NATS 1775 Lecture 6: Unit 2 Technology in Ancient and Greco Roman Civilizations (6)
19 Jun 2016
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Unit 2: technology in ancient and greco-roman civilizations: early civilizations. Tech in ancient civilization starts with urban revolution 6000 years ago. At least six different centers around the world: mesopotamia (after 3500 bc); egypt (after 3400 bc); indus river valley (india) (after 2500 bc); yellow river in china (after 1800 bc); Mesoamerica (500 bc); south america (after 300 bc) these urban civilizations shared. Characteristics : highly populated societies with higher learning, centralized political and economic authority, regional states, hierarchal/ stratified societies, complex architecture, higher learning. A stratified or hierarchal society resembles a pyramid structure. At the very top you have the fewest people with the most power. In the middle are those with some power usually because of family or occupation. At the very bottom of the pyramid you have the largest segment of your population with the least amount of power.
