World His

Patterns of Civilization
 Beginnings of Ancient Civilization 16

Chapter 1 Foundations of Civilization

(Prehistory-3000 B.C.) 18

1 Discovering Prehistory 19
2 Stone Age Peoples 20
3 Emergence of Civilization 25

Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt

(7000 B.C.-30 B.C.) 30

1 Early Egyptian Civilization 31

2 Government in Ancient Egypt 35
3 Ancient Egyptian Society 40

Chapter 3 The Ancient Middle East

(4500 B.C-331 B.C.) 46

1 Sumerian Civilization 47
2 A Blending of Cultures 52
3 Contributions of Smaller States 57

Chapter 4 Ancient India and China

(2500 B.C-256 B.C.) 62

1 The First Civilization in India 63

2 The Aryans 66
3 Beginning of Chinese Civilization 69
4 Expansion Under the Chou Dynasty 73
Rise of Classical Civilizations

chapter 5 Ancient Greece

(2000 B.C-371 B.C.)

1 Early Civilizations in the Aegean

2 The Greek City-States
3 A Century of Wars

Chapter 6 The Greek Heritage

(750 B.C-133 B.C.)

1 Greek Life
Patterns of
2 Shaping New
Views of the World
3 The Spread of Greek Civilization

Chapter 7 Ancient Rome: From Republic

to Empire (509 b.c.-180a.d.)

1 The Roman Republic

2 The Expansion of Rome
3 Decline of the Republic
4 The Roman Empire

Chapter 8 The Roman Heritage

(509 B.C-476 A.D.)

1 Greco-Roman Civilization
2 Rise of Christianity
3 Breakdown of Unity
4 Collapse of the Empire

Chapter 9 The Heritage of India and

China (600 b.c-550 a.d.)
1 Two Influential Religions
2 Great Empires in India
3 and Culture
Indian Society
4 The Shaping of Chinese Traditions
5 Unification of China
Middle Ages in Western Europe

Chapter 10 Foundations of Medieval Chapter 12 Building National Monarchies

Europe (500-1050) 166 (1000-1500) 202

1 The German Kingdoms 167 1 Growth of Royal Power in England

2 Feudal Society 171 and France 203
3 Life on the Manor 175 2 The Struggle Between Popes
4 The Medieval Church 178 and Emperors 208
3 Strong Monarchies in Spain
Chapter 11 The Height of Medieval and Scandinavia 210
Civilization (1050-1350) 184 4 Decline of Medieval Society 213

1 Economic Patterns 185

2 Medieval Culture 189
3 Expanding Horizons 195

Golden Ages Outside Europe 220

chapter 13 Byzantine and Islamic Chapter 15 India, China, and Japan

Civilizations (330-1453) 222 (550-1650) 258

1 The Byzantine Empire 223 1 A Meeting of Cultures in India 259

2 Eastern Europe: Heir to Byzantine 2 Flowering of Chinese Civilization 263
Civilization 226 3 Mongol and Ming Empires in China 267
3 Emergence of Islam 229 4 Foundations of Japanese Civilization 269
4 Islamic Civilization 233 5 From Feudalism to Unified Nation 272

Chapter 14 Africa and the Americas

(3000B.C-1532A.D.)

1 Africa: The Land and Early Peoples

2 African Empires and Trading States
3 Patterns of Daily Life in Africa
4 The First Americans
5 Early Civilizations in the Americas
Europe in Transition

chapter 16 The Renaissance and Chapter 18 The Age of Absolute

Reformation (1350-1600) 280 Monarchs (1500-1795) 324

1 Spirit of the Renaissance 281 1 Golden Age of Spain 325

2 Art and Literature of the Renaissance 285 2 The French Monarchy 329
3 Changing Patterns of Life 289 3 Struggles Among the German States 334
4 Beginnings of the Protestant 4 Developments in Eastern Europe 339
Reformation 293
5 Further Challenges to the Catholic
Church 296

Chapter 17 Exploration and Expansion

(1450-1750) 302

1 Voyages of Exploration 303

2 Profitable Trade with the East 309
3 Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in

the Americas 311

4 Dividing Up North America 315
5 The Commercial Revolution 318

An Age of Revolution 346

Chapter 19 The Scientific Revolution Chapter 21 The French Revolution and

and the Enlightenment Napoleon (1789-1815) 376
(1500-1800) 348
1 The French Monarchy in Crisis 377
1 New Directions in Science 349 2 A Moderate Start to the Revolution 380
2 Enlightenment Thinkers 352 3 The Revolution Deepens 384
3 Impact of the Enlightenment 355 4 The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte 388
5 Napoleon in Triumph and Defeat 391
Chapter 20 Revolution in England
and North America Chapter 22 Revolutions and Reaction
(1509-1791) 360 (1815-1848) 396

1 Clashes Between King and Parliament 361 1 Restoring Peace 397

2 Establishing a Limited Monarchy 365 2 A New Era of Revolution in France 401
3 Revolution in Colonial America 369 3 Revolts in Other Parts of Europe 403
Dawn of the Industrial Age

Chapter 23 The Industrial Revolution chapter 25 The Growth of Democracy

(1750-1914) 410 (1815-1914) 446

1 Beginnings of the Industrial 1 Reforms in Great Britain 447

Revolution in Britain 411 2 Moving Away From British Rule 450
2 The Rise of Modern Industry 416 3 From Empire to Republic in France 452
3 Effects of Industrialization 421 4 Expansion of the United States 457
4 Responses to the Industrial 5 Reform in the United States 461
Revolution 425
chapter 26 The Triumph of Nationalism
(1848-1914) 466
Chapter 24 Currents of Thought
1 The Unification of Italy 467
(1800-1914) 430
? The Unification of Germany 470
1 New Ideas About Organizing Society 431 3 Consolidating the German Empire 474
2 An Age of Science 434 4 Repression and Reform in Russia 477
3 Changing Patterns in the Arts 439 5 Nationalism in Eastern Europe 481

