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HISTORY
Ó Past that was recorded
Ó Study of past / recorded events considered together – events in a period, country or subject
Ó Studies so that we may not commit the same mistakes
Ó Uses primary and secondary resources
i. Who wrote it
ii. What are the physical evidences of history
Ó Significant details from the past
Ó Study / record of past events considered together (events of a particular, country, subject)
Ó Origin of word: Greek word HISTORIA
o Inquiry / knowledge or to know
o HERODOTUS
Father of history
Greek historian who first wrote down history
First one to record the Persian Wars – western perspective
EUROCENTRIC POINT OF VIEW
Æ Based on the history from the POV of Europeans + based on the understanding of the West NOT ASIA)
Ó Interpretive and imaginative study of surviving records of the past (can be written/unwritten) to determine the meaning
and scope of human existence
o Example: cold war ; proxy war ; WWI ; WWII = Written
Stone age (tools: stones) ; ice age (fossils) ; Mesozoic era (dinosaurs)
Written records – not everything is written = use of fossils and carbon dating to know what year or
when were the fossils were used
ö (+) new/More evidences changes the whole idea and perspective of history
Discussion of video:
Why study history:
Helps us develop critical thinking skills
So as we won’t repeat the same mistakes before
So that we would know the events that happened in the past
Help us allow to gain knowledge from other culture help us appreciate what we have now
Understand the present happenings / situation of nations
To see how important it is to know how we are living today = we should appreciate the sacrifices and discoveries before
PERIODIZATION and DATING SYSTEM
PERIODIZATION
Æ Is a form of historical understanding
Æ Designed as a historiological tool to make the past understandable, meaningful, intelligible by dividing into compartments
o Dividing it into compartments because it’s a big scope – we don’t know when it started
Pre-History History
Æ Artifacts, reports, tablets, shelters, drawings Æ Use of writing system – 3000BC
Æ Refers to an era where the writings were not invented yet and Æ Civilizations began
civilizations have not began yet – unwritten written records Æ Written record served as basis of historians to study this era
are the basis of this era Æ Ancient civilization, medieval, modern, contemporary
Æ Historians described these events based on archeological Æ Interpretative and imagine study of surviving records, past,
evidence like: fossils, artifacts (historians) written/unwritten to determine the meaning and scope of
Æ Drawings – basis of lifestyle of ancient humans (hunting and human existence
gathering and people gathering together) Egyptians, Romans
Æ Paleolithic age (old stone age) basic stones + fire When writing system was invented: civilization started
Neolithic age (new stone age) sharp weapons + gather food Philippines writing system ::: Baybayin – but Philippines
Metal age – people live in one place + use of metal: was divided that resulted to easier conquering by Spaniards
silver, bronze (Copper and Tin), gold, copper, tin, iron Sumerians – first civilization – first to use writing system
Code of Hammurabi
Writing system
Æ Invented in 3000 BC (Paleolithic – old stone age – use of spears, axes – start of agriculture and farming) = some records were lost and
misplaced (missing piece)
Æ Gave us historical accounts of what happened in the past = historical evidences
Æ Sumerians – first civilization to use writing system
Explorations
Æ People go around to explore and discovering other countries
What are other unwritten (fossils, archeological evidences – drawings) are used:
Stone tablets
Artifacts
Stone weapons
Structures = a lot of structures in the world to be seen – stone henges – believed that it was created during the stone age – mystery: how
did they carry these stones – geometrically organized
Pictures (drawings)
How were dates created?
Julianne calendar – created after Julius Caesar
o July – named after Caesar
o August – named after Augustus Caesar
DATING SYSTEM
Before: people decided to divide the eras and made Jesus Christ as the divider
BC AD
Before Christ Anno Domini
Literal meaning: Year of the Lord
After Jesus Christ was born 0AD
Aka After Death of Christ
LESSON 1 recap
Differentiate Prehistory vs History.
Æ Writing system: prehistory wala, history meron
Explain why learning history is needed? How does knowing events in the past understand our world and make better choices?
So that we will not repeat the same mistakes that happened before and we would know what to do next basing on the things that
happened before
What can we learn about studying different periods of history? How does breaking history into time periods make it easier to understand in
studying?
We can learn how inventions of the modern day came about. We can learn understand the past
Organize and understand easier what events happened – history is a big and it will be too complicated to study it as a whole without using
periodization
We can learn how human survived and developed to what we are right now.
What is periodization?
Breaking down of history into compartments for better understanding
BOOK 90-93
Major challenge to historians
Ó challenge: studying the earliest years of humanity’s existence on the planet
Ó problem: absence of written records – bases for the study of history
o solution: fossils and artifacts – became the primary means of understanding the development of first human communities and
societies
Ó people who study: Archeologist & Anthropologist – work together in sifting thru the remains of prehistoric societies and
understanding how our earliest ancestors lived
o Changes in technology – improvements and changes in the tools human utilized – major milestones in human prehistory
What was the benchmark for determining the level of development of the earliest societies?
