New genetic clues from China's ancient man

Note connection between East Asia and the Americas... and the reference to "fisher-gatherer" peoples!

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/07/2013718134940330104.html

New middle class

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13845032

Quiz 4 Study Guide

Summer World History – Quiz 4 Study Guide

1) “We think that way because it’s our way of thinking” (student blog, Spring 2010). Discuss one instance in which the historical material we have covered this semester has caused you to re-examine an opinion, perception, understanding or way of thinking that you previously held.

2) How did the challenges faced by European civilization in the 20^th century lead to the development of global institutions of cooperation?

3) “Hallmark Five: We Embrace The Gift Of Diversity.” In what way does Strayer’s textbook, Ways of the World, reflect Hallmark 5 of the SND de Namur?

http://www.ndnu.edu/about-us/hallmarks-of-a-notre-dame-de-namur-learning-community.aspx

4) Is 2013 best described as belonging to a colonial, post-colonial, supra-colonial or neo-colonial period? Why? Which of these terms did I make up?

5) Please review the bullet points for the major eras we have covered this semester, including the final – and controversial – items for the “Post-Modern” Era. Do you think we are moving into a new historical era? Do the items listed under the “Post-Modern Era” reflect the world we live in today and the future we seem to be working toward? Why or why not?

Paleolithic

1) We evolved as Homo sapiens

2) We used basic (old) stone tools (lithic = stone)

3) Socially, we formed ourselves into moving bands of gatherer-hunters

4) We migrated out of Africa to other continents

Neolithic

1) We outcompeted all other species of Homo

2) We used advanced (new) stone tools for more complex purposes

3) We formed ourselves into small, settled agricultural communities

4) All continents except Antarctica inhabited by Homo sapiens

Ancient

1) Homo sapiens competed with each other for wealth, power, status à social hierarchy

2) We developed more sophisticated technologies, including writing

3) Agricultural surpluses à specialization à civilizations & city-states

4) Interaction between humans from different continents increases due to trade

Classical

1) Competition for dominance between civilizations

2) Unique thinkers develop the seminal ideas that still define us as peoples

3) Formation of complex Empires & cosmopolitan urban centers

4) Political units arise which straddle more than one continent

Modern

1) Capitalism intensifies competition within and among peoples

2) Industrial Revolution multiplies human productivity and output

3) Development of Colonial Empires and relationships

4) Western European civilization asserts superiority over all others

Post-Modern?

1) Regulation of capitalism & cooperation among peoples

2) Environmental sustainability becomes a critical goal of technology

3) Government is increasingly global with emphasis on cooperation

4) Western European civilization recognizes co-equality of other peoples