HTST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Move, Composite Bow, Mesopotamia
7 Apr 2015
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Hunting gathering groups of humans, a little bit of violence between them: from a h/g view, where you are is not super significant. Pieces of territory do not have a huge amount of value: people had less to take from each other therefore took from each other less, groups. Using bows, slings, weapons that can kill animals and humans. 3000bce: more written records: what changed, more humans that are able to exploit the land increases therefore youre more likely to interact with people, climate change. Humans discover how to grow plants in certain kinds of territory providing steady nutrient base. Most practical at certain areas of the world: certain pieces of human real estate becomes worth more. Store grains: reserves for the next year. Making certain areas of the world more. Valuable, keeping a higer # of people alive. In the basis of this new wealth created sophisticated societies: domestication of animals.
