origin of cultures. what is the dominant continent? why didn’t the american indian colonize...
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ORIGIN OF CULTURES
What is the dominant continent?
Why didn’t the American Indian colonize Europe?
Major Axes of Continents
7 million BC
Migration of Humans
7 million BC
1 million BC500,000 BC
Migration of Humans
7 million BC
1 million BC500,000 BC
20,000 BC
30,000 BC
12,000 BC
10,000 BC
Migration of Humans
Origin of Food Production
Spread of Domesticated Animals
Horse, sheep, goats, cows, pigs
Llama
None
None
None
(8000 - 4000 BC)
Spread of Technology & Language
Wheel (3000BC)
Writing (1500 BC)
EAST
WEST
WEST
WEST
WEST
WEST
EAST
WEST
World Population
4 Billion
736 Million
535 Million
18 million
East/West axis
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Many domesticated plants & animals
Horses
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Many domesticated plants & animals
Food surpluses (leisure)
Horses
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Many domesticated plants & animals
Food surpluses (leisure)
Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies
Horses
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Many domesticated plants & animals
Food surpluses (leisure)
Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies
Technology
HorsesGunsSteel
Ships
GovernmentsWriting
Org. Religion
Factors Leading to Creation of Major Cultures
East/West axis
Ease of species spreadingMany suitable wild species
Many domesticated plants & animals
Food surpluses (leisure)
Large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies
Technology
HorsesGunsSteel
Ships
GovernmentsWriting
Org. Religion Diseases
Indo-European Languages
Sino-Tibetan
Elamo-Dravidian
Three dominant
mega cultures
Judeo-Christian Daoism
Buddism
HinduMuslim
Three dominantreligions