HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Paleolithic, Neolithic
28 Apr 2019
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Agriculture allowed for a surplus (which was difficult to move) River valleys: agriculture required a stable source of water. Issues laws, collects taxes, organizes defense, monitors/rations food supply. Bureaucracy managing government through departments of officials. Protecting the surplus was of the utmost importance. People wanted to gain favor with the gods. Scribes as writing became complex these trained experts learned to read and write. Priests and nobles were at the top level of society. Next, came merchants, artisans, peasant farmers, and finally slaves. Artisans skilled craft workers who made pottery or woven goods. Expressed the beliefs and values of people who created them.
