1. Big History;What Stood Out To Me By. Megan Foster

2. Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is……… Originally used to describe how far you would go to defend your view of things.

3. we are what we know, And universities are where we pass on that which we are to the next generation. What we were has changed because what we know has changed.

4. How memories have been passed down in the past Up to the 15th Century, people memorized Chants/Songs as a way of passing down history

6. Literacy- 15th Century

8. Stone Age People of the Middle East were the first farmers of the world They grew Barley and Wheat

9. Domestication of Animals There are nearly 2 million known species of animals Vast Majority of them have never been farmed Most Insects and Rodents are not worth the effort of farming Some Birds, Fish, and Reptiles have been domesticated So have many large Carnivores(most of which are simply impractical to farm, not because they are dangerous, but because you’d have to grow other animals just to feed them) The best animals to farm are large, plant eating mammals Despite repeated efforts, Africans have never succeeded in domesticating the Elephant 148 species of domesticated plant eating mammals that grow to 100lbs+ Number successfully farmed for any extended period of time is on 14 (Bactrian Camels, Arabian Camels, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Cows, Horses, Donkeys, Water Buffalo, Llama, Reindeer, Yaks, Mithans, and Bali Cattle) South America had Ancestor to Llama All others had origins in Asia, North America, and Europe Cows, Pigs, Sheep, and Goats Are native to the Middle East

10. People native to Colder regions have shorter Arms and Legs This allows them to retain their body heat better to keep them warmer

11. The Rings on a Tree Not only do they tell us how old a tree is, they also explain to us the conditions in which that tree has been living. We can discover the amount of water and sunlight the tree has received, and any evidence of catastrophic events during the trees lifetime, simply by examining the patterns of the rings within.