Prehistory

Homo erectus, or the "upright man," was an ancient ancestor of humans that lived between two million and one hundred thousand years ago. Homo erectus compared to Homo sapiens, which only evolved two hundred thousand years ago. This means that Homo erectus could have been the first human ancestor to have similar limbs and torso that are seen in today’s modern humans. The Homo erectus showed that it did not have the adaptation of swing from branches which can be seen from its skeletal system but…

South Africa Albany High School United Nations Environmental Programme Water Privatization and Access Description of Topic The struggle for access to clean drinking water has lasted since prehistory and endures to this day. Although it seems that this problem would be solved by technological progress and societal advancement, the reverse is true. Due to an increasing global population, the demand for water has escalated; the fight to posses the most basic resource necessary for life continues…

Karl Marx basis much of his theory of Marxism and capital on the critiques of other theorists and their assumptions. A famous example is Marx’s critique of Adam Smith regarding “primitive” or primary accumulation. Pearleman defines the concept of primitive accumulation as the separating of the people from their means of providing for themselves. He goes further to state that primitive accumulation provided a basis for capitalist development. It firstly severed the ability of the people to…

Before the middle of the twentieth century, most astronomers thought there wasn’t any history to the universe, and how the many features existed today. In spite of that there were disagreements involving this non-evidential theory that was not proven by many. Through all the research/studies, scientists call the first of all, historical dates, “Big Bang” which lasted around 13.7 billion years ago. Although we may not know what happened before the “Big Bang,” Christian provides us with many…

disjointed while also suffered frequent economic downturns, which manifest rebellions opening the door for the French to get involved. For the external intrusions, historically Vietnam had been confronting far worse than the domestic unrest. In prehistory, the Viet had always been fighting against the Chinese from…

Looking into the past research, I have always wondered where is the origin of humanity. Many have attempted to answer this simple question, but to be honest, it is more complex than a simple answer. As researchers began to dig, new evidence may suggest that Africa could be the birthplace of humanity by means of archaeological finds, use of ancient tool, and development of agriculture. Each of those giving clear cut evidence that humanity came from the depth of Africa, and populated the world.…

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…

important function of “The Making of Mickey’s Christmas Carol” is to shift the subject of “Classic” from Dickens to Disney by invoking a background history that belongs exclusively to the Disney franchise’. He suggests ‘Rooting Dickens in Disney Prehistory’ as a more accurate title for the…

Dirt, written by David R. Montgomery, is a book that pushes readers to discover the main factor behind the destruction of all civilizations: soil. From prehistory to today, Montgomery emphasizes the importance of soil in a society and how it is much more than just dirt. Dirt has always been the greatest resource that any civilization could possess. Soil has caused societies to blossom out of nowhere, thrive at their peak, and collapse at their weakest point. At the beginning of the book,…

Anthropologists and archeologists for the last hundred years have forgotten and ignored evidence showing that humans like us have inhabited the earth for over millions of years. Forbidden Archeology shows that anatomically modern humans have lived on the earth for million of years.This gives solid facts about the theory of human evolution. Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson worked and have created a book called “Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race.” This book leads…