An Introduction to World History:



An Introduction to World History:

What is Culture?

How do we define Culture?

➢ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Characteristics of Culture:

Interaction Among Cultures

➢ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

➢ Ethnocentrism: To judge another culture based on the perspective of one’s culture. The belief that one’s own race or ethnic group is the most important and that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups.

Neolithic Revolution

➢ Time period when there is a transition from Nomads to Farmers.

➢ What is a Nomad?

o ___________________________________________________________________________________.

➢ Nomads began to settle down in one location because they became farmers (dependent upon crops).

Settlement Begins to Occur

➢ Development along the _______________ & _____________ rivers.

➢ Why would people settle near rivers?

o Water supply.

o _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Early Farming Methods

➢ Slash and Burn:__________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

➢ Irrigation: The bringing of water to crop fields by means of canals and ditches.

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CULTURE

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Above: Slash and Burn is still a farming method in use today.

Right: Current map of the Middle East showing the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.

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WORLD HISTORY NOTES

DATE: _________________

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