The Age of Imperialism 486

Chapter 27 Africa in the Age of chapter 29 Revolution and

Imperialism (1700-1914) 488 Independence in Latin
America (1750-1917) 526
1 A New Era of European Expansion 489
2 North Africa 491 1 The Wars of Independence 527
3 West and Central Africa 495 2 Strengthening the New Nations 532
4 Southern and Eastern Africa 498 3 Imperialism in Latin America 536
5 European Rule in Africa 502

chapter 28 Asia and the West

(1650-1920) 508

1 IndiaUnder British Rule 509

2 ConflictBetween China and
the West 512
3 Modernizing Japan 517
4 Imperialism in Southeast Asia
and the Pacific 521
World War and Peace

Chapter 30 World War I (1914-1919) 544

1 Sources of Tension 545

2 On the Brink 548
3 The War Years 552
4 An End to the Stalemate 555
5 The Peace Settlements 559

Chapter 31 The Aftermath of War

(1919-1939) 566

1 Western Europe in the 1920s 567

2 Changing Patterns of Life 570
3 From Normalcy to New Deal in

the United States 573

4 Crises of the 1930s in Europe 577
5 Nationalist Struggles Outside Europe 580

Chapter 32 The Rise of Totalitarian

States (1922-1936) 586

1 Revolution in Russia 587

2 The Soviet Union Under Stalin 591
3 Fascism in Italy 595
4 The Rise of Nazi Germany 598
5 Militarism in Japan 602

Chapter 33 The World at War

(1936-1945) 606

1 The Road to War 607

2 Axis Offensives in Europe 611
3 War in the Pacific 615
4 Turn of the Tide 618
5 Effects of the War 623

Chapter 34 European Recovery and

the Cold War (1945-1968) 628

1 A Return to Peace 629

2 Beginning of the Cold War 633
3 Rebuilding Western Europe 635
4 The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 640
5 Developments in the United States 643

<
The World Today

Chapter 35 Africa (1945-Present) 650

1 Winning Independence 651

2 Challenges Facing African Nations 654
3 Nigeria and Tanzania: Nations in

Transition 659
4 Tensions in Southern Africa 662
5 Africa in the World Today 664

Chapter 36 The Middle East

(1945-Present) 668

1 A Region of Diversity 669

2 Tradition and Change 671
3 Challenge of Modernization 674
4 The Middle East and the World 680

Chapter 37 Asia (1945-Present) 686

1 Independent Nations of South Asia 687

2 Revolutionary Changes in China 690
3 Japan: An Economic Giant in Asia 695
4 Nations of Southeast Asia 699

Chapter 38 Latin America

(1945-Present) 704

1 Challenge of Modernization 705

2 Politics of Change 710
3 Moving Into the Eighties 714
4 Latin America in World Affairs 717

Chapter 39 Europe and the United

States (1968-Present) 722

1 Changing Outlooks in
Western Europe 723
2 Conformity and Dissent in Reference Section 753
the Soviet Bloc 726
3 Challenge and Change in

the United States 730

/ JU
Maps 754

Chapter 40 A New Age of Exploration 1

A Chronology World History
of 762

(1945-Present) 736 Pronunciation Key 766

Glossary 767
1 The New Scientific Revolution 737
2 Resources for the Future 741 Suggested Readings 774
3 New Patterns of Culture 747 Index 781
 Special Features

The Tasaday: A Stone Age People Today .... 24 The Declaration of the Rights of Man 382
The Great Pyramid of Khufu: An Ancient Carl Schurz: Memories of the
Engineering Marvel 37 Revolution of 1848 405
Egyptian Literature: Instructions of the The Invention of Photography 418
Vizier Ptah-hotep 43 The Flight at Kitty Hawk 420
Mesopotamian Literature: Marie Curie: A Pioneer in the Study
The Cilgamesh Epic 51 of Radioactivity 438
Two Arts of Ancient China 75 Popular Culture at the Turn of
The Blind Bard and the Trojan Horse 84 the Century 441
The Ancient Olympics: Emmeline Pankhurst and Votes
Always to Be First 99 for Women 448
Cincinnatus: A Model Patriot 114 The Krupp Works: The Arsenal
Popular Entertainment in the of Germany 476
Roman Empire 125 Menelik Emperor of Ethiopia
II, 494
Diocletian and the Edict on A Japanese View of Europe 519
Maximum Prices 137 The Gauchos of Argentina 534
The Sayings of Confucius 155 Women in the Mexican Revolution 535
Bodo and Ermentrude: A Medieval Mobilizing for Total War 557
Peasant Family 176 Popular Entertainment in the
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales 192 Twenties and Thirties 576
The Magna Carta 206 "Confessions" of an Old Bolshevik 593
Avicenna: A Brilliant Physician and The Ultra Secret 614
Philosopher 235 Television: The Early Years 644
Pok-a-tok: An Ancient Came of "I Will Try": The Motto of an
the Americas 252 African Student 658
Wu Chao: China's Woman Emperor 263 New Roles for Egyptian Women 673
Isabella d Este: A Renaissance Person 292 The Robot Revolution in Japan 698
New Foods for the European Table 321 Gabriela Mistral: Prominent Poet of
St.-Cyr: A School for Girls 333 Latin America 709
Josiah Wedgwood: A Practical Man of Andrei Sakharov: A Soviet Dissident 728
the Enlightenment 353 The Giant Panda: An International
Benjamin Franklin: An American in Paris . . .372 "Treasure" 745

Skill Lessons

Cave Paintings: Using Visual Population Changes in the Middle Ages:

Evidence 22 Using Statistics 214
Egyptian Empire About 1450 B.C. Life at the Japanese Court: Analyzing
Reading Maps 38 Fiction as Historical Evidence 272
Hammurabi's Code: Analyzing a Primary Population Decline in the Americas:
Source 54 Reading Graphs 313
12 The Decline of Rome: Identifying a The Execution of Louis XVI: Analyzing
Point of View 141 Conflicting Sources 386
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain: Causes of World War I: Analyzing
Reading Thematic Maps 415 Interpretations 551
A European Visits Africa: Identifying The World's Population: Synthesizing
Cultural Bias 503 Evidence 743

