Anth 335 Old World Prehistory
Dr. Darlene Applegate
Spring 2008
Web Notes
The following course materials are important parts of our study of
Old
World Prehistory. These are my lecture notes that cover topics we
may not have time to discuss in class. Students are responsible
for
web notes, especially those topics listed on the exam study guides.
Introduction
Paleolithic Period
Near East / Southwest Asia / Middle East
Mediterranean and Aegean
Lower Nile
- environmental background
- chronological units
- origins of domestication and food
production
- culture history of the Egyptian
civilization
Tropical Africa / Sub-Saharran Africa / Black Africa
- environmental background
- origins of domestication and food
production
- early complex societies
Temperate Europe
- environmental background
- chronological units
- origins of domestication and food
production
- early tribes and chiefdoms
Indian Subcontinent / Indus Valley
- environmental background
- chronological units
- origins of domestication and food
production
- early chiefdoms and civilizations
Southeast Asia
- environmental background
- chronological units and culture history
- origins of domestication and food
production
- early civilizations
China
- environmental background
- chronological units
- origins of domestication and food
production
- complex societies and early culture
history
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