The book The Human Story by James C. Davis is about the way humans evolved from Homo erectus to where we are now. The book starts off by telling us how archaeologists found paintings in caves leading all the way back prehistoric times. These people were mainly from Africa and spread all across the world just because they followed herds of animals which they lived off of. They spread from Africa to Europe and Asia, from Asia they followed the herds across a land bridge to North America and all the way down to South America. They were also able to reach Australia and the island surrounding it. After a couple thousand of years they began to settle down into civilizations. These civilizations included Athens, Sparta, Sumer, Egypt, and China. We …show more content…
Water also attracted a lot of their wild game. After a couple thousand years people began to be much more civilized and formed all kinds of governments which split them into countries. These countries were very religious and James C, Davis lightly explained the different popular religions like Christianity, Hinduism, Budism, and Islam. These governments traded with each other. For example Europe traded with India for spices and China for finery like silk. We all know though that these items weren’t shipped by UPS though. The only way to really get items was to visit those countries by land and ships. This is when the age of exploration started. The age of exploration became a huge deal to the whole world because European countries founded the Americas. Not only that they began to colonize there. This book also got into the topic of how Europeans conquered land and whipped out the Aztec and Incan civilizations. After we learn about all the plagues and famine that ravaged the world we got to the 20th century. Here James C. Davis talks about Communism and World War One. We learned about the leadership struggle Russia went …show more content…
We first started evolving when we worked with the enviorment by hearding animals, killing them, and mirgrating to new locations for example Africa to Europe and Asia. Because of our migration we spread out across the world which introduced us to knew enviorments which taught us new things. Instead of only knowing one area and being simple minded to that we’ve moved all around the world and became accustomed to many other areas and animals. Our patterns of settlement has also helped because slowly over a couple hundred years people began to realize that you can plant your own crops and they would come back every year, because of this e have learned to settle in one area, specifically by water, and stay. Being by water was another advancement from becoming simple minded to now because humans realized that being by water can attract animals, grow crops more, and provide a place to drink and bathe. Demography and disease taught us new things about different types of disease and how to treat them. For example in the Renaissance era a lot of people would throw their wastes in streets. It would get into their water and just litter the streets which cause bacteria to form and sickness to spread. Since then we realized how to control certain diseases and plagues by immunizations and to be more hygienic. Lastly our advancement in technology has
Europeans were motivated to conquest to gain money, and trade was one of the channels where they found it. However, during
In the early 1400’s ,the Europeans began to have control over the world by setting colonies in the Americas, along the coast of Africa, and parts of southeast Asia. This is referred to as the Age of Exploration . This Age was caused by advances in technology and it was motivated by the desire for glory, religion , and economic factors. The accomplishments of the European Age of Exploration were that ideas and goods were being exchanged, wealth allowed them better ships and navigation tools, and they had the chance to claim land and territories. These factors contributed in bringing a European Golden Age.
Over the course of human history, humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza, human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE, human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world. Humans set up civilizations from Mesopotamia in the Middle East, to China in East Asia, and all the way to Caral-Supe in South America. Although these ancient civilizations were separated by thousands of miles, they all share common patterns and
I have always found human evolution very fascinating. I think it is incredible how we have evolved from caveman to complex modern-day humans. The fact that such an enormous change did not occur overnight, but through a slow process that took place over hundreds of thousands of years, gives me the urge to continue researching. I am curious about how we have evolved dramatically in terms of appearance, characteristics, lifestyle, and many other aspects. Not only are these adaptations interesting, they are also essential to our entire existence. Without evolution, humans would’ve died out due to the various diseases we are exposed to daily. Evolution is a constant undergoing process as our surroundings continue to change. We must adapt to these changes in order to successfully survive. I want to
The paleolithic civilizations the early period of human history from 2,500,00 through 10,000 B.C. Neolithic civilizations begun to
1. Long-distance commerce acted as a motor of change in pre-modern world history by altering consumption and daily life. Essential food and useful tools such as salt were traded from the Sahara desert all the way to West Africa and salt was used as a food preserver. Some incenses essential to religious ceremonies were traded across the world because there was a huge demand for them. Trade diminished economic self-sufficiency by creating a reliance on traded goods and encouraged people to specialize and trade a particular skill. Trade motivated the creation of a state due to the wealth accumulated from controlling and taxing trade. Trade posed the problem of if the government or private
3. Humans first appeared In East Africa and later migrated to Europe and Asia. Early human societies were egalitarian, nomadic, and hunter-forages. Meaning that humans moved from place to place, moving to an abundant food supply. The first human technologies included fire and some stone tools. As for culture the first humans sang and danced, with animistic beliefs.
