World History Prologue


After reading the Prologue on page x and xi, I have discovered an interesting paragraph that I believe summarizes why we are so interested in learning about our world’s history.  The paragraph reads, “Moreover, we are aware as never before that our problems – whether they involve economic well-being, global warming, disease, or terrorism – respect no national boundaries.  To many thoughtful people, a global present seemed to call for a global past.”  By reading the preface, I have come to learn that history books have been adjusted to reflect full history of the world, and not just descriptions of wars or European victories.  World history should involve everything that happened on this planet, and not just superior or dominant parties.  
It is good for us to know that our world history is not just about wars.  According to my notes, we will be studying different types of eras: Cosmic – the Big Bang,  Gaic – formation of Earth, Paleolithic – gathers and hunters, basic societies, stone tools, Neolithic – advanced stone tools, formed communities and farming, Ancient, Early Classical, Late Classical, Modern, and Post-Modern.
From what I have learned so far, I can see that humans were always trying to evolve and overcome.  In Neolithic era, our human species, also known as homosepians and homogeneous, have outlived all other species of human.  The humans of this era were settling and forming communities.  They were evolving and making progress. They were advancing their tools and learning how to grow different crops.  During this time, people were also doing a lot of traveling, discovering new places and new ways to plant, the agriculture was booming.  This allowed the farmers to specialize in their crops and later lead to trade.
The humans are very intelligent, and therefore, our species is constantly trying to improve and expand.  However, it is only good if we do not use force or hate to achieve our plans. Somewhere in the Preface section I have read that we are all here as one and need to work together without boundaries (paraphrasing). This means that we must take care of our planet together.  We should not see each other as enemies or competitors, but as partners.   

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