Bradleys World History Blog

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, ...