Transition of human societies from use of stone tools to use of metal = major indicator of highly
advanced and complex level of development + other changes and developments benchmark for
determining the level of development of the earliest societies
A
1) development of agriculture;
2) emergence of complex societies;
3) invention of written language
Stone age
Ó 2.5mya to about 4000-2000BCE
Ó Ended with the advent of
Bronze age
Cs
Ó Started around 3500BCE
Iron age
Ó Started 1200 BCE
W
metalworking
Three-age system:
Ó Not a definite system that sets the chronology of human prehistory
Ó Metal working – believed to have emerged in different times in several area
o Americas, Africa and Pacific Islands – have unique patterns of development – do not feature advanced metalworking
technologies
o A number of societies have not advanced beyond stone-age tech even into modern times
Ó Most useful in studying the development of early societies in Europe, West Asia, East Asia
NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
Æ Aka Agricultural revolution
Æ Between 10,000 to 8000 BCE
Æ Domestication of plants and animals – considered to be the primitive form of genetic engineering
o Crops and animals that had the most desirable traits = selected for farming and breeding
o Overtime: Generations fo crops and livestock underwent selective breeding to preserve more desirable traits
ö Crops with highest yield + resistance to pests and drought = sowed in the next season
ö Livestock with most milk or meat = bred to ensure the next generation would be just as productive
AGRICULTURE
Cultivation and propagation of plants & animals to provide for human needs
o Agricultural practices – generally involve the cultivation of soil, irrigation, use of fertilizers and pesticides and the livestock
domestication
Development of agriculture --- a gradual process
o Varied paces or advancements in different parts of the world
o Earliest evidence of farming:
SW Asia (10,000 BCE)
China (6000 BCE)
Americans (5000 BCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa – last to experience Neolithic Revolution = around 2000 BCE
believed that it took about 8,000 years for agriculture to fully develop throughout the globe
aside from food security, what were the other effects of agriculture?
o Communities became more sedentary – tilling the soil + large herds of animals sedentary
o Humans reside in areas with the most fertile soil and apt conditions for livestock raising
o Mobile hunting-gathering societies == replaced with permanent villages large and steadily increasing population
Europe
Farming communities developed in Central and Western Europe around 5000 BCE
Early settlements in Dunube River – scattered throughout the central plains of Europe
Known for:
1) use of distinctive, line-decorated pottery
2) Construction of megaliths
MEGALITHS ::::: structures made of large stones under earthen mounds = used for burial of respected clan leaders
Asia
River valleys of India and China + along the coast of South East Asia
Where the earliest farming communities were found
Time: 6000 BCE
Rice: believed to be cultivated in Asia between 9000 to 7500 BCE
Aside from agriculture: : : : : : : Also engaged in pottery-making
Americas
North and South America – another center of agricultural development
ö Americans – displayed great proficiency in agriculture – cultivate several crops unique to a region
ö Most important crop: Maize
ö Other crops: sweet potatoes + beans
ö Domesticated animals: llama, alpaca, guinea pig, turkey, duck, dog
Africa
Nile River Valley – earliest farming communities in Africa
o Produce: wild wheat + Barley (7000 BCE)
o Farming villages (6000 BCE)
o Farmers: depended on the regular flooding of the Nile River for irrigation
Ó Irrigation works: only appeared at 3000 BCE – coincides with the unification of Egypt as a state
BRONZE AGE
ö Transition of use of bronze vs copper introduced this new period in the preshistory
Bronze
ö An alloy of copper and tin
ö Appeared around: 3500 to 3000 BCE
ö Widely used compared to copper
ö resulted in more cultural changes
a) trade intensification to secure raw materials
b) greater emphasis on social stratification in distributing the valuable commodity
IRON AGE
ö technological change with the use of Iron that spread throughout Europe and Middle East
ö between 1500 and 1200 BCE
ö Hittites – group of people in central Anatolia (now: Turkey) – master the use of the new metal IRON
o Iron
Iron saw widescale use among the people spread throughout Europe + Middle East
Introduction of iron societies = high level of culture and technology
ö WARFARE
o Common preoccupation among the growing city-states
o Factors that brought about conflicts:
i. For historians: warfare = inevitable result of the growing idea of the state == fostered by increasingly
advance communities
ii. Stiff competition over scarce resources, manpower, territory
o Results of war:
1. casualties + destruction of communities
2. further advancements in technology – new weaponry
3. introduction to new technology – chariots
CIVILIZATION
concept used to refer to urbanized, state-level societies
highest form of human progress
Pre-industrial
ö aka ancient civilization
ö societies that relied heavily on manual labor + did not feature modern techs like use of machinery
ö early ideas about civilization: civilization is a state of advancement from a primitive, savage or barbaric lifestyle
indications of a society having a progressed and advanced state of civilization: //// framework of a civilization
