HIST 2A- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 133 pages long!)
Document Summary
Religion, the natural world, and early civilization. Farming villages like jericho and catal h y k appear in the near east. Horse domestication, wheel and axle in eurasian steppe. Writing first appears in mesopotamia (and shortly afterward in egypt) Comes from greek which means new stone due to the use of advanced stone tools during this period. Starts 10,000 bce with middle eastern (takes place in different times and places) Characterized by the rise of agricultural and domestication of animals; pottery, invention of wheel, monumental architecture. The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture which led to permanent settlements, establishment of social classes, and the rise of civilizations. More rapid development of technology, defensive measures (military and military leaders) Trade and specialization of labor (technology develops) Food storage and organization of labor (irrigation projects, early building) (more food - > more time-> more organization -> trade) foundation! Diffusion -> large-scale agriculture emerged in mesopotamia and spread to egypt.
