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Chapter 1 (First Farmers), Sections: Breakthroughs to Agriculture

Breakthrough to agriculture The neolithic revolution refers to the deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as taming and breeding of particular animals. new way of life replaced the earlier practices of gathering and hunting. it represented a revolutionary transformation of human across the planet. domestication the taming, the changing of nature for the benefits of human kind. Dependence of both animals to humans and viceversa  Intensification getting more for less, food and resources - growing populations

1st people

Paleolitic societies were the first human societies. It was small 20 to 50 people. It has small rate of population growth. The relationship between men and women was equal, no one has the upper hand, males role as hunter killing large animals. The main economy was gathering and hunting.  Different kinds of societies emerged out of the agricultural revolution: chiefdoms. agricultural village societies pastoral societies 

The Superior Man

XX3 we have to recognize the ordinances of heaven to be superior man xv.17 The superior man should be considers values, morals and righteousness. XV31 the main thing of superior man is truth. IV.16 comparison between the mind of superior man and the base man between virtue and gain. IV.5 riches and honors is the target for men.they dislike poverty and baseness XV.20 the superior man seeks is himself, but the mean man seeks in others. XII.4 the superior man has no anxiety or fear. XIV24 comparison between mean men and superior man from upward to downwards.
        Empire simply states, political systems that exercise corrective power. To be specific, it is larger, more aggressive states that use their resources and rule a multiethnic state under a common political system. The mi;;ennui between 500 B.C.E  and 500 C.E in North Africa and Eurasia witnessed  the flowering of second wave civilization in the Mediterranean world. India, China and Middle East did not encounter one another directly, they established their own systems in political, values, and organizing society. The Persian Empire: 1. king of kings Cyrus and Darius. 2. Multiculturalism developed satrapy system. 3. Infrastructure  royal road. The Greeks: 1. They did not call themselves Greek they called Hellenes because of the city and the system they had.  They shared languages and religions. 2. The city states called the polis system, many states had different form organizations generally was small. 3.Expansion bymigration. The co...

First Civilization 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

        First civilization is the political strife, the burdens of relationships and the technological complexity. It is enough to make your dream of escaping to a simpler life more in touch with nature. The emergence of civilization: A. Introducing the first civilizations. b. The question of origin. c. An urban revolution. The Erosion of equality: A. Hierarchies of class. b. Hierarchies of gender. c. patriarchy in practice. Comparing between Egypt and Mesopotamia ; First environment and culture: 1. rivers are different. 2. optimistic Egypt and pessimistic Mesopotamia. 3. soil health. Second cities and states: In Egypt security, stability and social longevity. In Mesopotamia unstable city states and violent. Third interaction and exchange: 1. long distance trade. 2. cultural influences. 3. migration and diplomacy.
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