HIST 1010 Chapter 3: HIST1010 book notes
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Nomads, chariots, territorial states, and micro societies (2000-1200. Bce: old kingdom egypt fell because of climate changes, massive warming and drying trend. Nomadic movement & the emergence of territorial states: Pastoral nomads and transhumant herders adjusted to dry conditions, prompting the rise of new territorial states: chariots- horse drawn vehicles for warfare emerged. Invented by nomads: created a lighter chariot made of bronze and iron, faster travel time, warfare- driver and archer, long blade on each wheel. New rulers of territorial states devised rituals for passing the torch of command to the next generation. New territorial states based authority on monarchs, legal codes, definable borders, expansion, bureaucracies etc. Amorites (syrian desert) and hittites (anatolia) now held power to conquer and expand. The rise of territorial states in egypt and sw asia: 1st phase: small kingdoms, organized by territorial and ethnic identities, landscape from aegean sea through mesopotamia and iran. 2nd phase: wave of nomadic migrants and turmoil.
