HIST 2311 Chapter 1-4: Unit 1 - Rise of Complex Societies Lecture Video Analysis
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The video demonstrates the change from the simple to the complex societies. Most notably, the primary catalyst for the transformation between the two societies was the emergence of agriculture (unit 1, rise of complex societies, 2018). Initially, people were food gatherers, but they were transformed to food producers and also hunter-gatherers to farms. There was the development of new tools and techniques to be used in farming such as axes, digging sticks, oxen. More so, the animals in the complex societies were domesticated meaning that they were kept at home and not left to move in wild bushes. Therefore, the point highlighted in the video was the transition from simple to complex cities. According to the video, complex societies were governed by political organizations that were more powerful and sophisticated. They collected taxes from citizens and provided security (unit 1, rise of complex societies, 2018).
