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One theory is that warmer and wetter weather influenced foragers to settle down.
- This is important because it shows how the climate affected the history of the foragers. -
Global warming at the end of the last ice age made agriculture possible, for wheat’s and wild rice.
- This is important because this is what parted us from foraging, and started agriculture. -
Some huge, but small advances were handling crops, like planting them at certain time of the year, or watering them differently
- This is important because small errors can ruin a crop, but with the right information crops can be saved. -
At one point in time people realized that secondary products could be used other than killing them, they used their milk, eggs or strength to their advantage
- This is important because animals can sav time and effort, which leaves time for other jobs. -
In small communities diseases were not common, were not affected largely. Villages, however, were affected more because they served better environments for these disease to live in.
- This is important because it shows how the environment can affect if there are diseases or not. This also shows how they didn't even have a doctor at the time. -
The innovation in irrigation and terracing allowed populations to grow larger.
- This is important because this is a big step from where we came from, from just figuring out how to grow crops to making irrigation, just making the job easier. -
Old monumental structures can all lead back to leaders that existed in the past, who had enough power to organize these
- This is important because it shows how the wealthy people had power too, or vice versa. This also shows that when they had power they could get anybody to do anything. -
First time in history people were divided because of gender, women were supposed to stay inside and take care of the children, and men were supposed to go out and hunt
- This is important because this is the starting point of division. -
As communities expanded their leaders gained more resources, but now they set aside some of the wealth to support armies and specialist enforces
- This is important because leaders used some of the money for something else but theselves. -
Rulers of the early states were involves with symbolic activities, which helped them preserve their power. These leaders planned monuments that included human labor, which was straining and dangerous
- This is important because it shows how lives were lost to please the leaders, and that we are lucky that we advanced in technology. -
The innovation of religious faith stirred up questions about life that have never occurred to the generations before
- This is important because before this people were too busy staying alive, but now they can think and ponder about it. -
Cities which had sanitary issues had higher death rates, than smaller villages
- This is another example of how the environment has affected on the people health at that time period.