1) development of cities with populations (thousands)
2) development of a state – with central government and complex relations among neighboring communities
3) high degree of agricultural production + economic activities surplus trade and commerce
4) structured society – divided into four groups with specific functions and privileges
5) emergence of monumental public works and infrastructures (temples, palaces, monuments, long-distance trade, arts,
system of writing, high degree of science and technology)
6) other elements that determine the progress of civilization:
a. advances in science and technology
b. growing complexity of social relations
Geography
Æ an important factor in the development of civilization
o communities emerged in regions with the most ideal conditions for survival and development
aside from geography – civilizations depended on forces aside from the influence of the immediate environment
o Gobeklitepe – OLDEST temple of the world = this temple is older than Catalhayuk (don’t have the capacity to create temple since they were still in the
Mesolithic time)
South Eastern Turkey
Changing our understanding of the ancient world
Location: Edge of fertile crescent
Structure: massive Limestone pillars
Built 12,000 years ago – new stone age = humans still lived as hunter-gatherers
Covers a large area – with layers of structure
With mysterious symbols and images of the wild
Center of 2 megaliths = with human-like pillars = represents god + animals = totems or protectors + vulture like bird – lifting a disembodied head =
ritualized sky burials
Building this will require a lot of man power
Believed that a lot of people came to Gobekli tepe to worship will require a steady supply of food new theory::::: worship gave rise to agriculture
Discovery of Gobekli Tepe
z Changed a lot in history: in history, it is said the agriculture is the source of development of civilization – with the Gobekli
tepe – a big structure – will need a lot of resources and humans need a lot of food
z Makes the date of the discovery of agriculture wrong
z Temple is aligned with the sun, moon and stars
o Vultures + symbols + falcon + etc = constellations in the sky === people at that time have a knowledge of time –
hard to comprehend
z People back then can travel without light and compass – they follow the north star – they have knowledge of astronomy
Metal age
ö Smoldering of metals
ö The age after the Neolithic period
ö Brought tremendous progress because of the use of different metals
ö
CIVILIZATIONS:
Tibet / Nepal / Mexico America Germany New Zealand
Himalayan mountain
CULTURE
Represent country
A unique characteristic
Differences
Identity
CULTURE
Shows uniqueness and identity (who are we
o In one word: our identity who are we as a people: characteristics and knowledge of a group of people
Covers language (speak and write), religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts
Origin: colere cultivate, nutre, grow
Identifies a particular group of people – how they live = part of tradition
Infrastructures show who the people are
CULTURE: Characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people = covers language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music
and arts
CIVILIZATION
Large group (thousands) of people who live and work together ; has the same characteristics, beliefs, language, writing system, religion
A society that shares a single culture
o Origin of word: cavitas (latin) = city
Before there is only one civilization but expanded became one country
CIVILIZATION: is a large group of people who live and work together; this is a society that shares a single culture
ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION:
I. Advanced cities V. Advanced technology
II. Specialized workers Defined as a complex culture
III. Complex institutions 5 features
IV. Record-keeping
Hanging gardens of Babylonians – Lost due to earthquake – part of ancient wonder of the world
Egyptian pyramids
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Define and explaine: Culture and civilization
2. What are the elements of civilization. Explain
3. Differentiate civilized and uncivilized
4. Stages of man’s development – explain
5. Timeline
TULA: karunungan ng buhay na tumatalakay sa kung
Paano nakikibagay ang mga tao sa pagbabago ng kulutra, kapaligiran, and lipunan
Sa buhay ng tao ay may mga karanasan Kapit bisig, iisa ang adhikain,
Na kailangang iwasan at dapat ayusin Sinasapuso, ang iisang Layunin –
Tamang tandaan, at sa tuwina’y Maging masagana ang buhay ng lahat,
pakaisipin
Mahalagang ingatan tulad ng
Walang maiiwang mahirap o salat.
kayamanan. Kapaligira’y binigyang malasakit,
Likas yama’y maingat na ginagamit;
Mahalagang matanto ng kabataan, Epekto ng mga gawaing pantao,
Ang ating kultura’t pagkakakilanlan, Bantay-sarado sa bawat pagbabago.
Kasama ang kasalukuyang maunlad,
Bayaning nasawi noon, ito’y hangad. At para ‘di isang kahig, isang tuka,
Tao’y nakaisip ring mangibang-bansa
Nagtungo sa bansang hindi tinubuan
Nakaraa’y dapat bigyan ng halaga Para doon ay makipag-sapalaran.
Ipamalas malawak na pang-unawa
Nang pagkakamali’y ‘di maulit muli Kulturang iba sa kanya’y inunawa,
Kaunlaran ay tiyak sa bawat lahi Tinanggap ng buong puso at malaya.
Mayroon mang ‘di pagkakaunawaan,
Sa huli ‘y nakamtan din
kaginhawaan/kapayapaan.
Ito ang mga bagay na dapat mong
Nabanggit ni Lolo mga karunungan sa isabuhay.
buhay Nang maging huwaran ng mahal sa
Na maaring maging gabay sa aking buhay.
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