HGP250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Working Animal, Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic
8 Sep 2016
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Pessimistic environmental outlook: the current and past mismanagement of human interaction with the natural environment will have high and perhaps devastating costs long into the future -- great grandchildren will struggle with a long time. Optimistic environmental outlook: adaptability of our institutions. Gdp: total value of final goods and services produced (sold) within a territory during a specified period. End of paleolithic humans had fire, simple tools, and simple weapons & had migrated across the globe. Social groups, usually of less than 50 people who lived as a part of nature, lived in clusters like animals. Technology: knowledge and processes that can be applied to expand human capabilities. Institutions: structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of a set of individuals. (world bank, 2010) (little behaviors we have that affect how we behave, e. g. holding doors out for people) First agricultural revolution" (~9000 bce in some areas of the world)
