HIST 122 Lecture 4: Notes (Oct 4, 2017)
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Hist 122: week 4 lecture notes (oct 4, 2017) Axial code: world empires: not a natural progression, historian kojin kartani said pronounced seasonal variations and disappearance of big games led to settlement. Intensification of conflicts in case of nomadic bands, one can move away not the case here: can always move away, ex. if there"s a fight, you can easily leave. In settlements, people can"t leave, creates more authority: drastic changes in dealing with death, bury them and move on vs. creating cemeteries, managing resources also change drastically, owning resources (crops, etc. ) Idea is still prevalent: significance of rituals sacrifices made for spirits, belief in afterlife (ex. Shang state: china: built on four features, copper industry, pottery, walled towns, divination using animal bones, written record and bureaucracy, major advancements in metallurgy, more centralization, theocracy, royalty often buried with servants, wives, and consorts. Karen armstrong: believed in second axial age. Confucianism and daoism (taoism: happiness in concentric circles.
