Bradleys World History Blog

Slavery is a big factor that plays an interesting role in the well the societies would lead to develop.  Slavery was only in specific areas and regions because some slaves had certain rights that would protect them, the issue with this was it was loosely enforced as slaves were still not considered human. One of the biggest barriers that early civilizations faced was that of being able to move around freely, what we call today as social mobility.  It was almost impossible for an individual to be able to change their socio economic class, whatever family status they were born into they would more often then not live and die that same status.  Only some could afford things like education without taking things like loans or receiving scholarships. 

Chapter 4 Individual human advancements contrasted with one another somehow  Egypt and Mesopotamia were known as the 'essential' ones, despite the fact that there were other empires or civilizations over the course of  history whom had been a lot more powerful.  By 1700 B.C.E the Indus Valley community had depleted, which was a major difference with the focus of Indian and South Asian human advancement.  It was next to impossible to be able to interpret the writings that they had left behind. They found Hieroglyphics in which they were unable to decipher what they were saying Monarchs had continued to cast the most power of new emerging civilizations women still had no power. this was a time of extreme growth for civilizations and population boomed.

One of the most important and well known regions/Eras in the advancement of human society are the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Norte Chico eras. The Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not have many of their art and relics revealed.  Indus Valley community emerging.  These individuals are mainly referenced to having great measures of innovation comparable to any other human races at the time.   They had specific types of architecture and classical engineering styles, like exact measurements, to ensure that structures would be supported and built correctly. They even created the concept of bricks being all one size. Gradually the possibility of fairness in started to shrink away. As roches and status’s began to emerge. What also became prevalent in this day and age was the idea of Patriarchy, and that men were far superior to females.

The legalist Answer- to legalist thinkers, the solution to chinas problems lay in rule or laws, clearly spelled out and strictly enforced through a system of rewards and punishments. pessimistic view of human nature. The confucian Answer- SOcial harmony through moral example; secular outlook; Importance of education; family as a model of state. The Daoist Answer- Doaist urged in the face of chinas disorder and chaos, to withdrawal into the world of nature and encouraged behavior that was spontanious, individualistic, and natural. opposite of cofucious thinkiners who focused on the world of human relationships.    South Asia Religion: From Ritual sacrifice to phiosophical speculation: Vedas 1500-600 BCE  Judaism- Originated in Israel. Region dominated by the large empires of assyria, babylon, and persia. Jews found in their god,whom they called Yahwey and powerful and jelous deity, who demanded their exclusive loyalty.  Greek Legacy-  Greek rationalism, together...

The agricultural revolution coincided with the end of the first ice age. The warmer, wetter, and more stable conditions permitted to the flourishing of wild plants, esspecially cereal grasses, which are the ancestors of many domesticated crops in todays world. Eventually, gatherers and hunters would begin to see scarce amounts of food throughout the different seasons. Therefore they would cycle through locations based on the knowledge of the climate, and how fertile the land was in that time of year. The women in particular had long been intamatley asscioated with collecting edible plants and they were likely the innovators who led the way of deliberate farming. This would attack the problem of potentially running out of food. Everywhere that began farming started out with basic technologies which included the digging stick or hoe. Andes Region farmed potatoes The regions in the Fertile crescent farmed Wheat and wild pigs The americas began, like the african agricultural revolution, ...

Chapter 1 It is wrong for us to exclude the first 200,000 years of human existence. As archeaology shows, during this time, this period of time was the first of human societies. Tools were made from stone in which humans in this time were able to use for hunting and gathering.  Homosapiens first emerged in southern and eastern africa and would settle there for roughly 150000 years. Once they began using stone tools, new forms of obtaining noureshment began. Homo sapiens began hunting/fishing and not only just gathering during this time period.  Humans began migrating into eurasia and australia with the use of boats. This comes to show that during the paleolithic era, the technological advances began what makes us into the dominant species today.  Population within these paleolitithic societies consisted of aproximatley 20-25 people. Their relationships were strong. The techlogy at the time only allowed for this amount of people in a population. The relatio...