Big Bang Human Genome

The Whole Story

Big History

A Different Point Of View

A basic paradigm shift

Conventional History Big History

5000 BCE to present Big Bang to Present

7,000 – 10,000 years 13.7 billion years

Compartmentalized fields of study Interdisciplinary approach

Focus: human civilization Focus: how mankind fits within universe

Taught mostly with books Interactive internet (ex. ChronoZoom)

Micro history Macro history

Focus on events and key individuals Focus on trends and processes

Based on written records Based on diverse sources

History Of Gold

Valued throughout historyBeauty, color, lusterEasily worked and shaped

Monetary ValuePrecious metal

Man’s quest for goldConquest of civilizationsTrade

5,000 B.C. Present day

Conventional History (7,000 years)

Big History Goes Deeper

Why is gold valuable?Why is Gold rare?Where does gold come from and how did

it get here?5 billionYears Ago

15 billionYears Ago

12 billionYears Ago

Big BangCreation ofelements

Formationof earth

Present day

Conventional World History

Egyptian Empire Roman Empire

Western Civilization Art

Conventional World History

Religions

Wars

Shakespeare

Where Did We Originate From?

Spencer Wells Heads Human Genographic ProjectTracking of genetic markersMap the migration of man out of Africahttp://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/

DNA strand

Civilizations And Cities

Guns, Germs and Steel – Jared DiamondAdvanced Technology

Well organized/specialized workforce

Large populations

Guns, Germs and Steel

ConquestSpanish conquest of Incas in 1532

GunsHarquebus

GermsDisease

SteelAdvanced technology due to specialization

Diffusion Theory

Fertile Crescent

FarmingDomestication of LivestockPopulation growthSpecialization of workforce

Greater diffusion of knowledge led to powerful civilizations

Diffusion Theory

Rise of the west Rapid rate of rate of advancement

Ease of geographic movement East-West orientation of land mass

Specialization Temperate climate Abundant food sources/domestication of animals Trade

Technological advancements Metal works gunpowder

Big History Solves a Mystery

David Keys uses multidisciplinary approach

DendrochronologyTree ring science

GeologyAnalysis of ice core sampleAnalysis of soil samples

BiologyPlague virus

535AD major climate change shrouds earth in darkness

Catastrophe

Consequences resulting from the Bubonic PlagueFall of Constantinople (1-see map) Avars lose to Turks (2)Britain (3)Growth of Islam (4)

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