Maps
Early Civilizations 27 Africa 240
Ancient Egypt 32 Climate Zones in Africa 240
Egyptian Empire About 1450 B.C 39 Early Kingdoms of Africa 243
The Ancient Middle East 48 Early Civilizations in the Americas 250
Hammurabi's Empire About 1700 B.C 53 Mogul Empire, 1526-1707 261
The Assyrian and Persian Empires 56 Mongol Empire About 1294 268
Phoenician Trade and Colonies 58 Japan 270
Palestine About 800 B.C 58 Renaissance About 1494
Italy 281
Ancient India 64 Major Religions Europe About 1600
in 299
Ancient China 71 Voyages of Discovery, 1487-1610 306-307
Early Civilizations in the Aegean 82 European Trade in Asia About 1700 310
Ancient Greece 92 European Claims in the Americas
Empire of Alexander the Great 106 About 1700 317
Ancient About 600 B.C
Italy 112 Europe After the Peace of
The Expansion of Rome, 509 B.C-44 B.C. ... 118 Westphalia, 1648 336
Trade in the Roman Empire The Ottoman Empire, 1453-1566 340
About 117 A.D 124 The Growth of Russia, 1689-1796 343
The Spread of Christianity to 476 A.D 134 British Isles, 1707 367
Invasions of the Roman Empire North America, 1783 373
to 500 A.D 139 Revolutionary France, 1789-1793 385
Buddhism and Hinduism to 500 A.D 148 Europe at the Height of

The Maurya Empire About 250 B.C 149 Napoleon's Power, 1812 392
The Gupta Empire About 400 A.D 151 Europe After the Congress of Vienna,
Empires of China 221 B.C -220 A.D 159 1815 399
Charlemagne's Empire 169 The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
Division of Charlemagne's Empire, 843 169 About 1830 415
Invasions of Europe, 800-1000 170 Spread of Industry About 1870 417
Spread of Christianity in Europe, Growth of the United States, 1783-1853 .458 . .

476-1050 179 Major Railroads in the United States

Medieval Towns and Trade Routes 186 About 1900 459
The Crusades 196 The Unification of Italy, 1858-1870 469
The Crusader States 196 The Unification of Germany, 1865-1871 ... 473
Growth of Royal Lands in France, Nationalities in Eastern Europe

987-1328 207 About 1870 482

The Christian Reconquest of Spain, The Balkans, 1878 483
750-1492 212 European Possessions in Africa
The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453 216 About 1850 490
Byzantine Empire, 565-1000 224 The Scramble for Africa, 1880-1914 490
The Straits 224 South Africa About 1850 499
Growth of Russia, 1300-1584 228 The British in India to 1858 510 13
Expansion of Islam 232 Spheres of Influence in China to 1914 515
 Foreign Possessions in Southeast Asia Nigeria 659
to 1914 522 Tanzania 661
Latin America About 1790 531 Southern Africa 663
Latin America About 1828 531 The Middle East Today 675
Foreign Influence in the Caribbean, The Arab-Israeli Conflict 682
1898-1917 538 South Asia, 1945- Present 690
The European Alliance System, 1907 548 China, 1949 - Present 691
The Western Front, 1914-1918 552 The Korean War 694
The War in Europe, 1914-1918 555 War in Southeast Asia 700
Europe After World War I 563 Latin America: Economic Activities 708
The Middle East in the 1920s 581
The Soviet Union in the 1930s 595
Reference Section Maps
Japanese Expansion to 1934 603
Aggression in Europe, 1935-1939 610 World Population 754-755
World War in Europe and North Africa,
II World Climate Zones 756
1942-1945 620 Mineral Resources of the World 757
World War in the Pacific, 1941-1 945
II 622 Africa 758
Germany Divided 630 Asia 759
Europe After World War II 636 Europe 760
Africa, 1945 - Present 653 North and South America 761

Charts and Graphs

The Dynastic Cycle in China 74 Unemployment in Britain and the

Major Events in India, 550 B.C.- 500 a.d 150 United States, 1928-1938 578
The Structure of Feudal Society 173 Unemployment inGermany, 1928-1938 . . .600
A Medieval Manor 175 Casualties in World War II 625
Population of Western Europe, The United Nations 632
500-1500 214 Changes in European Eating Habits,
Feudal Society in Japan 273 1947-1958 639
Native American Population of Food Production in Africa 655
Central Mexico, 1519-1605 313 Growth of Cities in Africa, 1950-1980 657
Spanish Silver and Gold From the Oil Reserves in the Middle East, 1982 674
Americas, 1503-1660 328 Oil Production in Iran, 1970-1981 679
Major Events in England, 1603-1701 368 Steel Production in India, 1945-1980 688
Land Ownership in France, 1789 378 Japan's Gross National Product,
Major Events of the French Revolution, 1960-1980 697
1789-1799 389 Farms in Latin America in the 1960s 706
Growth of Railroads, 1850-1910 421 Change in Consumer Prices, 1970-1980 725
Populations of Six European Nations, Television Sets in Selected Countries 732
1750-1910 422 Average Life Expectancy, 1910- Present . . . .740
Average Life Expectancy, 1850-1910 437 World Population Growth, 1500-2000 741
Production of Iron, 1865-1910 453 Developing and Developed Nations:
Steel Production in Germany, 1871-1910 . . .477 A Comparison 742
Origins of African Slaves Sent to the World Grain: Supply and Demand 744
14 Americas, 1701-1810 496 Populations of the World's Largest
Costs of the War for the Allies 560 Urban Areas 750
To the Student
Through a study <>l world history, \<>u will history. They include biographies and
bei i one familiar with the varied expei iences ol descriptions of events, as well as selections
people throughout history as well as with the from diaries, literature, and other contem-
common patterns of You will learn
civ ilization. porary sources.
ahout the political, social, and economic 8. Skill Lessons. Special boxed lessons help
developments that have created the world as you understand and practice important
you know it. As you study the past, you will skills, such as reading maps and graphs,

begin to better understand the challenges of the using visual evidence and statistics, and
present and the major issues of the future. analyzing conflicting sources.
Many features have been included in this 9. Section Reviews. Each section ends with a
book to assist you during your course of studv: set of review questions to test your
1. Unit Overview. Each unit begins with a brief understanding of what you have read. They
overview identifying major themes you will include locating places on maps, identifying
read about in the unit. people and events, and defining vocabulary
2. Chapter Outline. Each chapter begins with terms.
an outline of the contents to give you an over- 10. In Perspective. The chapter summary, called
view of the chapter. In Perspective, reviews the developments
3. Chapter Introduction. The chapter intro- you read about in the chapter and puts them
duction opens with a story or an excerpt in perspective.

