HIST 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fermented Milk Products, Minoan Civilization, Readwrite
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Did not practice agriculture/ did not grow there own food. All they needed was taken from their animal/ they hunted animals too for clothes, food, tents, milk, and alcohol, fermented milk. Constantly moved to look for land, never settled in one spot. Did not have a lot of possessions, did not read/write or have awesome architecture. Made huge impact throughout the course of history. Always excelled at warfare even though they weren"t civilized. War was fun not something they avoided. Were able to defeat and conquer great civilizations. Practiced agriculture / grew most of their foods/ supported larger populations. Stayed in one place, built permanent structures and permanent cities. Had some sort of organized government / usually a monarchy. Had concentrations of talents that made important technologies throughout history like writing. First civilization began in mesopotamia in 3500 bc. Greece minoan -> minoans built first civilization in greece. An early civilization began near a river.
