HIST 2713 Topics

History vs Myth

• Cosmological Relativity 
• Evolutionary Theory
• Human Evolution

Hunters and Gatherers: 100,000-8,000 BCE (and beyond)

• Living off the Land
• Tribes
• Animism

Neolithic Revolution: c.20,000-8,000 BCE

• Domestication of plants and Animals​
• Ramifications
• Monumental Architecture

Mesopotamia: c.3500-1000 BCE

• New Technology
• Empires
• Mesopotamian Religion

Egypt: c.3000-30 BCE

• Nile Agriculture
• Pharaoh
• Egyptian Religion

Ancient Greece: c.800-30 BCE

• Balkan Agri and Aqua Culture
• Polis
• Hellenic Pantheon

The Iranian Empire: c.800 BCE – 300 BCE

• King of Kings
• Innovation
• Zoroastrianism