from a primary source that tells you about a 11. Time Line. A time line appears at the end of
person or an event from the time period each chapter. By highlighting major events
covered in the chapter. The introduction also and developments, it will help you under-
provides you with a setting for the material stand how events discussed in the chapter
in the chapter. are related in time.
4. Important Terms. Historical terms and 12. End-of-Chapter Materials. Four sets of ques-
vocabulary words are italicized and clearly tions end each chapter. The questions called
defined the first time they appear in the text. Recalling Facts help you remember basic
You will be asked to define each term in a facts from the chapter. The Chapter
section review. Important historical terms Checkup questions help you review the con-
also appear in a glossary at the end of the tent of the chapter. The questions called For
book. Further Thought ask you to consider
5. Maps, Graphs, Charts. Numerous maps, historical issues, offer your interpretation of
graphs, and charts appear throughout the them, and relate past issues to the present.
book to help you understand major histori- In Developing Basic Skills, you will learn
cal developments and events. Their clarity and practice such basic skills as classifying,
makes them useful reinforcements of the comparing, map and graph reading, placing
narrative. Captions provide background events in time, researching, and analyzing
information and relate the maps, graphs, source material.
and charts to what you are reading. 13. Reference Section. At the back of the book,
6. Illustrations. The text contains many paint- you will find a special section of reference
ings, photographs, cartoons, and posters to material to be used throughout the course.
enliven the study of each historical period. The reference section includes maps, a chro-
The captions contain useful information nology, a pronunciation key, a glossary, and
about the illustrations and the people and a list of suggested readings for each chapter.
events pictured. 14. Index. An index at the end of the book helps
7. Special Features. Boxed features give you a you find references to important people, 15
close look at people and events in world places, and events discussed in the book.
Beginnings of
Ancient Civilization
J
 Unit Overview Ancient civilizations come to
life in the art that has survived through the
ages. The wheeled carriage at left was prob-
ably used in religious ceremonies. It sym-
bolizes the creative spirit that spurred early

civilizations to new achievements. The robed

figure with its birdlike head may represent a
powerful god. It commands a team of marsh
birds that stand ready to set the carriage in
motion.
When an artist fashioned this small clay
carriage, almost 4,000 years ago, civilization
was on the verge of rapid breakthroughs. In
widely scattered parts of the world, people
were developing the complex political, social,
and economic systems that formed the foun-
dations of civilization. Later peoples built on
these early foundations.
As you will read in this unit, the earliest
centers of civilization were in the fertile river
valleys of northeastern Africa, the Middle East,
northwestern India, and northern China. The
civilizations that arose in each of these regions
had certain basic features in common, but the
patterns of civilization in each region varied
enormously. World history records the rich
variety of civilizations that have emerged,
each with its own distinctive character.

- Chapter 1 Foundations of Civilization (Prehistory-3000 B.C.)

Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt (7000 B.c-30 B.C.)

Chapter 3 The Ancient Middle East (4500 B.C-331 B.C.)

Chapter 4 Ancient India and China (2500 B.c-256 B.C.) 17

 Foundations of
Civilization
(Prehistory-3000 B.C.)

Chapter Outline

1 Discovering Prehistory

2 Stone

3 Emergenc ilization

Before dawn, crowds gather at Stonehenge, an ancient

monument in southern England. The sky brightens early
on June 21, the longest day of the year. All eyes are fixed
on the huge, heel-shaped stone beyond the great circle
of stones. At dawn, the sun sweeps above the horizon.
Its warm light shines directly above the heel stone and

slices through an archway of stones.

The crowd of visitors is filled with awe. Like others
before them, they are fascinated by the stone mon-
ument. For centuries, people have wondered who de-
signed this massive circle of stones. When was Stone-
Stonehenge in southern
henge built? How were the enormous blocks raised into position? Most
England.
important, what purpose did Stonehenge serve?
Scholars have offered some answers to questions about Stonehenge. They
have learned, for example, that early inhabitants of England started to build
Stonehenge about 3,800 years ago. Experts have discovered that the 82
enormous stones of Stonehenge were quarried from a mountain in Wales
about 240 miles (386 kilometers) away. The stones were probably loaded on
barges, shipped by water, and then hauled on sleds over log rollers to
Stonehenge.
Yet many questions about the purpose of Stonehenge remain unan-
swered. Was it a temple, a palace, or a fort defended by warrior kings? Or was
it, as one astronomer has suggested, an ancient calendar used to predict
eclipses and other heavenly events?
Stonehenge is one of the many puzzles left by ancient peoples. Tantalizing
18 clues about the distant past are uncovered all the time in different parts of the

I k
umld. Some evidence, like thai .it Stonehenge, is on <i grand scale. Other evi-
den< e includes onh fragments of stone, potters, or bone.
In stud\ mg the ev idem e, sc holars have begun answer questions aboul
to
ancient peoples, lor example, they have discovered th.it over thousands of

years people have made significant advances in knowledge and skills. As you
w ill redd, these <id\ an< es helped build the foundations for civilization.

