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9977930450Period One and TwoHunters and gatherers gradually migrated around the world.0
9977930451Period One and TwoInteractions among different groups were limited to groups that were near by. Interactions increased throughout the periods.1
9977930452Period One and TwoGeography and the environment interacted with human activities to shape changes and continuities during period one and two.2
9977930453Period One and TwoPeriod one and two are made up of two time periods distinguished by changes in the human lifestyle, which included marker events such as: the development of agriculture and early agricultural communities, and the appearance of the earliest urban-based societies3
9977930454Period ThreeBELIEF SYSTEMS WERE UNIFYING FORCES FOR SOCIETIES: Islam rose as a universalizing religion and like Christianity and Buddhism, it spread from its origins to many different places to be embraced by people with different backgrounds. Buddhism became an important force in China as it made its way to Korea, Japan, and SE Asia. Christianity became an important organizing force in Europe.4
9977930455Period ThreeCIVILIZATIONS SPREAD TO MANY PARTS OF THE GLOBE: Civilization spread to Sub- Saharan Africa, northern and western Europe, and Japan. The zones of civilization spread in the Americas, and some important civilizations came up in SE Asia. More nomads came into contact with civilization centers, and their groups peaked.5
9977930456Period ThreeTRADE AND NUMEROUS NETWORKS INCREASED THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF NUMEROUS SOCIETIES: Tech spread from their origins, and more cultural exchanges took place. Most trade routes became more complex, which brought more goods to more people, but allowed diseases to spread more quickly as well, such as the bubonic plague6
9977930457Period FourThe two hemispheres of the world were joined in continuing contact, and world trade grew and only a few remained out of its influence.7
9977930458Period FourThe balance of power in the world changed as kingdoms of western Europe claimed lands of the Western Hemisphere and controlled older trade routes8
9977930459Period FourLabor systems were transformed as slavery came into the new world and became more central to economic activities.9
9977930460Period FourThe natural environment changed as imported animals destroyed grasslands and altered farming habits. New crops meant soil conditions changed in many areas, and trees were cleared for farming. Population compositions changed as diseases spread to previously isolated people.10
9977930461Period FiveWorld was dominated by western civilizations, which based their power on tech innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Western states made commercial contacts through of steamships, railroads, and telegraph lines.11
9977930462Period FiveIndustrialization changed life more than the economy. Industrialized countries experienced falling birth rates. Population movements from rural to urban areas continued, as well as from less to more industrialized countries. Cities grew and family size fell. Environment was altered as population and factories grew. Air pollution became a problem.12
9977930463Period FiveThe British government model spread as the empire grew, and democratic government forms were spawned by major revolutions in N America and France. Absolutism was still in use, but Enlightenment ideals began to take root and spread13
9977930464Period FiveInequality was a major source of interest. Slave systems were demolished by abolitionist movement, and other movements for equality began in industrialized states. Inequality grew between states as western countries gained power and economic resources at the expense of most other areas of the world, like Africa, Middle East, and China14
9977930465Period SixWestern Europe's position at the top of the world was broken after WWII and was replaced by the US and the Soviet Union. The Cold War ended in 1991 when the USSR fell15
9977930466Period SixInternational organizations became increasingly important during this period, so that by the early 21st century, new power arrangement may be supplanting the political division of the world into nation-states.16
9977930467Period SixNationalism continues to be important, just like from 1750-1914. It has taken new patterns, as shown in fascism, decolonization, racism, genocide, and the breakup of the USSR17
9977930468Period SixLike period 5, political revolutions characterize this period. Democratic values that inspired earlier revolutions have created waves of democratization that have impacted many more parts of the world than before.Radical movements that began during the 19th century offered important political offered important political alternatives to western liberal democracies.18
9977930469Period SixSocial reform and revolution continue during this period, with many effects, like the change in gender roles, peasant protests, the spread of Marxism, and religious fundamentalism.19
9977930470Period SixThe increasing interactions of societies that developed over the ages resulted in economic, tech, scientific, and cultural globalization20
9977930471Period SixDemographic changes include a decrease in proportions of populations that live in western nations. Environmental changes continue as industrial and post- industrial development reach many parts of the globe21

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