HTS 6XXX Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Notes
25 Jan 2013
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An age of empires: rome and han china 753 bce 600 bce. The rise, development, and fall of the two largest empires of the time: rome and han china. Interaction between humans and the environment-demography and disease migration, patterns of settlement technology. State-building, expansion, and conflict-political structures and forms of governance, expansion. Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems-agricultural and pastoral production, trade, labor systems. Gender roles and relations, family and kinship, racial and ethnic constructions. Central location contributed to success in unifying italy (crossroads of mediterranean. Mild climate gives long farming season and larger variety of crops. Region of etruria in nw rich in iron and metals. Legend says romulus who was cast away and nursed by a she-wolf founded rome in 753. Areas of rome occupied as early as 1000 bce around palatine hill. Latin and cultural patterns related to those of indigenous population. Agriculture vital and land basis of wealth, social classes related to land ownership.
