Precoursors of Civilization: Mesolithic and Neolithic
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Describes the rise of settled communities and the domestication of plants and animals that accompanied or preceded them. Includes the role these innovations played in esbablishing civilization.
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Early humans lived as hunter-gatherers but began settling into permanent villages around 10,000 years ago as agriculture developed. Farming allowed for food surpluses which supported larger populations and more complex societies with specialized workers. One such early complex village was Catal Huyuk in Turkey, which had over 8,000 residents and evidence of agriculture, animal domestication, trade, and occupational specialization. The development of permanent settlements and agriculture marked a major transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles.
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Guns germs and_steel
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Here are some key points that could be made about what makes humans and societies "civilized":
- Permanent settlements as opposed to nomadic lifestyles. Living in one place allows for more complex social organization and specialization of labor.
- Agriculture and food production. A reliable food source supports larger, more complex populations.
- Advanced tools and technology. The development of tools like plows, pottery, wheels, etc. signifies more advanced problem-solving skills.
- Social hierarchy and organization. Roles like leaders, craftspeople, traders indicate division of labor and more intricate social structures.
- Cultural achievements. Monuments, art, writing systems demonstrate surplus production and leisure time for non
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11. A wall painting from an Egyptian grave, dated to about 3,500 years ago, depicting typical agricultural
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History’s Biggest Fraud
FOR 2.5 MILLION YEARS HUMANS FED themselves by gathering plants and
hunting animals that lived and bred without their intervention. Homo erectus,
Homo ergaster and the Neanderthals plucked wild gs and hunted wild sheep
without deciding where g trees would take root, in which meadow a herd of
sheep should graze, or which billy goat would inseminate which nanny goat.
Homo sapiens spread from East Africa to the Middle East, to Europe and Asia, and
nally to Australia and America – but everywhere they went, Sapiens too
continued to live by gathering wild plants and hunting wild animals. Why do
anything else when your lifestyle feeds you amply and supports a rich world of
social structures, religious beliefs and political dynamics?
All this changed about 10,000 years ago, when Sapiens began to devote almost
all their time and e ort to manipulating the lives of a few animal and plant
species. From sunrise to sunset humans sowed seeds, watered plants, plucked
weeds from the ground and led sheep to prime pastures. This work, they thought,
would provide them with more fruit, grain and meat. It was a revolution in the
way humans lived – the Agricultural Revolution.
The transition to agriculture began around 9500–8500 BC in the hill country of
south-eastern Turkey, western Iran, and the Levant. It began slowly and in a
restricted geographical area. Wheat and goats were domesticated by
approximately 9000 BC; peas and lentils around 8000 BC; olive trees by 5000 BC;
horses by 4000 BC; and grapevines in 3500 BC. Some animals and plants, such as
camels and cashew nuts, were domesticated even later, but by 3500 BC the main
wave of domestication was over. Even today, with all our advanced technologies,
more than 90 per cent of the calories that feed humanity come from the handful of
plants that our ancestors domesticated between 9500 and 3500 BC – wheat, rice,
maize (called ‘corn’ in the US), potatoes, millet and barley. No noteworthy plant
or animal has been domesticated in the last 2,000 years. If our minds are those of
hunter-gatherers, our cuisine is that of ancient farmers.
Scholars once believed that agriculture spread from a single Middle Eastern
point of origin to the four corners of the world. Today, scholars agree that
agriculture sprang up in other parts of the world not by the action of Middle
Eastern farmers exporting their revolution but entirely independently. People in
Central America domesticated maize and beans without knowing anything about
wheat and pea cultivation in the Middle East. South Americans learned how to
raise potatoes and llamas, unaware of what was going on in either Mexico or the
Levant. Chinas rst revolutionaries domesticated rice, millet and pigs. North
America’s first gardeners were those who got tired of combing the undergrowth for
edib.
EMERGENCE, GROWTH AND DECLINE OF SETTLEMENTS
Early humans lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers from around 500,000 BC, taking shelter in caves. Around 10,000 BC, humans began living in caves near water sources and practicing a limited amount of cultivation. By 5000 BC, settled villages emerged near fields with huts, shrines, and burial grounds. Permanent agriculture allowed populations to grow and specialize in occupations like crafts and trade. Social stratification developed between wealthy traders and farmers versus ordinary peasants. Chiefs accumulated wealth and power, demanding surpluses and creating stratified societies with fortified settlements, temples, and subjugated peasants.
Big History
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- Advances like modern finance in the 17th century, literacy in the 15th century, and the idea of progress in the 19th century.
- How the people of New Guinea still live as hunter-gatherers today, similar to 13,000 years ago.
- Farming of wheat and barley originated in the Middle East.
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ClimateFauna Species
New ZealandIslands had birds, lizards,sea mammals, and batsLess diverse than otherPacific islandsadaptiveradiationBut abundant numbers
AustraliaGondwana’smarsupialsandmonotremesFirst placental mammalswere humans 60,000y.a.few new plant/animal species after 80 million yearsago
Aborigines, Land & AnimalsLargelyforested continent fedmegafauna (100 kg+ animals)returned nutrients tosoilMany theories about megafaunacollapseNo grazing placental mammals orcrops = remained semi nomadichunter-gatherersUse of fire = formed scrublandscapeattractive to Britishsettlers
Polynesians, Land & Animals13/14thcenturies: Maori arrival in NZPlentiful animals = protein boost & massive population growthFlora not adapted to fireMaori hunting fires madegrasslandsDebate: 15thc. societal collapse/fighting OR transition toagriculture?
Europeans in Oceania16thcentury:Spanish andPortuguese arrived17thcentury: DutchdisplacedTasman exploredAustralia, part ofNew ZealandAll explorerswanted spices fromMolucca islands(modern: Indonesia)
James Cook (1728-79)Three voyages in OceaniaScientific (categorizingspecies, observing Venustransit)Secret instructions:discover southerncontinentInfluenced British ideas ofAU and NZKilled on Hawaii
Don Gardenargues Australiaexploited because:ChristianityCapitalismContempt
New Zealand
“So well was groundtilldthat Ihave seldom seen even in thegardens of curious (“careful”)people land better brokedown…” sweet potatoes“ranged in rows… all laid by aline most regularly” and othervegetables “set in small hollowsor dishes much as we do inEngland.”–Joseph Banksbotanistonboard Endeavor
New ZealandMaori seen as working,therefore owning landMore readily assimilatedCouldn’t just take landNevertheless: differentideas of ownershipResult: confusion amongBrits how to purchaseland
Primary Source Reflection on Blackboard:1.What differences do you see in descriptions–cite specificexamples? [4 pts]2.What impression does Cook have of each group? How can youtell? [4 pts]3.How do you think this influenced Europeans’ treatment of peopleor land at each location? Why do you think that was? [4 pts]4.Respond to a classmate’s post [4points]Whydo you agreeor disagreewith their assessment? Wouldyou point out anything in Cook’s descriptions that yourclassmate perhaps missed that may change her or his opinionof what the source reveals?
The Tropics and ExtractionAgendaLectureWork with groups onpresentationread BannerIntroduction&Australia, TerraNullisby DesignonBlackboardReading ComprehensionQuiz #7all short answerresponseprep presentation (1.5weeks)European Colonization, 1945
Northerncontinent
Torrid zone
Theoretical southerncontinent(“Antichthones”orterraaustralis)World ...
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