The Neolithic agricultural revolution occurred when hunter-gatherers learned how to farm crops and it changed women and men daily lives. The Neolithic agricultural revolution did not suddenly occur, Pathologic hunters and gathers had already grown crops to supplement their traditional source of food. “The Mesolithic Age was when there was a transition from a food-gathering and hunting economy to food-producing one. Systemic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world.” (p. 5) Men had to work in fields and herding animals, these tend to keep them away from their homes. Women remained behind, caring for children and weaving cloth because they had to make cheese for milk, and perform other household tasks that required
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The characteristics of civilization are cities are important for economic, political and social, a military was organized and government arose, the development of more complexity in material sense, distinct religious structure like churches, gods, and priests, the development of writing, and new and significant artistic and intellectual activity. Some explanation for why early civilizations emerged was there was a theory that challenges forced human beings to make efforts and respond to that. Another explanation was jobs being developed and development of large communities with bureaucratic organization created by material forces, such as large amounts of extra food. Since crops need water to grow, massive human effort to carefully manage the water was needed and this effort created the need for organization and bureaucratic control and led to civilized cities. The third explanation was that historians have argued that religion “provided the sense of unity and purpose that made such organized activities possible.” (p. 8) The last explanation is that “some scholars doubt that we are capable of ever discovering the actual causes of early civilization.” (p. …show more content…
The main tenets of Confucianism are “if each individual worked hard to fulfill his or her assigned destiny, the affairs of society as a whole would prosper as well,” and “the idea of humanity, sometimes translated as “human-heartedness.”This concept involves a sense of compassion and empathy for others.” (p. 74) Confucianism played a role in early Chinese because “Confucius’ contemporaries introduced a new concept that was later implemented in the form of bureaucracy selected through a civil service examination.” The main tenets of Legalism are that “human beings were by nature evil and would follow correct path only if coerced by harsh laws and stuff punishments” (p. 75) and “believed that only firm action by the state could bring about social order. This played a role in early Chinese history because legalists believed that only firm action by the state can bring social order and fear of harsh punishment, more than the promise of material reward, would best motivate the common people to serve the interests of the ruler.” (p.75) Daoism’s main tenets are “presents a view of life and ultimate meaning that is almost diametrically opposed to that of Confucianism,” and “the best way to act in harmony with the universal order is to act spontaneously and let nature take its course.” (p. 76) Daoism was popular among intellectuals, “it was less a philosophy than a religion, it comprised a
The characteristics of civilization are cities are important for economic, political and social, a military was organized and government arose, the development of more complexity in material sense, distinct religious structure like churches, gods, and priests, the development of writing, and new and significant artistic and intellectual activity. Some explanation for why early civilizations emerged was there was a theory that challenges forced human beings to make efforts and respond to that. Another explanation was jobs being developed and development of large communities with bureaucratic organization created by material forces, such as large amounts of extra food. Since crops need water to grow, massive human effort to carefully manage the water was needed and this effort created the need for organization and bureaucratic control and led to civilized cities. The third explanation was that historians have argued that religion “provided the sense of unity and purpose that made such organized activities possible.” (p. 8) The last explanation is that “some scholars doubt that we are capable of ever discovering the actual causes of early civilization.” (p. …show more content…
The main tenets of Confucianism are “if each individual worked hard to fulfill his or her assigned destiny, the affairs of society as a whole would prosper as well,” and “the idea of humanity, sometimes translated as “human-heartedness.”This concept involves a sense of compassion and empathy for others.” (p. 74) Confucianism played a role in early Chinese because “Confucius’ contemporaries introduced a new concept that was later implemented in the form of bureaucracy selected through a civil service examination.” The main tenets of Legalism are that “human beings were by nature evil and would follow correct path only if coerced by harsh laws and stuff punishments” (p. 75) and “believed that only firm action by the state could bring about social order. This played a role in early Chinese history because legalists believed that only firm action by the state can bring social order and fear of harsh punishment, more than the promise of material reward, would best motivate the common people to serve the interests of the ruler.” (p.75) Daoism’s main tenets are “presents a view of life and ultimate meaning that is almost diametrically opposed to that of Confucianism,” and “the best way to act in harmony with the universal order is to act spontaneously and let nature take its course.” (p. 76) Daoism was popular among intellectuals, “it was less a philosophy than a religion, it comprised a