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The Worlds of the 15th Century

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1 The Worlds of the 15th Century
All types of human societies were still around.

2 I. Paleolithic Persistence
Gathering/hunting societies All of Australia Most of Siberia Arctic coastlands Parts of Africa/Americas (had changed over time and interacted with neighbors)

3 Australia 250 separate groups Assimilated outside ideas
Outrigger canoes, fish hooks/nets Artistic styles/rituals/mythological concepts Had not adopted agriculture ‘firestick farming’ Exchanges of goods over 100s miles

4 Firestick farming lecture
Youtube khanacademy

5 II. Agricultural Village Societies
Much of No. America Africa south of equator Parts of Amazon River basin So. East Asia ---these mostly avoided oppressive authority, class inequalities and seclusion of women

6 3 examples from present day So. Nigeria
Yoruba people City-states with king (oba) Many oba were women Performed religious and political functions Benin Centralized state ruled by warrior king (Ewuare) Igbo Dense population but no kingship or state building

7 Yoruba

8 Common characteristics of Nigerian societies
Traded among themselves and beyond Shared artistic traditions Moved from matrilineal to partilineal system

9 III. Herding People or Pastorialists
Turkic society West Africa’s Fulbe society (largest ex)

10 Turkic Warrior Timur (Tamerlane) Wanted to restore Mongol Empire
Ca. 1400 Army devastated Russia, Persia, India 1405 he died while preparing to invade China Sucessors kept Persia and Afghanistan for a century Last great military success of C. Asian nomads

11 Tamerlane


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