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McManamon
Fall 2007
Global I Outline
Early Man 3-5 days
1. Archeology, BC/AD, etc.
2. Paleolithic (Stone) age;
Neanderthal, Nomads, etc.
3. Neolithic Revolution;
Farming crops, animals domesticated
4. Beginnings of Civilizations
5. Ancient Public Works
Ancient Egypt 3 days
1. Geography; Nile river
2. Pharaohs / Social classes/ Religion
3. Achievements; Hieroglyphics, pyramids, etc.
Ancient Mesopotamia 3-4 days
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Geography; Fertile Crescent
Laws of Hammurabi
Ancient Hebrews
Achievements; ziggurats, cuneiform,
coinage, alphabet, etc.
South Asia and South East Asia 4-7 days
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Geography; climate, monsoons, Himalayan Mts.
Indus River valley civilization
Hinduism
Society; caste, women’s position
Buddhism
Early China 5-7 days
China’s geography; barriers
Dynastic rule; Mandate of Heaven
Confucianism
Daoism, Legalism, Ancestor worship
Social structure
Unity under Chin Shi Huang Ti
Uniformity, Great Wall, Absolute rule
7. Movie: Mulan
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Early Americas 1-3 days
1. Geography
2. Early societies
Early Africa 2-4 days
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Geography
Early societies
Animist religion
Kush, Axum, etc.
Ancient Greece 8-10 days
1. European Geography
2. Greek Geography
3. Greek Government; Athenian Democracy
4. Greek Religion
5. Greek Art
6. Daily Life/ Greek Women
7. Greek Philosophy
8. Greek Achievements
9. Alexander the Great
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Ancient Rome 6-8 days
1. Rise of Rome; Italian Peninsular geography
2. Roman Government; Republic, laws, etc.
3. Republic to Dictatorship/ Empire; Julius Caesar
4. Daily Life
5. Roman Achievements; Arches, laws, numerals, etc.
6. Spread of Christianity
7. Fall of Roman Empire
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Middle Ages 7-9 days
1. Dark Ages?
2. Feudalism; serfs, lords, manors, etc.
3. Church; hierarchy, popes, quasi-government
4. Daily life
5. Crusades
6. Medieval Art; Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine
7. End of Middle Ages
8. Black Death
*End of the Semester Seminar: How did Europe Rise?
1400 level playing field, Geography as a factor. Etc.