World History I

The fifteenth century was an important time of change in history, globally. The fifteenth century had a balance of various ways of human organization. One form was gathering and hunting societies. Australian paleolithic societies lacked agriculture and remained traditional, but still left an impact, and North American coast paleolithic societies were more advanced, economically and politically. Both declined in population because of the Agricultural Revolution. There were also agricultural village societies that did not form into large civilizations. The Igbo people were stateless but believed highly in ranks, and the Iroquois specialized in agricultural and fostered a strong economy, limiting social equality. Timur's conquest was an example of pastoral success, and in Africa, the Fulbe had a large cultural role as they adopted Islam. Civilizations were more advanced and larger. Ming Dynasty China established the civil service examination system, a centralized government, had l...