Global Themes Why Themes The Global examination is

Global Themes

Why Themes • The Global examination is based on themes throughout history. • Often times these themes are tested on both thematic essay and the Document Based Essay (DBQ). • By knowing themes one will be better prepared to answer the essay questions.

Change • Change means the basic alteration in things, events, and ideas. • Throughout global history major changes have had a significant and lasting impact on human development.

Change • Neolithic Revolution – 11, 000 years ago people started farming and living in permanent settlements. The first civilizations emerge. • Industrial Revolution – Factories and machines become the dominate means of production. This change results in urbanization, higher standard of living, pollution, overcrowded cities, capitalism and Marxist Socialism (Communism) • Chinese Communist Revolution – In 1948 Mao and the Communist take over China becomes an economic power and communism has adapted to the modern world

Change • Other examples are – Crusades – The Bubonic Plague – Renaissance – Scientific Revolution – Enlightenment – Agrarian Revolution – Reformation – African Nationalism (Pan-Africanism)

Neolithic • • • Neolithic revolution was around 10, 000 B. C. Environmental changes caused an end to the stone age because people could farm and domesticate animals. People no longer had to wander to search for food but could raise their own food and live in permanent settlements. This new age was called the Neolithic period The new discoveries called the Neolithic Revolution or the Agricultural Revolution because the new farming discoveries changed the way people lived.