HIST 1A Lecture 2: History 1A- Week One Lecture Two
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There are more in the powerpoint !! Humans start to settle down when they practice broad spectrum gathering. Semi-pastoralism was very common - some gardening but lots of herding. Riskier in some ways (ie risk of crop failure) Genesis: tragedy of end of gathering, preference for herding over agriculture. We do not get to hear from these people for a long time since most of these people do not have writing. Settled agriculture decreases time to do other things and results in a decline in art produced. Tools made of stone, copper and clothes made of several animal skins. Civilization is what comes together at uruk. Move from 2. 5 acres to 170 acres. Package put together: big cities, marked socioeconomic strati cation, craft specialization, state, and writing. Fertile crescent - agriculture works really well because of large amounts of rain and location of river irrigation. Mesopotamia = between two rivers tigris and euphrates.
