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Fully modern humans developed around 200,000 years ago in East Africa
“Culture” (who can tell me what culture is again?)-language, symbols, tools, developed perhaps 50k years ago
Movement had already been happening! Even human ancestors had left Africa
For some perspective…
Culture developed and evolved in many places—some totally cut off from elsewhere and some not
Agriculture developed around 12,000 years ago in the Middle East
Most people did not come into contact with goods or people from more than a few miles from their birthplace
From there:
Valuable goods? Silk, precious metals, spices
And thus…
Imagine you’re in the Mediterranean region in the 2nd century…