Early Civilizations and globalization Flashcards
When did the earliest civilization emerged
3500 BCE to 3000 BCE in Mesopotamia
Civilizations were scattered in 6 major locations around the world several millennia after 3500 B.C.E. They were…
The Olmec, the Xia Dnyasty, the Norte Chicoxx
What are the Sumerian know for?
Rise to the earliest form of written language
Give snow example of another early civilization
Another early civilization occurred in what is now Peru around 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE
What did these early civilization had
Civilization had warfare, slavery, temples, more sophisticated burials, agriculture, trade, domestication and more
Diffusion
Refers to the spread of agricultural techniques
When was the domestication of maize
9000-8000 years ago
When did maize spread to South America
2300 to 1000 years ago
When did maize spread to North America
1000 years ago
When did maize spread to the rest of the world
16th to 18th century
How long did the globalization of agriculture lasted
10,000 years