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Sociology and New Belief Systems
WHAP 95 Theses
2012

Period 1: to 600 B.C.E. Technological and Environmental Transformations; Ancient Civilizations

1.1 Big Geography and Peopling the Earth

1. Describe and evaluate Paleolithic human society; demography, migrations, social gender structures and impact on environment.

1.2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

10,000 years ago the Neolithic Revolution led to the development of more complex economic and social systems

2. Compare and contrast the locations of first Agricultural societies, the plants and animals they domesticated and their impact on the environment (Mesopotamia, Nile River, Sub-Saharan Africa, Indus River, Huang He valley and Mesoamerica)

Agriculture and Pastoralism began to transform human societies

3. Describe and evaluate the changes in demography, social structure and technology that accompany the Neolithic Revolution

1.3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies

Core Civilizations developed in regions where agriculture flourished

4. Locate the following on your map: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Mohenjo-Daro, Shang, Olmec and Chavin
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First Political States Emerged within core Civilizations

5. Compare and Contrast the political structures, new weapons, modes of transportation and methods of territorial expansion. (Egypt, Mesopotamia)

Culture played a significant role in unifying states

6. Compare and contrast the use of monumental architecture, arts, record keeping, legal codes, religious beliefs, long distance trade and literature. (Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, the Americas)

Period 2: 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies; Classical Civilizations

2.1 The Development and Codification of

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