This chapter opens up with the mysterious Phaistos disk that was found by archaeologists on the island of Crete in 1908 and its interesting technological aspects. Many inventions were made not for need but for mere curiosity and hobby. Diamond makes two main conclusions about technology is that it develops cumulatively and that most technology seems to have been invented for curiosity‚ therefore its uses are developed after it is made. To determine if an invention will be accepted there are four
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Societies that were present by 15th century – hunters and gatherers‚ villages of agricultural peoples‚ newly emerging chiefdoms or small sates‚ nomadic/pastoral communities‚ established civilizations and empires. Paleolithic Persistence: Australia and North America Paleolithic=Old Stone Age peoples Australia‚ Siberia‚ the arctic coastlands‚ parts of Africa‚ and the Americas were all Paleolithic peoples Australia had 250 or so separated groups in it Despite the absence of agriculture‚ Australia’s
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1. Yali’s question; "Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea but we black people had little cargo of our own?" 2. Diamond rewords the question as “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among people environment not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.” 3. Jared Diamond analyzes several factors that he believes contributed to the existing balance of the world’s resources. In order
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a continent or hemisphere. They did not think of themselves as a single unified people‚ an idea invented by Europeans and only many years later adopted by Indians themselves. Indian identity entered on the immediate social groupa tribe‚ village‚ chiefdom‚ or confederacy.” – Give me Liberty Ch. 1 pages 12-13. How would European settlers explain their superiority to Native Americans and justify both the conquest of Native lands and terminating their freedom? Page 16 On the eve of colonization
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controlled by the Banda clan at Mankhamba‚ and the other by the Phiri clan at Manthimba. By the 17th century‚ around the time the Malawi’ state became unified‚ the Portuguese made contact with the Chewa. Portuguese never reach the heartland of the chiefdom‚ but they had well documented records that occurred between 1608 and 1667. By 1700‚ several Malawi’ dynasties had consolidated their positions to various parts of central Malawi. The Chewa people had distinguished themselves from their neighbors
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Ant. 102 Study Guide Anthropology: the systematic and comparative study of humankind in all its cultural and biological diversity—past‚ present‚ and future. In short‚ anthropology is the study of all things human. Enculturation: The process of learning ones culture from those around us. Acculturation: learning from another culture (through the process of diffusion). Animism: A religious system based on the belief that every living thing possesses a spirit‚ or soul‚ that animates it.
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Assignment From the beginning‚ the Europeans had an advantage over the Native Americans. They had the horses and the guns. Guns played a major role in the success of the Europeans. Guns not only aided in overthrowing the Native Americans‚ but also aided in keeping the Europeans alive by allowing them to hunt and gather food. Horses also played a huge role. They made battle and travel easier. Over time‚ the use of animals began advancing. Animals provided warmth and tools
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Chapter 1 Ancient America Before 1492 I. Archaeology and History 1. Differences between Archaeologists and Historians—Both study the past‚ but they employ different methods; archaeologists focus on physical objects such as bones and pots‚ while historians focus on writing. 2. Writing and Language as Evidence—Writing is defined as a system of symbols that record spoken language; originated 8‚000 years ago in China‚ Egypt‚ and Central America. Ancient Americans invented spoken languages‚ moved
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Shortly into the film “Genocide: The Horror Continues” (“Genocide: The Horror Continues”) the tragedy in the late 20th century in Uganda is described. Army General and later self-appointed President for Life Idi Amin took power and began his attacks against “various ethnic groups” for being “enemies of the state” (“Genocide: The Horror Continues”). With no other reasons or means to do so‚ he victimized and sent the military to attack his guiltless civilians. He did this with massacres and deportation
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AP World History Unit One Exam 1. Which of the following have scholars advanced as a possible explanation for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations? (A) The emergence of women as the primary source of labor in more intensive animal-drawn plow-based agriculture (B) The increased role of women outside the home (C) The decline in birthrates that accompanied civilization (D) The emergence of large-scale warfare with professionally led armies (E) The frequent failure of women
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