1 Discovering Prehistory

Historians use main sources to learn about Uncovering Archaeological Evidence

the past. Among the most important sources
Archaeologists have a three-part task in their
are written records such as inscriptions, let-
search for evidence about early people. First,
lets, diaries, and newspapers. But written they must find a site, or area, where they
records have existed for only 5,000 or 6,000 think early people lived. Second, they exca-
years. There are no written records from ear- vate, or dig, at the site to uncover artifacts.
lier times. Third, they analyze the artifacts they find
Scholars use the term prehistory to de- and draw conclusions about the people who
scribe the long period before writing was in-
made them.
vented. To learn about prehistory, they use Although some important sites have
unwritten records such as buildings, pottery, been found by accident, more often archae-
and bone. Historians and scientists work to- ologists choose places where they think
gether to unravel the mysteries of prehistoric people would have lived. For example, they
people. might pick a location because it would have
provided water and protection from wild an-
The Study of Prehistory imals.Once a site is located, archaeologists
begin to dig carefully. Even the smallest
Evidence from prehistory is of special inter- fragment of a piece of pottery can be impor-
est to archaeologists, scientists who and find tant.The exact location of every find is
analyze objects left by early people. These noted.Then the objects are cleaned and
objects, called artifacts, include anything marked for identification.
shaped by human beings, such as tools, pot- A major step in the analysis of artifacts
tery, and weapons. Archaeology is a branch is estimating their ages, or dating them. Sci-
of anthropology. Anthropologists use arti-
entists have developed several methods for
facts and bone fragments to study the phys- dating an object. The carbon- 14 method"
ical characteristics of people and the ways can be used to date organic matter— that is,
people organize societies. anything that was once alive, such as wood
Other scientists are also interested in and hair. A second method of dating objects
prehistory. For example, geologists often is called amino acid racemization (ras eh
find fossils, evidence of plant or animal life mih ZAY shuhn). Some scientists prefer this
preserved in rock. Fossils show the types of method since it can be used to date items
plants and animals that existed at a particu- that are up to one million years old. The car-
lar time. bon 14 method can be used to date onlv
Like detectives, archaeologists piece to-
gether what they and other scientists dis-
* When a living organism dies the radiocarbon atoms
begin to disintegrate, or decay. By measuring
in its cells
cover to form a picture of the past. As new- the rate of decay, scientists can estimate how long the
evidence is uncovered, this picture changes. organism has been dead. 19
 Many questions remain unanswered be-
cause so little evidence about prehistoric
people has survived. Over thousands of
years, much evidence has been destroyed by
natural elements. Excavations often produce
only tiny bone fragments or a few tools. Sci-
entists must then speculate about the lives of
the people who lived on the site. With such
limited evidence, interpretations can vary.
Some evidence about prehistory has
also been destroyed by human settlement.
Yet much remains. Even today, construction
workers discover artifacts. For example, an-
cient ruins were uncovered in Mexico City
The skeleton of this fish was buried thousands of
during the construction of subways. In a
years ago. By studying fossils and the rocks sur-
race with time, archaeologists have been
rounding them, scientists have developed theories
about the climate in which prehistoric plants and able to preserve some valuable remains. As
animals lived. you will read later, the discoveries of archae-
ologists, combined with written records,
have helped answer many questions about
items that are up to 40,000 years old. Finally, the first ancient civilizations.
the potassium argon method
used to cal-
is
' i

culate the age of volcanic rock and thereby

the age of any objects preserved in the rock.
SECTION REVIEW
1. Define: prehistory, archaeologist, artifact, an-
thropologist, fossil.
Unanswered Questions
2. What evidence do anthropologists use to ex-
Archaeologists have made impressive ad- pand knowledge of the past?
vances over the past 30 years. New methods 3. What are the three parts of the archaeologist's
of dating artifacts, photography to
aerial task?
find likely sites, and computer analysis of 4. What three methods are used to estimate the
bone fragments are just a few of the tech- age of an artifact?
niques that are revealing new evidence 5. What is the main reason many questions
about prehistory. But new discoveries can about prehistoric people remain unanswered?
raise as many questions as they answer.

2 Stone Age Peoples

In their search for prehistoric artifacts, ar- Neolithic (nee uh LIHTH ihk) Age. The Pa-
chaeologists have uncovered many stone leolithic Age may have begun as early as
axes and arrow tips. As a result, scholars use 500,000 B.C." It lasted to about 10,000 B.C. The
the term "Stone Age" to describe the pre- Neolithic Age lasted from about 10,000 B.C. to

historic period of time when people used about 3500 B.C.

simple stone tools. The term also describes a

way of life in which people rely on such * Civilizations influenced by Christianity date historical

stone tools. events from the birth of Christ. B.C. stands for dates be-
fore the birth of Christ, a.d. stands for "anno domini," a
The Stone Age is often divided into the
Latin phrase meaning "in the year of Our Lord." a.d. is
Old Stone Age, or Paleolithic (pay lee uh used for dates after the birth of Christ. For B.C. dates.
20 LIHTH ihk) Age, and the New Stone Age, or the higher number is always the earlier date.
The Old Stone Age Changes in the Environment

Archaeologists have found remains and arti- The date often used to indicate the end of
facts "i Paleolithic people in main parts of the Old Stone Age, about 10,000 B.C., also
the world, including East Africa, China, marks the end of the last ice age. Scientists

Southeast Vsia, Europe, the Middle East,* think the earth has experienced four ice ages
and the Americas. Based on their findings, over millions of years. During the last ice
scientists have begun to construct a picture age, thick sheets of ice, called glaciers,
of life in the Old Stone Age. spread out from the polar regions. In North
Paleolithic people lived In fishing, hunt- America, glaciers stretched as far south as
ing, and gathering plants that grew wild. present-day Kentucky. Glaciers also covered
They were nomads, people who moved in much of northern Europe and parts of Asia.
search of food. For example, they would fol- According to scientific theory, much of
low herds of animals such as the woolly the world's water was frozen during the last
mammoth. Or wild berries and nuts be-
if ice age. As a result, ocean levels dropped,
came scarce in an area, they would migrate and land areas today covered with water
to another area where food was plentiful. were exposed. A land bridge may have con-
A simple social structure developed dur- nected North America and Asia where the
ing the Old Stone Age. Groups of related Bering Sea is today. Some scientists think
families joined to form small hunting bands that about 25,000 years ago people from Asia
numbering about 30 people. They built no followed herds of wild animals across the
permanent shelters. Instead, they camped in land bridge into North America. When the
caves or slept under lean-tos made of glaciers melted, the level of the ocean rose.
branches and grasses. While some people The land bridge disappeared, and the people
hunted, others stayed near the camp to in North America were cut off from Asia.
gather wild food and care for the young.
There is evidence that during the Old
Stone Age people developed spoken lan- Sfone Age peoples developed a variety of Hint
guages and learned how to control fire. With tools, which they used for cutting, chopping, and

