ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Harappa, Microsoft Powerpoint, Monks Mound
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Anta01 week 12 november 29, 2012. Food and labour surplus controlled by an elite. Specialization of labour: military builds walls, priests build churches. New social structures at 9 000 ya (refer to week 11 power point) A consequence of the shift to food productions is the development of enormous surpluses. Whenever there is abundance, density, and reliability of a food source, there will inevitably be social & political complexity. Powerful rulers and chiefs (priests and warriors) emerge to control, organize & centralize the supply & distribution of resources. This eventually leads to the development of cities, civilizations and modern life as we know it. Oldest civilization that we know about is from jericho. Whatever caused development of agriculture allowed a surplus in food for the first time. 3 realms of power: religious leaders, warriors, economic leaders. Development of more efficient agricultural techniques produced surpluses of food.
