Exam 1: 1. List 2 data sources researchers use to estimate historical standards of living and explain what they can infer from these sources. List three indicators of economic development other than National Income measures (NI‚ GDP‚ or GNP‚ level‚ growth rate‚ or per capita) that are of interest to economists and explain what can be inferred from each of these indicators. ( Topic 1) 2. Explain in detail 3 weaknesses of per capita GNP (or GDP) as a measure of economic well-being. Although this
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Mediterranean Sea in the west to the mountains of Iran. The term “Middle East” came into common use in the early twentieth century‚ but remains loosely defined. One term sometimes applied to part of this area is “Fertile Crescent‚” which was coined by James Henry Breasted in 1914 to refer to the arc of fertile agricultural zones that formed the basis for early civilizations‚ in what is now Iraq‚ Syria‚ Lebanon‚ and Israel. Scholars studying the ancient past usually use the term “Near East” for this area. Map
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Jared Diamond ’s views on how the world as we know it developed. However‚ is his thesis that environmental factors contribute so greatly to the development of society and culture valid? Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History is the textbook used for this class and it poses several different accounts of how society and culture developed that differ from Diamond ’s claims. However‚ neither Diamond nor Traditions are incorrect. Each poses varying‚ yet true‚ accounts of the same historical events
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Which of the following cities was not a center of government‚ religion‚ and culture in the third millennium B.C.? A) Memphis B) Baghdad C) Babylon D) Thebes E) Ninevah 3. Early forms of writing include all of the following‚ except which? A) symbolic B) pictographic C) hieroglyphic D) consonantal E) cuneiform Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 4. Which ancient culture left no literary texts? A) Phoenicians B) Sumerians C) Hebrews D) Babylonians
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“Why you white man have so much cargo and us New Guineans have so little?” This is the question Yali asked Jared Diamond a University of California Los Angeles professor. This sparked Jared Diamond to answer this question by turning back the clocks of time to an era where everyone lived the same. This is the beginnings of Diamond’s ground breaking and heartwarming three- part documentary called “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel.” This documentary goes deep into history and answers the main question
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Mesopotamia‚ they developed city-states which were around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers were a key in their survival; they used these rivers for food‚ transportation‚ as well as plants. The rivers created a Fertile Crescent which allowed farming in Mesopotamia‚ the Fertile Crescent were important it was surrounded by desert and anything outside of it can’t be farmed. Using their environment was an important key factor for the survival of these two great civilizations. As I said earlier
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development of urban centers (towns and‚ later‚ cities)‚ trade and most of the other things we consider to be components of "civilization." When and how did this most important event occur? The Neolithic Revolution occurred first in the so-called "Fertile Crescent" or Mesopotamia in what is now modern Iraq. It also occurred independently (probably) at later dates in China‚ the Americas and possibly in parts of Africa and New Guinea. Agriculture and pastoralism diffused from Mesopotamia to Egypt‚ Western
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Liliana Magdaleno Ken Hiltner‚ Miss Russ English 122 LE October 27‚ 2011 Word Count: ~1450 Hero or Villain? In all epics‚ we read about the endeavors of heroes who have to conquer an evil entity in order to ensure the peace of their constituencies. They exhibit great virtues such as courage‚ pride‚ intelligence‚ wit‚ patriotism‚ and love for the people of their land‚ among other things. Those are typically the qualities that come to mind when we think of a hero; however‚ when we think of the
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of philosophical and artistic inspiration. Some have served to highlight the power of the elite‚ and appease the downtrodden. They connected world cultures by impacting trade‚ economy‚ religion‚ and politics. Beer was discovered through different methods of cooking and storing cereal grains. When the ice age ended‚ lands such as the Fertile Crescent provided abundant cereal grains. Such grains provided a reliable source of food‚ and the ability to store cereal grains began to encourage people to
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civilization‚ and the two rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates. The climate was very arid and rainfall was scarce‚ thus making farming almost impossible. The first civilization rose on in an area called the Fertile Crescent‚ where the rivers rose in the spring and deposited immensely fertile soil. Because of this‚ an ancient hunter-gatherer people settled the land‚ domesticated animals and then turned their attention to agriculture. These early farmers had to learn ways to tame and use the rivers
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