Humanism
TO BE DONE.
Note: This is really theoretical; we have to be open to new evidence.
Long history: There have been many instances of civilizational collapse.
Humanity Timeline
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City
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Proto Cities
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Evolutionary Path:
- Ritual centers (Göbekli Tepe)
- Agricultural villages (Jericho, Çatalhöyük)
- Proto-cities with early hierarchy (Eridu, Uruk)
- Full urbanism with administration, writing, trade, religion (Uruk, Memphis, Mohenjo-Daro)
| Name | Location | Dates | Notes |
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| Çatalhöyük | Central Turkey | c. 7500–5700 BCE | Dense settlement; no streets; early art and religion; no clear ruling class |
| Jericho | West Bank | c. 9000 BCE onwards | Fortified early town; pre-pottery Neolithic; had a tower and wall |
| Göbekli Tepe | SE Turkey | c. 9600–8000 BCE | Not a city, but ritual center; no permanent housing—spiritual precursor to cities |
| Eridu | Southern Iraq | c. 5400 BCE | Considered first Sumerian city; linked to mythic origin of kingship |
| Uruk | Southern Iraq | c. 4000–3000 BCE | First major city; population ~40,000; writing (cuneiform) invented here |
| Mohenjo-Daro / Harappa | Indus Valley | c. 2600–1900 BCE | Planned cities with drainage, standardized bricks, and granaries |
| Memphis | Egypt | Founded c. 3100 BCE | First capital of unified Egypt; huge administrative center |
| Anyang (Yin) | China | c. 1300–1046 BCE | Shang dynasty capital; oracle bones; royal tombs and bronze casting |
| Teotihuacan | Central Mexico | c. 100 BCE–550 CE | Massive urban center; pyramids; no written records found |
Mongol Empire
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Mesopotamia
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Climate History
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References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_Italy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_History
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_archaeological_periods
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-age_system
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistory
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History#By_period
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
- http://bactra.org/notebooks/mesopotamia.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_history
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_human_evolution
- https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline
- Campbell, B. G., J. D. Loy, and K. Cruz-Uribe. Humankind Emerging. 9th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2005. ISBN: 9780205423804.
- Molnar, S. Human Variation. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_periods_and_events_in_climate_history