HIS-1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ecofeminism, Primogeniture, Matriarchy
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Epistemology - branch of philosophy, study of knowledge and how we gather and understand, create and shape knowledge. Material culture - artifacts used at the time (linens, paintings, furniture, dishes, etc. ) Collective memory - shared knowledge and information of two or more members of a social group. Matriarchal - where women makes all of the decisions (not evidence of absolute matriarchy) Pat/matrilineal - trace family line through either father of mothers side. Pat/matrilocal - live with the father or the mothers side after marriage. Inheritance - (was in early history and new history) Primogeniture - inheritance goes to the oldest son (came around middle ages) Ecofeminism - women are connected more to nature than men. Pastoralist - sheep/cattle farmer, small family systems all connected by blood that were into ownership. Hunter-gatherer - foraging food, women were the hunter gatherers. Villagers - credited with development of private/public space. Commodification - creating something and making it a commodity.