1. How did growing social and gender hierarchies and expanding networks of trade increase the complexity of human society in the Neolithic period? In the Neolithic period of human civilization, societal developments like agricultural revolution led to social ranking or "hierarchies" and patriarchal favor. The latter customs became increasingly integrated into the daily ways of men and women as plow agriculture dominated human ways of life. As This period of agricultural renaissance and trade of goods, ideas, and customs added complexity to society as it is widely responsible for the creation of a social divide between gender and class.…
The Neolithic transition brought with it the change from subsistence farming to sedentary agricultural lifestyles. The development of sedentary farming communities brought the Neolithic era an influx of new technology that makes this era a monumental marker for human history. These communities also brought new techniques for planting, fertilizing, and selecting seeds which all created larger yields and increased the reliance on sedentary cultivation. They also may be responsible for the decline of women's' social and economic positions in society that still affect people today. By 3500 B.C. people in the Middle East supported enough nonagricultural people to begin the first civilizations by using technology and tools such as digging sticks,…
The Neolithic Revolution established the requirement of agricultural techniques and tools. By the time that classical period arose for the both the Han and Roman empires technological improvements were in high demand, the need for tools to work the earth increasing. The upper class citizens and government of the Han Dynasty in 2nd century B.C.E. and Romans in the 1st century B.C.E. had contradicting views on agricultural technology when compared to the lower class peasants of both societies. Although both societies retained a positive attitude toward technology, upper class citizens in the Han civilization believed that role of the upper class citizens revolved around the idea of generating the technology , while the role of the lower class…
1. The neolithic revolution was the period in time in which the introduction of agriculture led people to transition from the wandering nomadic lifestyle to settled life. During this time, nomads, or people who wandered from place to place in search of food, began to domesticate animals and crops so that they no longer had to follow or hunt for their food sources; because of this, these former nomads were able to create farms using the crops they domesticated and settlements and were able to use their domesticated animals, not only as a source of food, but also as a source of companionship, a tool to assist with farm labor, and for transportation. The development of farming spread to other areas of society as well, as the creation of new tools for farming, new types of shelter, and clothing among other things began to emerge. As time went on, the techniques and tools used for farming were improved and new tools to assist in the storing, sowing, planting of seeds, and measuring of time were created; these innovations caused farms to create surpluses of food, which lead to the growth of population and the…
The Industrial Revolution steered humans into doing what was thought to be impossible. By the 1800s, the creation of energy resources, goods, and jobs skyrocketed worldwide. From Britain, to Germany, France, Belgium, and the United States, citizens began to urbanize their cities into more stabilized and sanitary communities. In result of creating a more salubrious environment, people throughout many countries began to live longer. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of child labor, it was actually a positive thing for society.…
The Neolithic Revolution was a period in history when humans stopped hunting and gathering and begun farming, this took place over thousands of years, starting around 10,000 BC. Through the years many have argued whether or not the revolution was positive or negative for humans. These two opposing views are shown in “The Neolithic Revolution” by E. Bruggeman supporting the revolution and Jared Diamond’s “The Worst Mistake in Human History” opposing it. Although the Neolithic Revolution may have been the largest turning point in human history, it was detrimental to humans because it destroyed our bodies, our communities, and our environment. Beginning with E. Bruggemans view, that the revolution began the development of human advancements and improved our society.…
The agricultural revolution is what turned hunters and gatherers into farmers. It brought the development of villages and the ability to grow one's own food. Domesticated animals and specialized jobs also developed with farming. However it also brought disease and an increase in death. My thoughts on agriculture are very similar to David Steinlicht, it was a very important step towards civilization.…
The Industrial Revolution in the 1800s forged a path to where we are now in America, and changed our lives for the better. Inventions and technology were made that allowed America, along with the rest of the world, to pull from Natural Resources. Technology such as transportation and factories advanced the world out of the dark ages. Other amazing events occurred that improved society, government’s role in economy, and social problems and reform.…
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of changes brought by the shift from Paleolithic to Neolithic era. The changes influenced not only the economic sector through the conversion from hunting prey and gathering food to farming plants and domesticating animals. It affected almost all of the spheres of human life including social organization and culture. The changes introduced were due to the economic factor that changing people’s core activities largely influenced their worldview, reproducing arts, culture as well as social and familial life. The transition from the appropriating economy (gathering, hunting, fishing) to generating or transforming economy (agriculture, cattle breeding) caused the emergence of new areas of material culture such as, for…
Advancements in society will always have flaws, but the important thing is that the improvements outweigh the negative side effects. The Industrial Revolution was a time of major change that improved many aspects of life while also bringing along some negative effects. It began with improvements to the newly invented steam engine and involved the steam engine becoming a major source of most power. It was then used to power the new factories of the time leading to a new way of manufacturing that took advantage of these factories, allowing goods to be made faster, on a mass scale, while also lowering prices. This led to a major breakthrough in jobs as factories became more and more popular making jobs more available to the people.…
Over the years that the humans have walked upon the earth there have been countless technological innovations, some dating back to the Stone Age. Although the ancient world didn't have all the resources that we have today, the people of those times did magnificent things that paved the road for is today; from the stone tools made in Paleolithic and Mesolithic times to the wheel in 3000 BC, all the way to the pyramids in 2560 BC. These inventions helped make it possible for us to build smartphones, remote controls, and skyscrapers. Throughout the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods humans used stone tools. These stone tools are the oldest technology that has evidence humans would use flakes of rocks, usually flint, to make different tools.…
The development of new ideas and inventions can change the way of life in a civilization. With the creation of cities, people moved to these heavily populated areas to receive essential goods and services all in one place. New inventions in agriculture allowed people to farm more land. New architecture methods also changed society. Higher and more elegant buildings were created in cities to create a sense of pride and beautify cities.…
The piece of technology that made it possible for radical change was the plough because it allowed people to grow more grain than what was the minimum needed to survive and so it helped feed the craftsmen. With the plough, farmers could predict how much harvest they were going to get the upcoming year and can make future plans. Also, when there is a surplus of food due to the plough, population tends to expand by a lot. Around 1,2000 years ago, the invention was discovered in Northern India, Syria, Egypt, and Central America and it was around then because that’s when the climate became more dry/less rainy and very hot.…
In prehistoric times, many new civilizations were starting to begin. Some of the most successful and advanced civilizations are found in the Middle East. These include Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, some places in Eastern Africa and Western Asia, and China. There are some requirements and goals that have to be met before a society can become a civilization and before that civilization can advance and become better. The several characteristics that a society must have in order to be considered a civilization.…
Agriculture led to the development of civilization and a division of society by class because many technological advances were made in the agricultural society that were considered revolutionary. For instance, cities situated along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers built irrigation systems, an artificial application of water to the land. This stimulated farm-production tremendously and made possible to support thousands and thousands of people (42). This invention shows that at this point in time, humans were in an advanced state in society. Following this development, people were also more engaged in learning new things, such as how to smelt copper or how to harness power.…