Close up: Global History and the Origins of Human Societies:

Close up: Global History and the Origins of Human Societies:
Environmental Adaptation in the Andes and Mesoamerica
Key Questions and Comparisons:
1 What is the relation between population growth and the emergence of agriculture and civilization?
2 What role does the need to control natural resources play in developing social and legal structures?
3 How do technological innovations influence human interaction with the environment?
(Evidence and Argument: Water and Civilization)
Comparative River Valley Civilizations
Close up: Sumeria, Harappan Society, Ancient Egypt, Early China
Key Questions and Comparisons:
1 What is the interconnection between building cities and creating states?
2 What political structures and economic transformations accompany the rise of large-scale civilizations?
3 How do complex, urbanized societies support artistic and intellectual innovation?
(Evidence and Argument: Writing and Origin Stories)
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Regional Networks and Small States
Close up: Eastern Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan/Trans-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Early East Asia
Key Questions and Comparisons:
Using Law Codes and Social Guidelines
1 How do larger empires and smaller society interact, and what results do these interactions have on each group?
2 How does trade in regional networks transform social organization?
3 Why do legal codes emerge and what impact do these regulations have on social and economic interaction?
(Evidence and Argument: Law Codes and Social Guidelines)
Cultural Identity and Ethical Systems
Close Up: Zhou and Qin China, Vedic India, Persian Empire, Classical Greek World
Key Questions and Comparisons:
1 What is the relationship between social transformations and the environment?
2 How does political unrest influence the development of ethical systems?
3 How is cultural transfer and exchange evident in visual imagery?
4 How do different civilizations create cultural identity?
(Evidence and Argument: Ethical Systems)

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