Provide one
example of each
theme for the
location and period
Interaction between
humans & the
environment
(demography & disease;
migration; patterns of
settlement; technology)
Development &
Interaction of
Cultures
(Religions; belief
systems, philosophies &
ideologies; science &
technology; arts &
architecture)
State-building,
Expansion, &
Conflict
(political structures &
forms of govt; empires;
nations & nationalism;
revolts & revolutions;
regional, transregional, &
global structures &
organizations)
Creation, Expansion,
& Interaction of
Economic Systems
(agricultural & pastoral
production; trade &
commerce; labor sys;
industrialization;
capitalism & socialism)
Development &
Transformation of
Social Structures
(gender roles & relations;
family & kinship; racial &
ethnic constructions;
social & econ classes)
Mesopotamia
Before 600 B.C.E.
Technological &
Environmental
Transformations
Mesopotamia
600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
Organization &
Reorganization of human
societies
Egypt
Before 600 B.C.E.
Technological &
Environmental
Transformations
Egypt
600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
Organization &
Reorganization of human
societies