spoken language, hunters could organize scraping the hides of animals. Gradually, they

hunts of large animals. Fire provided light became more skillful at making tools. For example,

and warmth, protection against wild ani- the stone implement on the left has a well-shaped
handle.
mals, and heat for cooking food.
Paleolithic people made simple tools
such as hand axes and choppers. The earliest
tools were pieces of flint, a hard stone,
chipped to produce a sharp cutting edge.
Later, people made stone and bone tools for
more specialized uses. These tools included
needles, skin scrapers, harpoons, fishhooks,
arrowheads, and spear points.
Some scholars suggest that during the
Old Stone Age people developed basic reli-
gious beliefs. For example, they think that
cave paintings made by prehistoric hunters
had a religious meaning. (See page 23.) Per-
haps the hunters believed that drawing the
animals would help them in the hunt.
* The Middle East has Near East.
also been called the
When Europeans began China and Japan in
visiting
large numbers, they referred to those Asian countries as
the Far East. The lands between Europe and the Far
East then became known as the Near East. 21
 Cave Paintings: Using Visual Evidence

Like detectives, historians examine many dif- 2. Evaluate the visual evidence to decide if it
ferent kinds of evidence for clues to the past. is a reliable source. A picture does not al-

One valuable source of information is visual ways tell the full story. An artist may have
evidence, including paintings, statues, draw- painted it with a specific purpose and left
ings, and photographs. Prehistoric people left out some details. You have to decide
no written records, but they did leave visual whether the picture is a reliable source of
evidence in the form of colorful pictures information. Answer the following ques-
sketched on cave walls. tions about the cave painting: (a) What ob-
Pictures and paintings are useful because jects or figures are most prominent in the
they often show how people saw themselves, cave painting? What does this tell you
how they dressed, what games they played, or about the artist's purpose in painting this
what events they thought were important. picture? (b) Do you think the artist por-
However, visual evidence presents only what trayed everything exactly as it was? Explain,
the artist or photographer wants you to see. In (c) Does this painting give you a complete
order to make the best use of visual evidence, idea of the everyday life of prehistoric
you must study each piece carefully. people? Explain, (d) Does the picture in-
The following steps will help you use visual dicate that prehistoric people were skilled
evidence effectively. Study the picture on hunters? Explain.
page 23 and then follow these steps. 3. Study the visual evidence to learn about a
particular people, event, or development.
1. Identify the subject of the painting. Some- Use the cave painting and your reading to
times when you look at a picture two or answer the following questions: (a) About
three times you see details you did not no- when was this picture painted? Where was
tice at first glance. Answer the following itfound? (b) What example or examples of
questions about the picture: (a) What fig- the technology of prehistoric peoples can
ures are shown in the cave painting? (b) you find? (c) Using this painting as evi-
What do you think is happening in the dence, draw three conclusions about pre-
painting? Explain. historic people.

The end of the last ice age caused dra- In the New Stone Age, agriculture devel-
matic changes in local climates around the oped in many places. Anthropologists have
world. Deserts appeared where lush plants generally concluded that
it began first in the

had grown, and warm weather brought new Middle East. People grew crops that were
plants to life informerly frigid areas. The suited to the local soil and climate. In the
new climate patterns contributed to a Middle East and Africa, for example, they
change in the way people lived— a change so grew wheat, barley, and oats. They grew rice
profound that scholars often call it a revolu- and root crops such as yams in Asia. Beans,
tion. This revolution marked the beginning squash, and maize, or corn, were grown in
of the Neolithic Age. Central and South America.
The agricultural revolution, or the
change from hunting and gathering food to
The New Stone Age
growing food, had a far-reaching effect on
Between 10,000 b.c and 3500 B.C., people in the way people lived. Since people no longer
many parts of the world gradually stopped had to move in search of food, they formed
hunting and gathering food and became permanent settlements, or villages. They
farmers. They domesticated, or tamed, wild built houses, and property became impor-
animals such as dogs, sheep, and goats and tant. Even so, not everyone abandoned the
22 began to grow grain and vegetables for food. nomadic way of life. Some people remained
 «x
In 1940, at Lascaux (la SKOH)
in southern France, four boys were on their way home

from school when dog disappeared down a hole. The boys followed the dog
their

into a large underground cave. Later, the\ returned to the cave with lights. On the
ceiling and walls of the cave, they saw colorful paintings like the ones above.
Archaeologists identified the paintings as the work of Stone Age hunters living
sometime between 15,000 B.C. and 10,000 B.C.

hunters and gatherers. Others established a ioned sturdy hoes from granite, a hard stone
stableway of life as herders of sheep, cattle, that could be sharpened. They also invented
or goats. weaving. When they learned to make cloth
In farming villages, people had to coop- from wool and flax, Neolithic people no
erate innew ways. The heads of each family longer had to slaughter their animals for the
probably met to make decisions about plant- hides. They made baskets for storing grain,
ing and harvesting. As villages grew, a chief- nets for fishing, and fire-hardened pottery
tain and a council of elders assumed the task for cooking.
of making decisions. Increasingly, people re- Toward the end of the New Stone Age,
lied on these leaders to settle disputes over several more developments greatly changed
such issues as land ownership. This issue the way some people lived. For example,
had not come up among nomadic people, farmers began to use animals such as the ox
who did not own land. to pull plows instead of pulling the plows
According to archaeologists, Neolithic themselves. As a result, farmers could plow-
farmers believed that spirits, or gods, con- more land and reap larger harvests, which
trolled the forces of nature. Since floods and supported a growing population.
droughts meant starvation or death, farmers Other important developments included
took care to keep the spirits happy. the invention of the wheel and the sail and
the use of metal. Wheeled carts gradually re-
placed wooden making land transpor-
sleds,
Technology of the New Stone Age
tation easier. The invention of the potter's
The growth of a farming economy led to the wheel meant that people could make better
development of new technology, that is, tools pots and other vessels. The sail improved

and skills people use to meet their basic transportation on water and made longer
needs. To turn over the soil, people fash- voyages possible. In addition, people in the 23
 late Neolithic Age began to use metal as well ventions of the late Neolithic Age to build
as stone for tools and weapons. They first more complex societies called civilizations.
used copper. Eventually they discovered
that copper combined with tin formed a
harder metal, called bronze. SECTION REVIEW
By 3000 B.C., each of these inventions 1. Identify: Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, agri-
was being used in some part of the world. cultural revolution.

