In This Fleeting World, author David Christian attempts to cover world history in a mere 120 pages. David divides his book into three periods: the era of foragers, the agrarian era, and the modern era. Within these periods he describes the various lifestyles our ancestors lived in, the advancements achieved, and what ultimately brought upon the succeeding era. In essence, David Christian goal in writing his novel is to filter out the unnecessary jargon in world history and convey a more concise history of humanity (p. XVII). Therefore, I believe David Christian has succeeded his goal of constructing a persuasive argument backed with solid evidence.
David Christian begins his novel with the era of foragers; an era that spanned from roughly 300,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE. According to David, “The era of foragers was the time in human history when all human communities lived by searching out or hunting food and other things they needed, rather than by growing or manufacturing them… the era of foragers was the first and by far the longest era of human history. It was the time when the foundations of human history were laid down” (1). The era began 250,000 years ago when modern humans appeared on Earth. Scholars still debate as to how our species first appeared, prompting several hypotheses to emerge. From the numerous of hypotheses, two emerge as the most genuine: the multiregional model stating that humans evolved gradually in many regions of the Afro-Eurasian landmass and the out-of-Africa hypothesis saying humans are genetically similar to a few ancestors who …show more content…
I believe David Christian 's book This Fleeting World: A Short History Of Humanity would benefit anyone who has a remote interest in learning world history; his book is a painless way to learn the arduous subject that is world
David Christian begins his novel with the era of foragers; an era that spanned from roughly 300,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE. According to David, “The era of foragers was the time in human history when all human communities lived by searching out or hunting food and other things they needed, rather than by growing or manufacturing them… the era of foragers was the first and by far the longest era of human history. It was the time when the foundations of human history were laid down” (1). The era began 250,000 years ago when modern humans appeared on Earth. Scholars still debate as to how our species first appeared, prompting several hypotheses to emerge. From the numerous of hypotheses, two emerge as the most genuine: the multiregional model stating that humans evolved gradually in many regions of the Afro-Eurasian landmass and the out-of-Africa hypothesis saying humans are genetically similar to a few ancestors who …show more content…
I believe David Christian 's book This Fleeting World: A Short History Of Humanity would benefit anyone who has a remote interest in learning world history; his book is a painless way to learn the arduous subject that is world