6-weeks Project

The paleolithic age was simply the start f humanity. There was o fire or tools people hunted and scavenged for food until after the ice age where life became easier.

As time progressed humans living during the Paleolithic age began finding new innovative technologies to push them toured the Neolithic age and out of the Paleolithic. Early humans ability to control fire meant they needed less food to get the same nutritional amount as eating raw. Around 8000 BCE climate changed and the ice age ended. This made land fertile, and in turn lead to agricultural surpluses. These farms were usually made of only two crops and would be eaten at every meal. New found cultivation made way to the Neolithic age and let humans settle down and form towns and cities. Eventually these cities needed a leader who was generally the owner of a lot of land and provided food for the town. As culture and art became more present people became merchants and artisans. This more relaxed way of life allowed for new technologies such as the plow and the wheel and axle to appear. Finely they learned to make new tools using metallurgy. They found making tools from copper and then melting tin along with it you get bronze a stronger metal. This then of course started the bronze age and the ancient civilizations we studied over summer.

The trans Saharan Trade route was a viable part of trade along Africa. The route was made accessible by the invention of the Camel saddle. Gold and other resources were traded along the route and it was controlled by the Mali empire making it rich in its time.

Christianity was a sect of Jewish beliefs that differentiated its self by the ideas of Jesus. Christianity spread fast becoming the religious state for many nations like Rome. As Christianity spread through time its native region in Jerusalem where both Jews and Muslims have religious beliefs sanctioned wars started to pop up. Christians mainly residing in Europe and parts of Asia would fight for control of land etc with the Islamic nations in Africa and Asia. This fighting would soon turn into the Crusades later when Catholic and Orthodox separated. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Western_Syriac_Cross.svg/150px-Western_Syriac_Cross.svg.png

Islam is the youngest world religion, started in Saudi Arabia/Asia. Mohammid was the profit of Islam and as a child grew up under old belifes of his people. He incourperated these into the religion with the inclusion of treating women better. He brought Islam to the biggest city in his lands and it spread fast. Islam became a major religion and part of the government forming a theocracy. Islamic leaders spread Islam through the silk road and war. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Kaaba_at_night.jpg/250px-Kaaba_at_night.jpg

Mansa Musa was the tenth Musa and was emperor to what could have been considered the riches empires at the time.The Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca and gave his riches away to travelers as he traveled. http://interestingfacts.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mansa-Musa.jpg

The Songhai Empire was the largest empire in Africa before the colonial age. It was powerful enough to encourage immigration form some of the most powerful nations before being defeated and Colonized.

The middle passage was a route that transported Africans from Africa to the Americas directly Brazil and then to the US. It was created because of the exploration of the Americas. Colonies started to create camps along areas good for tobacco. This was a prized plant and with a lack of labor because of Natives dying form disease so Africans who were immune were transported instead. http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/marintheatre.org-assets/images/home/332470082.jpg

The Polynesians were a group of uncivilized people possibly originating from Taiwan. They led a mass migration across the sea and found the islands of Hawaii and later on Norway.

The Greeks were a group who lived along Montanans in regions of Europe. This geographical location made it hard to communicate so city-states were formed. The city states had a demographic society and had different beliefs. The people of Athens praised education and disprove of women. In Sparta however they focused on their army and women could play major roles in society. These two city-states ended up having a war in which the Sparta won.

Rome was the first of its kind, it created the checks and balances. They had a government which was ruled by patricians. This class was rich and had the most control. The lower class was considered plebeians and did not have rule in the government. As Rome expanded they focused on building roads and conquering territories. Rome became an Empire during the rain of Octavian or as he is better known Augustus. He changed the government in a way that made the partisans feel like they had power but indeed he was the leader.

The Persian empire was strong empire that destroyed the Greek empire. It was ruled by Philip ii who after the Peloponnesian war started to take over most of Greece. His son Alexander the great defeated the last of the Greeks, the Sparta. Persia took many influences from the Greek and spread Greek culture throughout its lands. The language and architecture were spread and can be seen in cities like Alexandria.

Alexander the great was the emperor of Persia after his father died trying to accomplish his dream. He became emperor of Persia and finished his fathers legacy of defeating Greece. He went through the last City state Sparta. Because of this accomplishment he became known as Alexander the Great. He however in destroying Greece spread many Greek influence as seen in the cities of Alexandria around his empire.

The Astrolobe was a device used to calculate the trigonometry of astrological projections. It was created by Nicaea a European philosopher.

The Crusades started in 1095 and were called by the pope to regain the Holy city. There were many crusades including a children crusade. The children over 30,000 marched towards the holy city but turned back before reaching Jerusalem. The Holy crusades never accomplished anything in the end.

The Byzantine Empire was what remand in the east form the former whole Rome. It was an empire that spent time trying to regain land from the west o rebuild Rome. Justinian was one of the emperors of the empire and was keen on trying to rebuild Rome. Eventually the Byzantine Empire got pushed back and invaded by the south Islamic nations. This along with the great Schism would eventually destroy the empire and bring it to its last city Constantinople. The Byzantine empire copied many Roman influences including laws and Military type.

The renaissance was a time of cultural and social epitome. Trade increase caused for richer peasants and the feudal system started to fail. People became the center and art started to rise. Realism was very widely practiced and many artist like Michelangelo came form this era.

Started in Asia and spread to Europe in 1347 CE and caused the death of 2/3 of the population. The Plague put Europe in the Dark ages and formed the feudal system.

The Colombian Exchange was a route created to transport goods from the New World to the old World and to bring resources to the new world. Potatoes and Sugar were some of the things transported to the old world that were of importance. The most important was tobacco. Horses and disease came from the old world to the new world along with bees and slaves destroying the native population and helping the colonies.

The Colombian Exchange was a route created to transport goods from the New World to the old World and to bring resources to the new world. Potatoes and Sugar were some of the things transported to the old world that were of importance. The most important was tobacco. Horses and disease came from the old world to the new world along with bees and slaves destroying the native population and helping the colonies.

The middle passage was a route that transported Africans from Africa to the Americas directly Brazil and then to the US. It was created because of the exploration of the Americas. Colonies started to create camps along areas good for tobacco. This was a prized plant and with a lack of labor because of Natives dying form disease so Africans who were immune were transported instead. http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/marintheatre.org-assets/images/home/332470082.jpg