However, they were not invented every- 2. Define: nomad, glacier, technology, bronze.

where at the same time. Most appeared first 3. Why was learning to control fire important for
in the Middle East. Some were not used in Paleolithic people?

other places for thousands of years. The 4. List two ways in which the agricultural revolu-
people of Central America, for example, tion affected the way people lived.

used the wheel on toys but did not use 5. What metals did late Neolithic people begin to
use?
wheels on carts until after the arrival of Eu-
ropeans in the 1500s a.d. People used the in- c 3

The Tasaday: A Stone Age People Today

In 1967, a startling discovery was made in the The Tasaday told anthropologists that the
dense tropical forest of Mindanao, in the Phil- band had lived in the same caves for a very

ippine Islands. A local hunter came across a long time, perhaps 1,000 years. They believed
small band of people who had never been in that one of their ancestors had had a dream
contact with the outside world. These people, oromising good health to those who stayed in
called the Tasaday, numbered only 24 men, the caves and illness to those who left. Most
women, and children. They were living as their of their religious beliefs were based on that
ancestors had tor thousands of years. dream.
When anthropologists learned of the dis- The Tasaday thought their discovery by the
covers the\ were eager to study the Tasadav
, outside world had been predicted by their an-
as a living example of Stone Age people. Sev- cestor's dream. The ancestor spoke of a
eral anthropologists went to Mindanao. The\ "Bringer of Good Fortune" who would show
found that the Tasaday were food gatherers the Tasaday the way out of darkness. The Phil-
who depended on the forest for food and ippine government has made the forest where
clothing. Thev lived in natural limestone caves the Tasaday live a protected area so the Tasa-
in the mountainside. day can continue to live in peace.
Each morning, the men and women would
go out to gather enough food for the day.
They used tools made out of bamboo, stone,
and vines to dig wild yam roots or cut ba-
nanas. They also collected berries and flowers.
The Tasaday twisted orchid leaves into cone-
shaped cups, which they then filled with
crabs, tadpoles, frogs, and small fish caught
by hand. They wore clothing made of vines
and orchid leaves.
The Tasaday knew how to control fire, an
important discovery for Stone Age people.
Thev used fire to cook food and to keep
warm during damp and chilly nights. The
Tasaday did not have a written language or
am system of telling time or counting. Their
spoken language revealed something of their
24
way of life. For example, they had no words
for anger or war.
 3 Emergence of Civilization

In differenl parts oi the world, simple farm- grew into cities. The populations of the
ing settlements grew into huge- cities by the earliest cities ranged from several thousand
end ol the Neolithic Age, about 3500 B.C. This to half a million residents. City dwellers un-
development, known as the urban revolu- dertook major projects such as clearing new
tion,marked the beginning ol civilization. In farm land and building vast irrigation sys-
fact, theword "civilization" conns from the tems as well as constructing temples, pal-
Latin mot "civitas," meaning city. aces, and walls for defense. Because such
The development ol cities was only one projects required organization and lead-
characteristic ol early civilizations. Other ership, they contributed to the development
characteristics included complex religions ol governments.

and governments, specialized skills and oc-

cupations, social classes, and methods ol
recordkeeping. Government and Religion

In the early cities, government and reli-

gion were closely related. Like the people of

Growth of Cities
the New Stone Age, city dwellers were
The earliest citiesappeared in four great polytheistic— that is, they worshipped many
river valleys. Cities may have emerged as gods. They believed that gods and goddesses
early as 6000 B.C. in the valley of the Tigris controlled the forces of nature. It was, there-

