4,000 BCE: cumulative effects of agriculture & technology → civilization as a new organizational form (wheel, bronze use, and writing facilitated)…
The agricultural revolution that begins in 9000 B.C.E marks the start of new societies with development of settlements and food distribution that requires farmers to implement the use of plows that were pulled by large animals. Some also used wheeled vehicles that was used in the building of roads. One might ask, why roads? Well, roads were…
Their agriculture was so big, we still use one of the inventions, and other may use the other invention today. The farmers made these inventions to help their farming, since they were expected to make food for them and their families, and to help stock the stores in the city they lived in. They also made these inventions, because they also had droughts, and floods randomly. So, one invention that helped farmers was the chain pump. According to Teachtci, “The chain pump made it easier to move water from low irrigation ditches and canals up to the fields. Workers used pedals to turn a wheel, which pulled a series of wooden planks that moved water uphill to the fields.” The other invention I will talk about is the wheelbarrow, yes the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow obviously was made for transporting dirt and other minerals on wheels. Therefore, with the inventions that the farmers made to help make farming faster, the agriculture grew stronger, and…
The development of agriculture and pastoralization created a surplus, which created jealousy or competition among each other, leading to fights and increased tension in their societies. Farming provided a need for better technology than just stone tools, so humans thought of another great idea, and made polished stone tools. This new invention called the stone axe was necessary for the new farmers to clear away forestry surrounding their fresh fertile farmlands. With the felled trees, they used the wood to build wooden structures for their houses and canoes for transportation. For their houses, many humans in Mesopotamia and the Middle East, used mud bricks to construct villages and homes. They also used mud for making pottery to hold their crops and goods. Storage became a possibility; humans could now store food in sheds instead of icy underground…
-The rise of writing in cuneiform tablets used for communicating with messages and records during 3500 B.C.E. starting in the Middle East improved peoples’ communication. Invention of the wheel improved transportation; metalworking starting in the Bronze Age improved agricultural/herding societies (other metal tools, hoes, allowed farmers to work the ground more efficiently); Fire helped people stay warm in colder climates, for protection, and hunting;…
The Hittites had many advances with technology that helped strengthened the empire. The development of the axle to connect wheels helped create not…
In Lord of the Flies William Golding uses allegories to illustrate the human psyche. Different characters are used to represent different parts of an individual 's mental structure: the impulses of the Id, the rationality of the Ego, and the moral understanding of the Superego. Golding carefully describes each character 's actions to coincide with each part of the psyche. Jack, Piggy, Simon, and Ralph are characters in the story that represent the psyche.…
Axes for war and building, pottery wheels, and glass are just a few of the exported goods. They were thought to have also invented the wheel. The wheel made everyday life so much easier for their people and others as this invention was spread around.…
Some of the tools invented to make life more simple/easy to live were metal tools such as the plow and hoe or metal weapons. Other inventions included pottery and weaving. These simple inventions that seem now so out of date made life for these people a lot easier. The plow and hoe made planting a crop a lot easier. The metal weapons would have made killing something a lot easier than it had been before and were also made to defend their villages or communities valuables from other villages. They also invented the first calendar system to keep track of planting and harvesting.…
Asia is the cradle of the earliest civilizations. Many early civilizations emerged here because of the fact that water was, and still is, abundant in the area. The Sumerian Civilization, the world’s earliest civilization in the world, emerged in Mesopotamia. They were the first people to invent a system of writing. This was cuneiform. Writing was made possible with the use of a stylus which was made of reed and with the use of this, Sumerians were able to write on clay tablets. Although cuneiform was used only by the ancient Mesopotamians, this led to the subsequent development of the modern writing system. Aside from cuneiform, the early settlers of Mesopotamia also invented the wheel which revolutionized transportation in the modern world. The Sumerians gave the world the ziggurats which served as the home and temple of the city-state’s patron god or goddess. The utilization of wind power by sea vessels was pretty evident in the discovery of sails. As previously stated, farming was the major way of living of the people then which is why with the invention of the plow, agricultural activities were made easier. Other inventions of the Mesopotamians are the water clock, the twelve-month calendar, the use of the principles of geometry, the sexagesimal system or counting by 60s which paved the way for the systematic division of time and the circle, and astrology and the 12 zodiac signs. They were also first ones to utilize bronze in making tools. Furthermore, the world’s first written law was drafted by Ur-Nammu. With the decline of Mesopotamia, other civilizations emerged in the Mediterranean. The Hitties first used Iron, which is more durable compared to bronze. Coins as a form of exchange was developed by the Lydians. The phonetic alphabet that we use now was made by the Phoenicians. (Boncan et al, 2010, pp.…
Many people originating from two major civilizations populated Babylon: the nomadic Sumerians and the strange and secretive Semitic. The Sumerians were the first people to settle in Babylon, after leaving their homeland of Sumeria, however slowly united with the Semitic. The Sumerians made the land into a great farm. They raised livestock, built swamps, and irrigated canals. These lessons taught by the Sumerians allowed themselves to assimilate in to Babylonian life. The Babylonians understood the technological advancements of the Sumerians in irrigation and agriculture. Maintaining the system of canals dikes, weirs, and reservoirs once used by their predecessors required a vast amount of engineering knowledge and skill. All of the tools and preparations the Sumerians used were introduced to Babylonian history.…
Research Question How have animals helped soldiers in World War One? Source 1 BBC Schools-Animals During World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25401273 Horses millions of horses used with different roles WW1 first war where cavalry was not main type of soldier significantly less use of cavalry than previous wars, but they were still used, even until the last battles used mostly in the Battle of Mons, but then “Both sides soon realised men on horses could not win the war in trenches.…
This invention is important to sumerian society because it will make sumerians happier. Music could be used for religion and worshipping. We could have people that play music called musicians and we believe that musicians will bring joy to the gods. Because of that all the people of sumer will be happy because the gods are happy. Music can also be used as ways to entertain people. We could entertain our guests at feasts by hiring musicians to play music for them. This affects the people of sumer because people will enjoy times at parties. Finally people could make beautiful instruments and that’s important for trade because we could trade and sell them for supplies. This affects sumer because it would makes us wealthier. In order to…
The Sumerian and Greek concepts of society are more similar than they are different. The Sumerian's led a city life of temples, residential districts, intensive agriculture, stock breeding and cultivation which formed the four mainstays of the economy. In the prologue of Gilgamesh it states the magnificence of the city walls, " the outer wall, where the cornice runs, it shines with brilliance of copper; and the inner wall, it has no equal" The Sumerian civilization was also full of times where they all ate, drank, and sang. For instance, when Enkidu comes across the Shepard's; he eats cooked food and gets drunk, which are as much a part of the human experience as making love, wearing clothing, listening to and making music, and participating…
The Bronze Age, spanning from 3000-1050 B.C.E., was a time in Ancient Greece characterised by invention and innovation both artistically and architecturally. The Minoans formed the first Greek civilisation on the island of Crete, which is located just south of mainland Greece. The name Minoan stems from a series of Greek myths about the legendary King Minos of Crete who was said to rule a vast sea empire; the Minoans were sea-faring people themselves. Minoan civilisation thrived from approximately 2000-1050 B.C.E. before being succeeded by the Mycenaean’s. Minoan civilisation was very clearly influenced by its neighbours of the Near Eastern civilisations Mesopotamia and Egypt.…