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Beginnings - 600 BCE

What is World History?

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The origin of humans and early human societies

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History and prehistory
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Prehistory before written records
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Peopling the earth
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Homo sapiens and early human migration
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Organizing paleolithic societies
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Paleolithic technology, culture, and art
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Lesson summary: the origin of humans and early human societies
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The Neolithic Revolution and the birth of agriculture

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The Neolithic Revolution and early agriculture
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The dawn of agriculture
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The spread of agriculture
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Early civilizations
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Social, political, and environmental characteristics of early civilizations
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Ancient Mesopotamia

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Ancient Mesopotamia and the Hebrew Bible
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Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations
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Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt and the Nile River Valley
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Ancient Egyptian civilization
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The Hittite Empire and the Battle of Kadesh
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The Hittites and Ancient Anatolia
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Ancient India

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Indus River Valley civilizations
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Indus River Valley civilizations
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The Vedic Period
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Sanskrit connections to English
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Shang China

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Shang Dynasty in Ancient China
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Shang Dynasty civilization
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Ancient art and artifacts

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The Standard of Ur
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The Rosetta Stone
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Human innovation and the environment

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Development of agriculture and writing
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Collective learning
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Agriculture and human population
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Firestick farming in early Australia
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Where did humans come from and how did those early communities function? How did the advent of agriculture change human society (neolithic revolution)?
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