HIST 010 Lecture 1: The Bronze Age
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China, india, mesopotamia, greece, anatolio, kush (nubia), egypt, Got all their necessities from animals (food, clothes, tents, alcohol from fermented mares milk) Important to keep animals healthy, so tribes must move to provide sustenance for animals (nomadic) No architecture, art, reading or writing (had a spoken language) Huge impact despite being backwards compared to civilizations b/c of their success in warfare. Superior military technology, which could destroy great civilizations. About 50,000 people (small in comparison to civilizations) Larger populations which allowed living in large cities. Systems of writing and reading, architecture, complex works of art. Usually began along a river that provided necessities for larger populations. Unlike most rivers, nile was easy to predict and provided a stable civilization (steady agriculture and income of food) North: with current, south: against current with winds (sails) Made it easy for government to control all of. Largest population sustained by river giving surplus of food (fertile soil)
