The Basics - Week 1R
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Vocabulary
Big History Concepts
Geographic Determinism
Geographic Determinism - The concept that physical features of the earth (mountains, river valleys, deserts, etc) determine the success or failure of a civilization.
One example would be how Mesopotamia and the Tigris and Euphrates river valley provided 1) fertile soil for farming; 2) water for irrigation; 3) and the river for transportation to trade their surplus food.
Rise of Civilization
Farming 
Permanent Settlements Surplus Trade Writing Cities Religion Complex Government Laws Civilization
Periodization/Time Periods
Turning Points & Topics
- River Valleys (Egypy, India, Mesopotamia, China) cause the rise of civilization
- Ancient Greece = 1st Democracy (Athens), Golden Age (Philosophy, Art, Architecture, Math & Science)
- Ancient Rome - 1st Republic, Golden Age (Philosophy, Art, Architecture, Math & Science)
- Fall of Roman Empire - Causes the Dark Ages
- Dark/Middle Ages = Not much trade, feudalism for protection, manorialism for survival (Subsistence farming)
- Crusades - Holy War for control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims, Caused revived trade between Europe & Asia, cause commercial revolution
- Commercial Revolution = Caused rebirth of trade with Asia in Europe, sparks the Renaissance (revival of Greek & Roman culture)