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- 1. By: Tommy Marinelli
Professor Arguello
History 140
Big History
2. What is Big History?
Using a multi-disciplinary approach, big history examines human
history from the Big Bang up to modern times.
History is looked at on a larger scale, bringing all parts of world
history together as one historical account.
The aspiration for more knowledge about our world emerged during
the 20th centurys Cold War and the first reaches into
outerspace.
The multi-disciplinary approach includes: biology, astronomy,
anthropology, cosmology, archaeology, and other related fields that
have been brought together using sciences latest findings to
scrutinize and analyze history as a whole.
Human adaption and behavioral patterns have been a key in this
approach.
3. Dr. Spencer Wells
4. Dr. Spencer Wells
Renound scientist, author, filmmaker, and leading geneticist known
for his documentation on DNA and indigenous peoples.
At the young age of 16, Wells was accepted at the University of
Texas, focusing on biology. He went on to receive his Ph.D. at
Harvard.
he aimed to document and create the first-ever map of human
migration, showing how humans came to populate the planet after
leaving the cradle of Africa some 60,000 years ago
Wells was determined to create the first-ever map of human
migration, a map that would examine how people spread across the
world beginning with Africa.
Used DNA and studies on the Y chromosome to trace the migration of
our ancient ancestors.
Wells studied 25,000 miles of Asia in 1998 which lead to the
advancement of studies on the Y chromosome.
5. Catastrophe
Beginning in 535 AD, the most extreme climatic castatrophe
occurred.
Caused flooding, famine, storms, and the spread of the epidemic of
the bubonic plague.
Journalist, David Keys, speculates that a tremendous volcanic
eruption sparked this change.
This catastrophe moved society from the Ancient World into the
Medieval Era.
6. Catastrophe Continued
The domino affect changed the world for centuries.
Dendrochronology, examining tree rings, helps us examine conditions
in different periods of history.
Ice cores from different sites also helped scientists trace back
history.
7. 8. Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond examines how certain civilizations have advanced more
than others due to things like, geographical luck.
The people of New Guinea have not advanced along with the rest of
the world, after inhabiting New Guinea for over 40,000 years.
In appears, in the beginning, farming had a major role in the
advancement of civilization and sparked the development of new
technologies.
The greatest civilizations share three commonalities, according to
Diamond: growing populations, advancement in technology, and an
organized work force.
9. Guns, Germs, and Steel Continued....
Crops that were highest in protein were cultivated by the most
progressed civilizations, mostly the Middle Eastern tribes.
Those which farmed animals advanced beyond these tribes. These
animals provided more protein and resources needed to nourish a
growing civilization.
These animals provided milk, leather, a means of transportation,
and clothes from hides and fur.
Geography and raw materials that were readily available for some,
but not others caused the huge gap in development between
civilizations.
Following this rift in development,many cultures that were
separated thousands of years before were coming in contact once
again.
Spanish coming to America came across the Incas. The Spanish killed
over 7,000 Incans and even captured their king.
Europeans brought diseases like smallpox to the Americas.
The Spanish had the advantage of guns, made from steel, something
that put the Incans at a huge disadvantage.
10. The World and Trade
11. The World and Trade
In the 15th century, the Europeans planned to find a sea route to
Asia that would bypass trade with the Middle East.
They thought the entire world had already been explored.
Columbus searched for this trade route and accidentally discovered
the Americas.
The New World produced potatoes, corn, tomatoes, and sugar.
From the Old World came wheat, cattle, and horses.
Lots of trade began including: coffee, tea, tobacco, sugar, and
potatoes.
Trade became a valuable system across the world.