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Delves into several more specific periods of the past and discusses them in reasonably sized chunks.

Answers: Migrating populations paved the way for greater cultural integration across Afro-Eurasia after 1200 BCE. Where did the migrants come from, and where did they move? How did they shape the regions in which they settled? Compare the Zhou state to the regional empires in western Afro-Eurasia in the second millennium BCE. What legacies did each leave? Select two primary sources for this content module. Identify the author, date, and type of primary source and summarize what they say about th...

Answers: Compare and contrast the islands of the south Pacific to those in the eastern Mediterranean. Why were societies in the South Pacific more fragmented and isolated than those in the eastern Mediterranean? Explain why early state structures were smaller and less integrated in Europe and the Central Andes than the territorial states that arose elsewhere. How similar and different were the early state structures in Europe and the Central Andes? What do the primary sources in this content mod...

Answers: Part One: Content Question As we study the evolution of human society from prehistoric times to 350 BCE, what would you identify as the three most important characteristics of human civilization? Be sure to support your answer with specific examples from at least three geographic areas (i.e., Europe, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Americas, or Oceania) and citations of at least four primary sources from the World Together Companion Reader from this chronological period. Ma...

Answers: Explain the differences between nomadic pastoral and transhumant migrations. How did each shape Afro-European history during the second millennium BCE? Describe the Shang state in East Asia. How was it similar and different from the territorial states of western Afro-Eurasia? What do the primary sources in this content module tell you about the nature of nomadic and territorial peoples and how their civilizations may have differed from those in chapter two?

Answers: Identify shared characteristics of European, Anatolian, and Aegean settlements between 5000 and 2000 BCE. How did settlements in these regions on the margins differ from urban settlements in river basins? Explain East Asia's relative physical isolation from other Afro-Eurasian societies during this period. To what extent did this isolation shape social development in this region between 4000 and 2000 BCE? Discuss key characteristics of early human civilization revealed by the online pr...

Answers: Why were river basins so conducive to the development of early cities? How were these cities different from settlements in the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa? Discuss the nature of trade, religion, politics, family, social class, and literacy in early Mesopotamian cities. Read the four primary sources in the Primary Source folder for this Content Module. What do they tell us about politics and governance in early Mesopotamia? (Sources: "Lugal Sulgi," "Nippur Murder Trial," "The Re...

Answers: Describe the evolutionary process through which Homo Sapiens emerged. Was it a linear progression? Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of agricultural production versus nomadic foraging. How were agricultural or pastoral communities different from those of hunters and gatherers? Look at the online primary sources in Content Modules for this topic. What do these artifacts tell you about prehistoric cultures?

Answers: What similarities do you find in the myths? What do these myths tell us about Paleolithic and Neolithic peoples, their lives, and their belief systems? According to Karen Armstrong, myths are not "history" nor "lies." How may historians use such myths to discuss the past? What precautions might they have to take? May contemporary myths one day be used by historians studying our society? Explain.

Students will take a short quiz (5 identification and 1 essay question) on the introductory "Study of History" module. ESSAY QUESTION: Write a medium-length essay (c. 100-words) on the following; Based on your reading of the content module "The Study of History" (all three sections) define “categories of analysis, and briefly explain how they are used by historians. SHORT IDENTIFICATION: Based on your reading of the content module "The Study of History" briefly identify each of the follo...