HIST 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Santa Barbara City College, Indus River, Minoan Civilization
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Mesoamerica, andes, indus river, nile, mesopotamia, huang ho. Not surprising because of the east/west axis, more domesticable species. All are by river valleys (rivers ease problems of low/slow) Rivers forced stationary bandits to compete for river access. Frame: something that they all agree on -like unpredictable gods. Screen: things they debated- like divine kingship. No written records to know about it. Rivers ease restrictions of low and slow. Egypt & mesopotamia link together as they spread. On an island, interested in trade, not war cuz water. They take the old model of civilizations and model it to their own. Single crop reliance (if it gets diseased- bye) 10% of population controls the rest (yeah, that ain"t gonna work forever) Horsemen of the apocalypse- ian morris (metaphor) Climate change makes people want to move around. Uncontrolled migration (barbarian invasions disrupt the political system) State failure: no one is monopolizing violence.
