Cole Burgess

Beurtheret

HIST-1500

April 27, 2017

Signature Assignment

This early world history course contributes greatly to my general education for a couple

of reasons, one being that a general education should consist of many fields and the other being

that we must learn history and take from it for a more successful future. For a person to receive a

general education should mean that they have a general knowledge in many different fields of

study. This means that they should have basic knowledge of the vast amount sciences, various

time periods throughout history, and different literature and how to write within them etc. This

class contributes to my overall general education in the sense that it provides me with knowledge

of early civilizations and the ways in which they functioned and lived. Even if one does not plan

to pursue the field of history, this class being included in general education is beneficial because

one can learn from historic events. Learning about what has been done wrong and what has been

done correctly throughout history gives vital info to people of the future. If history were not part

of a general education then we could hypothetically have scientists trying to build blimps out of

hydrogen much like the Hindenburg, who are unaware of the outcome of doing this. They

wouldnt know that hydrogen would be so easy ignited and combusted if it hadnt been for

learning from past events in history. Although this is unlikely, it is just an example of why it is

important to study history and learn from what has already been done so that we can progress as

a society rather than keep repeating mistakes.

 There were many changes and evolutions that took place in early world history up to the

1500s. There were also many changes that took place beyond this point but everything prior to

the 1500s is what is considered early world history. Some of the largest changes seen by human

kind took place in the early history of the earth. Humans changed their lifestyle from being

hunter gatherers in the early AD and moved toward an agrarian lifestyle. This change happened

because there was human evolvement and discovery taking place that allowed people to begin

cultivating crops and livestock allowing them to stay in one place a begin early settlements and

civilizations. This lead to more and more complex societies that continued to evolve and grow

based on the civilizations prior to their own. There were constant advancements in agriculture,

farming, infrastructure, politics, war etc. These advancements made by the people living before

the 1500s played a major role in developing the modern societies that humans inhabit today.

This is because without this constant progression, and idea built upon idea throughout history,

many things that we take for granted today wouldnt have had the time they needed to develop

and be refined over the course of history.