PRE-History – 1500 ADJameka S. Thomas

Lawson State Community CollegeHistory 102

PRE-HistoryOrigins in AfricaDating 4 millions years ago

AustralopithecinesHomo HabilisHomo ErectusNeanderthalsCro-Magnons

PRE-HistoryPaleolithic

(Hunters/Gatherers)

Neolithic (Farmers)

Beginning of Civilization

Characteristics of a Civilization

Specialized WorkersRecord KeepingComplex InstitutionsAdvanced CitiesAdvanced Technology

River Valley Civilization

MesopotamiaEgyptHarrapanShang and Zhou Dynasty

Five Major Religions

BuddhismChristianityJudaismHinduismIslamSikhism

GREECE

Trojan WarSparta Vs AthensBirth of DemocracySocrates, Plato, AristotleAlexander the Great

ROME

RepublicJulius Caesar and the

TriumvirateGladiatorsLegacy in literature,

architecture, and law

Muslim World

Sunni and Shi’itesRole of WomenArt and ArchitectureAl-jabr

African Empires

San, nomadsDjenne-Djeno, trading

center on the Niger River

Aksum, great traders, founders of Ethiopian Empires

Middle AgesStruggles between

Church and KingsFeudalism and the

Manor

THE END