Lecture 1
A tendency to interpret the world in terms of European or Anglo-American values and experiences
Eurocentric
Chapter 1 deals with the entire history of the species up to this era?
Neolithic Revolution
These four were thrown together in this chapter?
Early Chine, Celtic Europe, Early Americas, Early Newbia
Who has the theory on creating models that when you build a model small, you cannot just scale it up, it will fall apart
Galileo
What is a sub category of larger subject which is whether one believes in an unseen world, or beings that exist in not believable fashion
Divination
This was was mandated to be taught by 20-30 states?
Global Studies
We can tell the hominids teeth got smaller from this evidence?
Teeth
Why is it important to be a part of the debate about what to teach?
different issues arise when different people telling stories
Where are the two places we find evidence of the first wheel?
Mesoptamia and Denmark
What is it called by carrying out a certain ritual, you will cause something to happen?
Spiritual technologies
These types of teachers were first asked to teach World Studies?
social studies
These were evidence that hominids ate more meat
What is shorter intestinal tract
This group of people is not represented well in history books, or randomly mentioned.
Gay lesbian, LGTBQ
Carbon 14
This applies to heavenly bodies at the largest possible scale (plants) and also applies to apple falling off the tree.
Newton's Law of Gravity
This was the problem with high school teachers teaching World History?
they did not take it in college
This was a major cultural goal in early societies when trying new plants.
Getting stoned
This group of people has really pushed for more representation in history books.
Women
What type of evidence is found in mesopotamia?
Newton was a __________ which means he believed in small, secretive
alchemist
What test had a massive impact on World Studies popularity?
AP World Studies
When early humans moved, why did they eat meat instead of new plants?
What two places are often mentioned later in history books?
Africa and Western Hemisphere
What type of evidence was found in Denmark?
Actual wheel found in peet bogs, did not deteriorate
Notion that you can discover what is going to happen by contacting the unseen world
Divination