World System
Immanuel Wallerstein
The belief in one God who is the universal creator of all
monotheism - found in Judaism and Islam
Sources used to understand the past
primary - diaries, letters, books from the time period, newspapers, official government records, personal items from the period
secondary sources - books written by historians from the time period
He formulated the measurement of time from the birth of Christ
Dionysius of Exiguus
What is hegemony?
influence exerted over others by the dominant group
The three types of countries in the World System
core - the power economies
semiperiphery - emerging economies
periphery - produce the raw goods
Constantine
Explain the meaning of multiple pasts
historical knowledge produced from incomplete evidence that historians may not agree upon
Secular measurement of time
BCE - Before the Common Era
ACE - After the Common Era
Gender
two clear catergories (binary) with tthe concepts of masculinity and femininity
The focus of the World System when studying history
economics, the transnational division of labor and zones of production
Evidence of flood stories around the Eurasia is best interpreted by historians as
the accumulated knowledge produced by historians how it shapes the past and our understanding of it
Describe the two views of time
linear - time track leads in a certain direction - the Whig school - progression over time
cyclical - the time track repeats - Mayan and eastern religions
Cultural history studies
rituals, symbols, values, belief systems, discourse - language, paradigms of power
Sources that could be used to study Wallerstein's system before 1500
tax records of core regions or countries that show unequal exchange and exploitation from periphery countries
Early church leader who viewed Christianity as a world religion and worked actively in its spread
What does world history study?
patterns of continuity and change
links and connections
How was the French Republican Calendar different from previous calendar?
Gender history studies
the construction and impact of gender roles in history also the study of women's societal roles in history including places in leadership; looking at the past through gender norms
The analysis of core-periphery relationships in the World System Theory contribute to understanding overall patterns in world history by
provides insights into the economic disparities and power imbalances between different regions
The reason for the rapid spread of Islam in the 7th century
trade networks, religious conviction and mobility
Central themes in World History
non human factors such as disease, ecological changes
diffusion and adaptatation
cross cultural encounters
Possible extinction events
nuclear war
nuclear accidents
pandemics
climate change
volcanic activity
tectonic plate activity
asteroid event
Social history studies
discourse, paradigms and power structures which includes patterns of immigration, urbanization and demographic terms, hegemony