Bronze+Age

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=Test Questions=

Nov. 29 Neolithic Changes Differences: __//Large Game//__ __//Small game//__ Traps - Catching Lots of food, preserve - Limited/ all you need **//__T__//** **(Time)** Strong men - +Women Groups-> One or two - Small groups __more tasks__ Strategy for hunting - Traps, weapons, domestication, community planning __//**T What are we using our time on?**//__ PALEO :H&G - Hunter gatherer societies: MESO: As the earth warms, climate change has an effect. Smaller game, new plants and animals. Grains such as wheat, rye, and barley. Diet change. Follow the big gsme north, remains the HG Society. NEO: //Domesticate -// Grow crops live stock, __Settlement__ __Time Chart__

H&G- Hunting and gathering, preparing. Food changes Tasks Change. Trap. Gath, Hunting (Smaller #'s) -> Experimenting Domestication -> Dogs //**Settlment-**// Farming ( Garuntees food) __Specializations__ TIME TO SPECIALIZE! woohoo!! - Hanna drawing eggs, more time, getting effecient and better. Through specializing we get expertise. The biggest change in human history since evolotion. **//__- WALLS __//**

__ Surplus VS Subsistence __// WHO IS GETTING THE STUFF? // // December 12 //

__Resources__ -finite -required for larger and larger population 1) More stuff - People move these 2) Higher Birth Rate

Cities have an impact on other, rural places near the cities. They influence these places. As these cities grow, they will have a larger influence. This process is called __urbanization__

The little man in the mesopotamia game manages the resources. This is called __regulation__, and is how governments are formed. __Social Structure__ is stratisfied (status) (power and influence) In a paternal society, males are more important. In a dynastic society, your parents are the most important. In a paternal dynastic society, a queen can be the most importsnt person.
 * Power**
 * King/ Ruler- (maybe a deity)
 * Upper Class (lots of resources, more than they need, power and influence)
 * Middle Class (They do not need help, but they are able to support their families. Less power and resources that the upper class.
 * Lower Class (Labourers, farmers, fishermen)
 * Slaves
 * Less Power**

Mesopotamia Egypt India China MesoAmerica

December 13

Gilgamesh -was a king that became a diety -king of Uruk -considered a god by the people -slave class, lower class, middle class, upper class, military class, royalty class -he was such a good sargent that he became king -known for attacking and concuring cities

Sargon -by 2334 BCE he controled manny Sumarian cities -Empire takes over other cities and makes them multi-ethnic -most peoples lives stayed the same when he took over the cities

Hammarabi -first written code of laws -started to do what Sargon did -can olny work for three years

Cities developed near religous sites. SAB- Summer, Akkad, Babylon.

__December 15th__

Important firsts, Class list from most important to least, top 10 -language * -engineering* -time* -irrigation* -law* -pottery -medical -weapons(bronze)* -wheel -surgery -slaves* -stars -numbering*

little dude: MB hydro, yes and no. No because they're not managing resources yes because hes an agent. Tax man because hes an agent, hes giving you the okay, and hes doing his job. Parking ticket: yes because hes an agent, hes doing his job, hes writing tickets, and making sure you have your share. Renovation Inspector because boarder guy because


 * The Government exists to manage your resources *