Prehistory: Prehistory, the rise of civilization, and the ancient Middle East to c.500 B.C.E

  • Prehistory to c.3000 BCE — Unit 1: Prehistory and the rise of Civilization to c.3000 B.C.E.
    • FC1 — Biological, Cultural, and Technological Evolution in History
    • FC2 — A Possible Scenario of Human Evolution
    • FC3 — A Possible Scenario for the Evolution of the Family and Gender Roles
    • FC4 — The Birth of Agriculture and its Effects
    • FC5 — The Domestication of Animals and its Effects
    • FC6 — The Rise of Cities and Hydraulic Civilizations (c. 8000-3000 BCE)
    • FC6A — Festive Dancing and its importance in History
    • FC6B — The Evolution of Early Civilized Warfare
    • FC7 — The Birth of Writing and its Impact
    • FC8 — The Birth of Metallurgy and its Impact
  • The ancient Middle East — Unit 2: The ancient Middle East (c.3000-323 B.C.E.)
    • FC9 — Farmers, Nomads, and the Spread of Civilization
    • FC10 — The Sweep of Mesopotamia's History (c.3000-529 BCE)
    • FC11 — The Cycles of the Nile & Egyptian History
    • FC11A — Egypt's Old and Middle Kingdoms (2850-2052 B.C.E.)
    • FC11B — Egypt's New Kingdom and Final Decline (1778-525 BCE)
    • FC12 — The Indus River Civilization and the Pattern of India's History
    • FC13 — Masters of the Sea: The Phoenicians (c.1200-500 BCE)
    • FC14 — The Israelites (c.2000-500 BCE)
    • FC15 — The Persian Empire (c.550-330 BCE)
    • FC16 — The Impact of Disease on Early Civilizations
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