HST 325 Midterm: HST325 - History of Science and Technology I - Midterm 1 Prep
Document Summary
Understanding the rise of ancient civilizations (urban revolution) hint: technology systems. Ancient civilizations began to rise when large scaled hydraulic projects were introduced because of agriculture, also known as the hydraulic hypothesis. This means there is a link between the rise of early civilization and hydraulic products. Hierarchal politic systems grew to help with large scaled hydraulic projects and to help coordinate workers and distribute supplies. They also mastered bronze metallurgy (bronze age), which was used to help create jewellery tools and weapons. This lead to more trade and specialization of labor (i. e. craft production, beer brewing). These civilizations also used new sources of energy such as wind power, boats, ox plow, horse and wheeled cart, camel. Also created during the time of the urban revolution were writing, development in mathematics(place system & sexigesimal), sophisticated astronomy, highly accurate calendars (babylonians) and high scaled scale architectural/construction projects like pyramids (engineering).
