Chapter 1: A Stone Age Brew 1. What were the consequences of the Agricultural Revolution? The consequences of the Agricultural Revolution were switching hunter-gathers into farmers. People stopped migrating and settling in one place to build a civilization, which eventually became cities or towns. Eventually, crops were diagnosed and made were made more healthful by early development of technology and record system. 2. What is the archaeological evidence that supports the cultivation, harvesting
states of the Middle East as we know them today. This argues that the current social and political situation in the region is a direct consequence of these various powers. The Ottoman Empire was facing a decline in the 19th century. It faced nationalism from its own subjects internally and superior European military capability externally. In response, a new western educated elite arose and carried out reforms under Mahmud II. The aim was to secure the empire by upgrading its military to a level on par
Simon Bolivar the Liberator, the person who liberated a people and Latin America from imprisonment and oppression. Since he was considered the greatest leader of Latin America's independence movement from Spain, his biography was written. Simon is compared to being the George Washington of Latin America. He was a South American soldier who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire. He made himself a promise to never rest until South America was free. The biography describes in
In A History of the World in 6 Glasses, author Tom Standage attempts to give a general overview of world history from by examining it through six eras each defined by a specific drink. Standage argues that beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola, influenced the course of history. Following these beverages provides a convenient vehicle through which to explore history in a fresh way – a way that is much less intimidating but just as informative as a textbook. Throughout the six sections of
originally brought from, for some animals he tried a barless uncovered pits. (“History”). Every since Hagenbeck, zoos have been moving towards making animals’ cages more realistic. This
Pre 1950s Large dams, as we know them today, were a product of the Progressive Era, a period of intense social and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. The Progressives sought to create a better and just society by checking political corruption and reigning in monopolies through anti-trust laws. More importantly, they also believed that the key to achieving these goals was efficiency in all spheres of political and public life realized through the
were influenced greatly in this period by imperialism in Africa. Africa's suffering from weak governments and conflicts with economic rationality led towards "a tendency toward personal, tyrannical, anti-entrepreneurial governance" (Cooper 11). New Imperialism was caused by the capitalist system and used as a tool for European industrialists who used labor forces and dependent markets after the Industrial Revolution. Rather than mercantilism, capitalism grew as European powers used colonies as dependent
FINAL THIRD…TRANSTION FROM SECOND THIRD… THE SOVIET-AFGHAN WAR During the twentieth-century the world would experience many changes. On one hand, many countries would get pulled into the old colonial empires wars and would have to endure and suffer through them. Most notably, two world wars. Though the majority of countries, if given a choice, would of chosen to stay out of these wars. Many, against their choosing, would be thrust into the middle of these
The foundations period began with the Neolithic revolution. This revolution brought agriculture to a previously hunter/gathering people. This period ends with the decline of the river valley civilizations. The change from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary lifestyle of farming gave more control over food production, and allowed for people to stay in one spot rather than chasing animals all over the place. 2. Why was the Neolithic Revolution critical for the rise of civilization? It was significant
Background of John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes or his full name John Maynard Keynes, Baron of Tilton was born on 5 June 1983 in Cambridge, England. Keynes died on 21 April 1946 and the place of death was Firle, England. John Maynard Keynes was a British economist and one of the most influential of the 20th century. He was the son of eminently intellectual parents, both of them whom survived. His father, John Neville Keynes, was an economist and as an academic administrator at the King’s College