HIEU 241 Chapter 1: HIEU 241 MW Ch 1 Notes
7 Oct 2017
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Kings in ancient egypt believed the gods judged them in the afterlife. Civilization- a way of life based on agriculture and trade, with cities containing large buildings for religion and government, technology to produce metals, textiles, pottery and other manufactured objects and knowledge of writing. Metallurgy- using high heat to extract metals from ores. Hierarchy- ranking people as superiors or inferiors. The west - evolving concept, not xed region. Stone age developments: evolution of hierarchy in society (paleolithic times, invention of agriculture and the domestication of animals. Stone age divided into parts: paleolithic (early) and neolithic (later) Hunter gatherers- humans who roam to hunt and gather food in the wild and do not live in permanent, settled communities. Pastoralists- herders moving around to nd grazing land for their animals. City state- urban center exercising control over the surrounding countryside: sumer established the rst one. Patriarchy- domination by men in political, social, and economic life.
