion of New England and demanded unprecedented taxation and control, challenging land titles.
2) In the late 1600s, the overthrow of James II by William of Orange led England to expand its military, increasing taxes. By 1698, England's national debt reached £17 million as taxes could not keep up with spending.
3) In the early 1700s, the growth of colonial newspapers helped spread information between England and its colonies, giving colonial readers an English perspective on world events.
Seven myths of spanish conquest
This document summarizes the key themes and chapters of the book "Seven Myths of Spanish Conquest" which aims to debunk common myths about the Spanish conquest of the Americas. It discusses how the conquest was not just due to exceptional individuals like Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro but was a larger process involving many Spaniards and native allies. It also challenges the myth that the conquest was solely by white conquistadors, noting that Africans and natives played major roles in the Spanish invasions. Finally, it rejects the idea that the Spanish were inherently superior, arguing that views of native inferiority were used to justify conquest and that different cultural approaches to war were mistaken as signs of weakness.
The jesuit relations
The Jesuit Relations reported on the French missionaries' efforts in 17th century North America to convert indigenous peoples to Catholicism. They documented topics like colonization, epidemics, missionary progress, and native customs. The reports provide insight into how diseases transformed native economies and technologies. While written from a European perspective, the relations also include some evidence of the Jesuits gaining a more nuanced understanding of native cultures over time.
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The document summarizes the history of English colonies in North America, specifically the Chesapeake and Puritan colonies. In the Chesapeake colonies of Virginia and Maryland, prosperity came from the tobacco boom in the 1640s-1650s but declined in later decades as good land became scarce and tobacco prices fell. A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon in 1676 was eventually put down. The Puritan colonies in New England saw the native Indians as threats and worked to convert them to Christianity while clearing the land for farming, making it unsuitable for the Indians. War erupted between the Indians and New England colonists in 1636, culminating in the bloody King Philip's War of 1676 in which the Indian resistance
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The document summarizes French colonization in North America between 1610-1750. It discusses the French establishing colonies in Canada and forming alliances with local Algonquian tribes against their enemies, the Iroquois. However, converting the native populations to Catholicism proved unsuccessful. The Iroquois grew stronger politically and militarily. Throughout this period, disease, warfare, and the fur trade disrupted and changed native societies. By the late 1600s, the French also established Louisiana in the Mississippi Valley. However, French colonies struggled with poor agricultural production and remained dependent on trade with local indigenous groups for survival.
People of portuguese and spanish america
Damiana da Cunha was a female Caiapo Indian leader in 18th century Brazil who acted as an interpreter and mediator between her people and the Brazilian state to encourage cultural adaptation while preserving their way of life. Catarina de Monte Sinay was a 17th-18th century Portuguese nun in Brazil who excelled in business and helped build a convent. Diego Vasicuio was a male native of Peru who worked to preserve his people's beliefs against missionaries pushing Catholicism in the village of Salamanca.
The spanish empire and habsburg spain
The Spanish Empire reached its peak during the 16th and 17th centuries under the Habsburg dynasty, controlling territory from the Americas to the East Indies. Spain focused on colonizing the Americas for exploration and resources. However, involvement in European religious wars drained Spain financially and led to the loss of European possessions by the early 18th century, though Spain retained control of its overseas empire.
Theme 3 part 1
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2) James Burke presented how mankind's constant pursuit of knowledge has created technological advances and change over time, shaping Western society.
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Big history
- 1. Big History Putting Together the Puzzle By Jessica Jefferson
- 2. The Day the Universe Changed James Burke presented big history as seen through the eyes of mankind, offering an explanation for why we are the way we are. Biologically driven curiosity instills a constant desire to pursue knowledge. The pursuit of knowledge creates continuous progression in societies. Leading to technological advances. An environment of constant change emerges. Western society is engineered around this.
- 4. If our way of life is threatened, and who we are is threatened; our entire world will be at jeopardy.
- 5. Our knowledge is sacred and must be passed down.
- 6. Our knowledge must be protected.
- 8. All related through common ancestor only 50,000 years ago.
- 9. Man was highly successful in spite of extreme odds.
- 10. The San people of Botswana spread from Africa, to Australia, then Asia, and finally to America.
- 12. Tree ring growth that matches written record to climate change during the years of 536-542.
- 14. Decline of the Avars
- 15. Mongolian tribes migrate westward
- 17. Rise of Islam
- 20. Few large animals for food or transport; only llamas.
- 21. Few good plants and animals.
- 22. North to South orientation that made no cohesive climate for transfer of crops.Eurasia had: Suitable plants, animals, and textile resources. Immunity to sicknesses. East to west orientation making farming climate similar through out, and transport of animals easy. Mountains and rivers that provided natural defensible boarders.
- 24. The voyage of Columbus, although the Norse had previously sailed from Scandinavia to Iceland, initiated European colonization and exploration of the Americas.
- 25. Expansion and development brought on world trade. From the New World came potatoes, corn, and sugar. From the old, wheat and cattle.