and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male citizens and free people. However, the free people did not have many political rights and a third of Athen’s peoples were noncitizens. Slave labor was used and there was democracy.
600 BCE to 600 CE
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They moved around to forage for food, supplies, and shelter. Disease, natural disasters, famine, and climate change however affected the hunter gatherers. They could not find a lasting shelter and were unable to store food. Animals were domesticated in the mountains, where rainfall was not plentiful. Pastoral societies started to domesticate more animals, securing a stable food supply. As a result, the Neolithic, or Agricultural, Revolution occurred. The hunter gatherers learned to cultivate plants and settle where there was water and fertile land. They were able to stay in one spot instead of moving around. Cultural traditions arose since communities developed the sense of unity. Religion, art, economy, and administration rose. Civilizations were allowed to grow and stones were used for tools. Pottery was used for cooking and weaving allowed clothing. Wheels were invented and used on carts. The Bronze Age arrived with the knowledge of metal use.
600 BCE to 600 CE
Oceania was the area of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The Polynesian people voyaged over large distances overseas. They explored out of land’s sight and crossed the Pacific Ocean, a significant and impressive accomplishment in history of maritime travel. The Polynesians settled in East Indian island chains, the small islands of Melanesia, and New Guinea. There was expansion to fiji, bringing humans …show more content…
For the next century, Britain and China fought the first Opium War over the trade. China was pushed into signing the Treaty of Nanjing, which granted Britain rights to trade exclusively and expand with China. Britain claimed Hong Kong in 1843 as its own. The Second Opium War erupted in 1856. Britain wanted more trading concessions than for colonial establishment. In the early 1800s the White Lotus Rebellions occurred, led by the frustrated Buddhists who got mad that the government was corrupted and taxed heavily. The Self Strengthening Movement was not effective in 1860. China lost Vietnam to France in the Sino-French War of 1883. China also had to hand over Taiwan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki and allow the Japanese rights in trade just like the British. China was forced to sign yet another document, the Boxer Protocol. The Protocol demanded China to pay the Japanese and Europeans reparations. They also owed them an apology. The Russo-Japanese broke out in 1904 and Russia was kicked out of Manchuria. They established a sphere of influence and became elevated, now seen as a world power and imperial
600 BCE to 600 CE
The Greeks and Romans were two important civilizations …show more content…
They moved around to forage for food, supplies, and shelter. Disease, natural disasters, famine, and climate change however affected the hunter gatherers. They could not find a lasting shelter and were unable to store food. Animals were domesticated in the mountains, where rainfall was not plentiful. Pastoral societies started to domesticate more animals, securing a stable food supply. As a result, the Neolithic, or Agricultural, Revolution occurred. The hunter gatherers learned to cultivate plants and settle where there was water and fertile land. They were able to stay in one spot instead of moving around. Cultural traditions arose since communities developed the sense of unity. Religion, art, economy, and administration rose. Civilizations were allowed to grow and stones were used for tools. Pottery was used for cooking and weaving allowed clothing. Wheels were invented and used on carts. The Bronze Age arrived with the knowledge of metal use.
600 BCE to 600 CE
Oceania was the area of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The Polynesian people voyaged over large distances overseas. They explored out of land’s sight and crossed the Pacific Ocean, a significant and impressive accomplishment in history of maritime travel. The Polynesians settled in East Indian island chains, the small islands of Melanesia, and New Guinea. There was expansion to fiji, bringing humans …show more content…
For the next century, Britain and China fought the first Opium War over the trade. China was pushed into signing the Treaty of Nanjing, which granted Britain rights to trade exclusively and expand with China. Britain claimed Hong Kong in 1843 as its own. The Second Opium War erupted in 1856. Britain wanted more trading concessions than for colonial establishment. In the early 1800s the White Lotus Rebellions occurred, led by the frustrated Buddhists who got mad that the government was corrupted and taxed heavily. The Self Strengthening Movement was not effective in 1860. China lost Vietnam to France in the Sino-French War of 1883. China also had to hand over Taiwan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki and allow the Japanese rights in trade just like the British. China was forced to sign yet another document, the Boxer Protocol. The Protocol demanded China to pay the Japanese and Europeans reparations. They also owed them an apology. The Russo-Japanese broke out in 1904 and Russia was kicked out of Manchuria. They established a sphere of influence and became elevated, now seen as a world power and imperial