The Columbian Exchange brought diseases in the two countries and was also the forerunner for eliminating Native Americans in North America, but Europe acquired new ways to develop their economy further than what it already was. This discovery was what led to Europe's powers early on in the 1400’s. Europe's discoveries led to the modernization of cultures along with great societies such as the New World, which became the country it is today.
4.1 The degree of global interconnection greatly increased after 1500 CE at which point it started to include the Americas, and parts of the world it had not before. BEfore this time period the globe was only connected in the eastern hemisphere and places were not as open and involved with one another everywhere. After this time period trade of materials, people, and crops became more prominent and new things were introduced to new areas, this was mainly due to the introduction of water based trade and the introduction of the Americas to the rest of the globalized world.
With the ever emerging civilizations in numerous parts of the world, food aided in linking them together. Food-trade routes acted as inter-boundary communication networks that improved not just commercial exchange but religious and cultural exchange as well. Spice routes that spanned the ancient world resulted in cross cultural fertilization in fields which were very diverse, similar then to the fields of architecture, religion and science. The first geographers began to take interest in people and customs from far away places and put together the first efforts at world maps. But by far the biggest change caused by food trade was as a result of the European need to avoid the Arab spice domination. The result of this was the revelation of a new world, the establishment of first colonial outposts by the European nations and the opening of maritime trade routes
Between the 1400s and 1800s, there were many religious, scientific, political, economic and military transformations that revolutionized the history of the world and how humans interacted with one another. This time period allowed for the globalization of the world that resulted from extended networks between continents and people. Every region of the world had become linked with one another, and these networks allowed for communication and exchange that connected individuals and societies. The world's population was increasing and more complex connections between individuals, continents and the world at large were being made. Specifically, the Columbian exchange, the Atlantic slave trade, the Protestant reformation, and the French revolution
*The Age of Exploration saw searches of wealth, new lands, and conversion of christianity. Europeans ed the first globe trading empires and would they would make trips to the western hemisphere.
Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. (Kozak,1998). That’s 185,000 people who may be battling with finding themselves unable to connect to people in the U.S population due to their insecurities. Imagine what it is like for amputees trying to discover a companion to give them a long term loving relationship. Not everyone is accepting of someone who can unlatch their metal rod of a leg after a long day at work. In the article by Andy Greenburg, “A Step Beyond Human”, Hugh Herr tells his story about how when he was only 17 he lost both his legs due to a serious frostbite incident. According to the article “Relationships and Technology” by Joseph A. DeVito, it states that “Computer talk is empowering for those with physical disabilities or disfigurements” (DeVito, pg. 334). Through the advancements of technology, the disabled population is capable of boosting their confidence, meeting others, and bettering their quality of life.
According to physical evidence, and theories, scholars have concluded upon a whole hypothesis. Based on their knowledge and belief, modern humans diverged from Homo sapiens between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago specifically in Africa, that between 125,000 and 60,000 years ago members of Homo sapiens left Africa, and that these
Early humans were stuck in their “ecological niche” and did not have the same evolutionary changes that humans now face in present time (Ridley, 3). Additionally, Ridley argues that cultural evolution explains the earlier extended static periods because the cultural evolution process was “to replicate, mutate, compete, select, and accumulate” (Ridley, 5). The culmination of the early human culture allowed for progress to occur, eventually allowing models like REM to fuel innovation. Specifically, humans began to understand the role of specialization in order for society to become more productive and resourceful.