Neolithic

“Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.” This is a quote from Franz Kafka. Here, Kafka is stating that at the conclusion of every revolution, there is only a small part of the old system that changes, and is replaced by a new system. Kafka is not wrong, as history has proven time and time again. Every time a revolution occurs, people are tricked into believing that everything will change and get better, which is a false assumption. Kafka is stating…

less important than the others , is the prejudice against tattooed people. This well-known prejudice has existed for many years, and it still affects society nowadays. The art of tattooing has been an a Eurasian practice at least since around the Neolithic timesAge/Period. In 1991 Ötzi the Iceman,…

Historical Background of the Ethics Behind Euthanasia Throughout history, our moral compass has been developing to include the concept of the “other,” as an autonomous decision-making being in and of his or her own right. In Paleolithic and Neolithic societies, people only identified with members of their own smaller groups or tribes. The ideas of brotherhood and human being did not extend to people outside their most basic unit. As history took its course and larger empires formed, there…

monastery, and most of the island, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Brú na Bóinne is a World Heritage Site in County Meath, Ireland and is the largest and one of the most important complex of Megalithic sites in Europe, dating to the Neolithic period. Kilbrittain Castle is the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland. The Castle is thought to date from 1035 where the original fortress may have been built by the O'Mahony clan. The three most famous symbols of Ireland are the green…

To inhibit or to demonstrate imagination or creativity is a personal choice. But where does the creativity come from? Is it learned or a natural cognitive process? Attempting to understand the creative mind requires heavy exploration through historical analysis, research, and ideological conceptions. What sparked in our ancestors’ minds to challenge their creatively-mundane lives to paint on the cave walls or build permanent structures? The structures that evolved from necessary simple material…

The Period of reconstruction expanded material riches, rebuilt society, and made imperative new schools of theory. The social effect of the Period of reconstruction was significant. Surprisingly since the Neolithic Insurgency, individuals worked outside of the neighborhood environment of their homes. They emerged each morning and made a trip to their place of business. This was frequently in a work environment known as a plant. The new hardware of the Modern Unrest was substantial and…

Human intelligence has posed a problem that might prove be the tragic flaw in our very existence. With our intelligent brains and technological advances, we are able to do more than simply survive and carry on the human race. We are able to ponder and wonder and think. This leads to self reflection, deeper interaction with others, and levels of confusion and frustration. The human condition, as defined by Moss and Korman in Biology and the Human Condition, is most simply put as the underlying…

During the Neolithic period of ancient China it is believed that clans, multiple families who share the common name, were how the villages were differentiated, and that farming was the building block of society. Like most ancient cultures the ancient Chinese had a class system that they adhered to. This social structure was comprised of the king, the aristocratic elite, the peasants, the merchants, and the slaves. Yet again like most ancient cultures the two sexes had very separate distinct…

BENEFITS OF CHEWING GUM you will be surprised if I were to tell you that chewing gum is not a modern thing. It has been around for over three thousand years. Everyone from Neolithic times to the ancient Greek used to chew gum in some form. The earliest gum was made of latex, and then it shifted to bark of birch tree, then different gums from various plants and grasses and finally the more modern version of flavored sweetened gum. From the ancient times gum was used to treat dental illness, as it…

China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The yellow river is said to be the cradle of Chinese civilization during the neolithic period. Ancient historical texts such as the Bamboo annals describe a Xia dynasty dating back to 2100-1700 BC, followed by the Shang dynasty in 1700-1046 BC. It wasn’t until the Zhou dynasty (1046-246 BC) that much of the Chinese culture, literature and philosophy developed. The Zhou dynasty eventually broke apart because of internal fighting. In 221 BC Qin…