NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Military Technology, Bookkeeping, Natural Philosophy
27 Jan 2018
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Criticisms of hydraulic hypothesis: large-scale irrigation causes this type of hierarchal political system. Irrigation and political systems presented in these civilizations are very technologically deterministic: hohokam society and ancient ceylon had large scale hydraulic systems but did not become hierarchal or stratified societies, 1. Mesopotamia: they already had power: the control of water for even more power, 3. Ancient ceylon: had large scale power irrigations but wanted to share the water and be equal: never developed into stratified societies. Science is more superior to technology natural philosophy. Science and technology in greek civilization: small scale agricultural production, transfer of knowledge, hellenic and hellenistic era, studied more day (was their occupation) socioeconomically status, 1st reason: September 19, 2017: 2nd reason, natural philosophers wanted to find universal knowledge (superior to technology) How tides worked (applying to another tide: looked down on crafts people (crafts: making or creating were specifications, no universal application, 3rd reason:
