World History BEFORE 1200 [AP World History Review]
Heimler's History・15 minutes read
The new AP World History curriculum begins in 1200 CE, focusing on the Neolithic Revolution, the rise of agricultural societies along rivers, the emergence of major cities, the development of written languages, the spread of major religions, and the formation of early empires. The Moche civilization in South America, governed by warrior priests, shared similarities with other Mesoamerican civilizations, showcasing the importance of ancient cities as hubs of art, trade, religion, and government with hierarchical social structures.
Insights
- The Neolithic Revolution marked a pivotal shift from hunting and gathering to farming, leading to settled communities, population growth, and urbanization, with early cities emerging around 6,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley, laying the foundation for complex societies and the rise of written languages for record-keeping.
- Ancient cities served as crucial centers of art, trade, religion, and governance, showcasing hierarchical social structures and governmental bureaucracies, with civilizations like the Moche in South America governed by warrior priests, emphasizing the interconnectedness of diverse cultures and the eventual decline of ancient empires due to internal strife, external threats, and overexpansion, setting the stage for the revised AP World History curriculum starting in 1200 CE.
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Recent questions
What led to the rise of settled communities?
Farming
Where did the first major cities emerge?
Mesopotamia and Nile River Valley
What facilitated cultural exchanges between civilizations?
Pastoralists
What were some major religions that emerged in ancient times?
Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity
Why did ancient empires fall?
Overextension, internal disruptions, outside invaders
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Summary
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"AP World History: Neolithic Revolution to Empires"
- The new AP World History curriculum starts in 1200 CE, cutting out millennia from the previous curriculum.
- The Neolithic Revolution introduced farming, replacing hunting and gathering.
- Agricultural societies developed around rivers like the Nile, Yellow, Indus, Mesoamerican, and Andes.
- The advent of farming led to settled communities, population growth, and the rise of cities.
- The first major cities emerged about 6,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley.
- Written language, like cuneiform in Mesopotamia and hieroglyphics in Egypt, emerged for record-keeping.
- Major religions like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and early forms of Christianity emerged.
- Cities united to form early empires, with kings often claiming divinity to consolidate power.
- Pastoralists facilitated cultural exchanges between civilizations.
- Religious and cultural developments included the spread of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
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Ancient City Hubs of Civilization and Power
- The ancient city discussed had over two hundred thousand inhabitants, a complex governmental bureaucracy, huge reservoirs, and stone apartment complexes. The Moche civilization in South America, lasting from 100 to 800 CE, was governed by warrior priests and shared similarities with other Mesoamerican civilizations. Ancient cities were vital hubs of art, trade, religion, and government, with social structures organized hierarchically, including political and religious elites, merchants, warriors, craftspeople, laborers, and slaves. Ancient empires fell due to overextension, internal disruptions, and outside invaders, setting the stage for events leading up to 1200 in the AP World History curriculum.
