Intro to Part Two and Chapter 3 (State and Empire): Week 5

When the first civilizations broke down, new civilizations began to form quickly. Some of them represented the persistence or renewal of older patterns. They were not very much different than the first. The globalization of civilization continued to grow, as well as the interaction within one another. Such as, gathering and hunting peoples, agricultural village societies, and pastoral communities. The structure of states and empires also began to grow. The rise and fall of these empires represented changes to the people who experienced them. For the most part each civilization was separated from each other. As each established its own political system, cultural values, and ways of organizing society. Although, the Persian Empire and Greek civilization experienced a centuries-long interaction and clash. It was one of the most consequential cultural encounters of the ancient world. There later became much conflict with each other a lot over control.

Chapter 2 (Documents): Week 4

Document 2.3

The Afterlife of a Pharaoh

How is the afterlife of the pharaoh represented in this text?

A common Egyptian way of understanding these fundamental human concerns is with so-called Pyramid texts.  Teti, the pharaoh, is represented as encouragement for him to approach his afterlife. Reminding him of his power that has not fallen. People are waiting with their arms open to receive him. He continues to be king in his afterlife, it is reminder for him to approach. Also, where he meets again with his father, Geb. Who is delighted with joy to recieve his son. It seems that his life won't change to much since he will basically continue to be worshiped upon. Just now he will be with his father, whom worships him to

Chapter 1 (First Farmers), Agriculture and Nissa's Story: Week 2

Agriculture began to change very quickly, it was almost adapting to the people. Corn started growing bigger, and people started to settle in different areas. Which also became a bit of an issue because new feelings were being adapted though ancestral traditions were being forgotten. Climate was changing as well, which caused crops to vary, being that animals and crops were key to survival. With the migration of people, cultures and languages became interfere. Improvements in housing became a big move. In response to housing, towns and villages were modernizing. Everything was almost combining together and changing making things much more simple.

I believe that Nissa's people were into their traditions that they really didn't think outside of the box. Everything was pretty much done within the tribe. They believed that the make was to hunt for food and bring it back to their wife/family. Feelings were something people didn't really know or understand much about. Nissan's tribe was more about living and reproducing. Everybody seemed respectful until " affairs" began to be a thing. Even then, it was normal for them because they didn't worry about feelings. All they had  to worry about was making sure that they had a variety of food and goods. Which is the reason Nissa decided to sleep with so many men after her husband had died.

Chapter 2 (First Civilizations): Week 3

There was the start if new civilizations in where people began developing new ways of living. People
started to spread into at first three places: Middle Eastern civilization, Sumerian civilization, and the Egyptian civilization. Many more civilizations became to develop after. These civilizations came to change peoples lives as for almost new cultures. Symbols were being used to identify things using animals and statues. The Indus civilization was one to bring that culture. Another example is, the Xia dynasty, whose legendary monarch Wu organized flood control to flow in great channels.  Many civilizations began to develop quickly as people migrated around the globe. Depending on where you were common developments were more effective systems to bring water to the cities, ways to communicate such as language, and people started to become to have some sort of "free time". Working all the time wasn't necessary do to the new systems people could do less important things. The beginning of civilizations created a massive change to people. It seemed that they were able to develop quickly because when people migrated they shared their lifestyle within their new homeland.