See why the agricultural revolution may not have been the boon to humanity that traditional history narratives might suggest.Ĭompare the development of civilizations in the world’s four geographic zones-Afro-Eurasia, the Americas, Australia, and the Pacific Islands-to see what broad lessons each region can tell us.įind out what cutting-edge DNA analysis can tell us about early experiments with agriculture. For instance, among other topics, you will:Īpply the work of archaeologists and anthropologists to consider the evolution of Homo sapiens 200,000 years ago. What makes this course so fascinating is the way Professor Benjamin uses a comparative perspective and outlines the big-picture themes of human civilization. Its grand vision will give you powerful new insights into human civilization, and it offers a profound analysis of some of our biggest questions: What makes us human? Where did we come from? And where are we going? There are no easy answers, but The Big History of Civilizations frames them in a unique and captivating way. It only takes a few minutes of one lecture for you to discover that Big History offers a distinctive vantage point from which to view the story of humanity. Unlike a traditional survey of history-with its focus on dates and events, kings and battles-Big History takes an expansive approach that allows you to:Īsk the big questions about the rise of civilizations around the world, and lay out key similarities and differences among different civilizations.Ĭonsider the necessary conditions for modern civilizations to exist, from trade and media of exchange to ideas about religion and approaches to governance.įind out how the environment-including geography and climate-has driven human migration and population growth over the millennia.Įxamine the evolution and adaptations of our species to discover what makes humans unique in the animal kingdom.ĭraw from the work of anthropologists, biologists, geneticists, chemists, linguists, and more to gain deeper insights into human history. Benjamin of Grand Valley State University, these 36 sweeping lectures trace the story of human civilizations from our evolution as a species, through our major adaptations and revolutions, and into the future. The Big History of Civilizations is your chance to apply this leading edge historical approach to the epic story of humanity around the world.
Scholars of this multidisciplinary approach study great spans of time, unlocking important themes, trends, and developments from around the world that have occurred over millennia. A detailed analysis and a screenshot of the measurement is available in the linked review.Now, the exciting new field of Big History allows us to explore human civilizations in ways unavailable to historians of previous generations. Devices listed with a "0" did not show big brightness fluctuations in our measurements. Some devices do not use PWM at all, but still showed a measurable brightness flickering during our review (e. We use the following table to show the measured frequency of the flickering. These users should look at the individual reviews and look out for completly flat lines in our measurements as small brightness changes may lead to sore eyes, headache. Beware, there are even reports from readers that suffer from frequencies above 10k Hz. More than 500 Hz are generally not an issue, but there seem to be many users with problems below 250 Hz. These problems might not even be obvious. Sensitive users may see this flickering below a certain frequency and get tired eyes or headaches.
PWM is short for pulse-width modulation and describes a flickering of the background illumination to reduce the luminance.
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