(TI grihs) and Euphrates (yoo FRAY teez) fore, important to them to win the gods' fa-
rivers in western Asia. Other cities developed vor in order to prevent disasters. Priests de-
in the valleys of the Nile River in North Af- veloped elaborate rituals to try to influence
rica, the Indus River in South Asia, and the the gods. Because the priests were the only
Yellow River in East Asia.* (See the map on ones who knew how to perform these rituals,
page 27.) they gained enormous power.
Conditions in the river valleys favored Priests probably headed the government
the development of cities. For example, fer- as priest-kings. The form of government in
tile soil in the valleys made it possible for which priests serve as kings is called a
farmers to produce a surplus of food. When theocracy. Gradually, successful military
the rivers flooded, the water left deposits of leaders began to replace the priest-kings as
silt, a soil rich in minerals, which made the rulers. Scholars theorize that these leaders
land especially Flood waters also
fertile. emerged as a result of warfare between
brought needed moisture to the land, and cities over scarce resources.
people used river water for irrigation during Military rulers had clear responsibilities.
dry periods. In addition, the rivers contained They shared the priests' task of keeping the
plentiful fish and attracted animals, two ad- gods friendly, and they were responsible for
ditional sources of food. Finally, the rivers defending their cities against enemies. They
served as transportation arteries, which al- acted as judges, made laws, and appointed
lowed people to trade for goods they did not officials to keep order. They also supervised
have. building and irrigation projects.
With food surpluses, the populations of To support the temple and pay for vast
farming settlements increased, and villages construction projects, city dwellers had to
contribute a portion of their labor or their
harvest to the government. This payment
* Early cities were not limited to river valleys. As you
will read in Chapter 14, cities also grew in the highlands
represents the earliest system of taxation by
of the Americas. government. 25
The Economy and Society farm. Rather, they could trade products or
labor for the food they needed. For example,
The innovations in technology of the late a potter might trade a clay cooking vessel to
Neolithic Age were important to city dwell-
a farmer for grain. The system of exchanging
ers. Bronze came into such widespread use
one set of goods or services for another is
for vessels, tools, and weapons that histo-
called a barter economy.
rians have often called the period of earlv
Social classes. As a city grew, a more
"Bronze Age." Important so-
civilization the
complex social structure emerged. The social
cialand economic changes also occurred structure defined a person's place in societv.
during the Bronze Age.
At the top of the structure was the priest-
Specialized skills and occupations. The
king or king. Below the priest-king or king
new technologv often required special skills.
was a class of priests and nobles. Nobles
As a result, specialized occupations grad-
generally based their power and wealth on
ually developed. Skilled workers called
owning large amounts of land. Being a noble
artisans hammered out plows, scythes, hel- was hereditary— that is, the children of no-
mets, and swords. Jewelers shaped precious
bles were also nobles.
metals into charms and necklaces. Sculptors, In some cities, government officials and
potters, painters, priests, and government \\ealth\ merchants formed the class below
officials acquired specialized skills and the nobility. Artisans and small traders
knowledge. ranked next, followed by the largest class,
The food surplus, an important charac- made up of peasant farmers and workers. At
teristic of early civilizations, also contributed
the bottom of the social structure were
to the development of occupations. Because
slaves. Slaves were men, women, and chil-
of the surplus, some people did not have to
dren who had been taken captive in war or
who were enslaved to pay their debts.
In early civilizations, people generally
In earl\ chilizations, people spent much oi their
could not move from one social class to an-
time planting, cultivating, and har\ esting grain
other. Children usually learned a trade from
crops. Once har\ested. grains such as wheat and
their parents and so tended to stay in the
barle\ had to be ground b\ hand. This statue
show s a slave using a stone board and roller to
same occupation.
crush the kernels oi grain into flour.

Recordkeeping
Some historians consider recordkeeping one
of the most important characteristics of civ-
ilization. The Inca of South America kept de-
tailed records on pieces of knotted string
called quipus (KEE pooz). Most ancient peo-
ples, however, developed writing in order to
keep accurate records.
Priests were probably the first to start
making the marks or drawing the pictures
that eventually evolved into systems of writ-
ing. They needed precise information about
how and when to perform ceremonies.
Temples became the schools of ancient
civilizations. Priests taught only a select few
the secrets of writing. A young man who
mastered the difficult task of learning to read
and write was called a scribe. Scribes worked
 Early
Civilizations

I I Egyptian civilization I I Shang civilization

i i Sumenan civilization I I Early American civilizations

I I Indus Valley civilization D 2000 Wiles

3000 Kilomelers

Most early civilizations began in river valleys, as this map shows. In the Americas,
however, the first developed in Mexico and Peru in the highlands.
civilizations

in the king's service, in the temples, or in the and Euphrates rivers traded with people in
homes of wealthy merchants. Rulers de- other parts of the Middle East for timber,
pended on scribes to keep track of taxes, metal, and stone.
property deeds, treaties, and marriage docu- Warfare sometimes destroyed elements
ments. Merchants needed copies of business of a civilization, butit also helped spread

contracts and records of debts. ideas. When a highly civilized people con-
Writing was more than recordkeeping, quered a region, the conquered people often
however. It became the means of passing the absorbed ideas from the conquerors. In ad-
wisdom and learning of one generation on to dition, migrating people adopted the more
the next. advanced skills of people they encountered.
In early civilizations, people absorbed or
adapted only those ideas that seemed to suit
Contacts Among Early Civilizations their own way of life. From this process, dis-
tinct patterns of culture developed that were
Although the first river valley civilizations passed on to future generations. Culture is

appear to have developed independently, the customs, ideas, and ways of life of a
they did have some contact with one an- group of people.
other. Trade, warfare, and migration helped As you will read, ancient civilizations of
spread ideas and products from one city to the Middle East, Asia, and Africa developed
another and from one civilization to another. traditions that still influence large parts of
For example, city dwellers along the Tigris the world. The ancient civilizations of the 27
 Middle East and the Mediterranean region analyzing and dating their finds. However,
greatly intluenced western civilization in Eu- many questions about prehistoric peoples
rope and the Americas. In addition, the early remain unanswered.
civilizations of the Americas helped shape During the Paleolithic Age, people were
later cultures. nomadic, moving in small bands in search of
' '
food. Over thousands of years, they made
important advances by learning to use lan-
SECTION REVIEW
guage and control fire and by inventing
1. Locate: Tigris River, Euphrates River, Nile
stone and bone tools. About 10,000 B.C.,
River, Indus River, Yellow River.
2. Define: silt, polytheistic, theocracy, artisan,
when the last ice age ended, revolutionary
barter economy, scribe, culture. changes ushered in the Neolithic Age.
3. Why were farmers in river valleys able to pro-
The agricultural revolution radically
duce a surplus of food? changed the way people lived. As people
4. Why were priests powerful in early cities?
learned to raise crops, some formed per-

5. List the major social classes that existed in

manent farming communities. In Africa, the
early civilizations. Middle East, Asia, and the Americas, people
6. Why did the people of early civilizations de- developed new tools and skills. The use of
velop writing? the plow, the wheel, the sail, and metals al-
tered food production and transportation.
In the late Neolithic Age, farmers began
producing food surpluses that could support
large populations. Some farming commu-
IN PERSPECTIVE
nities grew into cities. The urban revolution
Scientistsand historians work together to ex- helped give rise to the first ancient civ-
plore the mysteries of prehistory. They have ilizations. Favorable geographical conditions
uncovered thousands of artifacts at ancient encouraged the growth of civilizations in the
sites all over the world. Archaeologists have Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, and Yellow-
developed sophisticated techniques for river vallevs.

B.C. B.C. A.D.

#11,000 10,000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000

10,000 B.C. * Last ice

age ends
J
6000 B.C. * First cities in the Middle East.

3500 B.C. * Writing begins

3000 B.C. * Civilizations develop in river valleys,

"approximate date

28 Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age