Author Preview Video with Robert Strayer for Chapter 1
Introduction to Chapter 1
Guided Reading Exercise for Chapter 1
Out of Africa: First Migrations
Into Eurasia
Into Australia
Into the Americas
Into the Pacific
The Ways We Were
The First Human Societies
Economy and the Environment
The Realm of the Spirit
Settling Down: The Great Transition
ZOOMING IN: Göbekli Tepe: Monumental Construction before Agriculture
Breakthroughs to Agriculture
Common Patterns
Variations
The Globalization of Agriculture
Triumph and Resistance
ZOOMING IN: Ishi, the Last of His People
The Culture of Agriculture
Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture
Pastoral Societies
Agricultural Village Societies
Chiefdoms
Another Voice Podcast with Eric Nelson for Chapter 1
REFLECTIONS: The Uses of the Paleolithic
Second Thoughts
What’s the Significance?
Big Picture Questions
Next Steps: For Further Study
Working with Evidence: Representations of the Buddha
1.1 Understanding Creation
1.2 Understanding the Significance of Animals
1.3 Understanding Men and Women
1.4 Understanding Death
Doing History: Stories of the Australian Dreamtime
Quiz for Working with Evidence: Stories of the Australian Dreamtime
Author Preview Video with Robert Strayer for Chapter 2
Introduction to Chapter 2
Guided Reading Exercise for Chapter 2
Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations
Introducing the First Civilizations
ZOOMING IN: Caral, a City of Norte Chico
The Question of Origins
An Urban Revolution
The Erosion of Equality
Hierarchies of Class
Hierarchies of Gender
Patriarchy in Practice
The Rise of the State
Coercion and Consent
Writing and Accounting
The Grandeur of Kings
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt
Environment and Culture
Cities and States
ZOOMING IN: Paneb, an Egyptian Troublemaker
Interaction and Exchange
Another Voice Podcast with Eric Nelson for Chapter 2
REFLECTIONS: “Civilization”: What’s in a Word?
Second Thoughts
What’s the Significance?
Big Picture Questions
Next Steps: For Further Study
Working with Evidence: Indus Valley Civilization
2.1 A Seal from the Indus Valley
2.2 Man from Mohenjo Daro
2.3 Dancing Girl
Doing History: Indus Valley Civilization
Quiz for Working with Evidence: Indus Valley Civilization