AP World Review: Video #2: Agriculture and Pastoralism’s Impact On Human Societies (Key Concept 1.2, II, A-C) Everything You Need To Know About Agriculture and Pastoralism’s Impact On Human Societies To Succeed In AP World WWW.APWorldReview.com
Impacts of Pastoralism and Agriculture Increase in food supplies -> larger populations -> cities and civilizations Because not everyone needed to farm, specialization of labor emerged: Artisans - make pottery, cloth, weapons, tools Merchants - traded goods Warriors - protected cities Scribes - instrumental in record keeping
Technological Innovations That Improved Societies Pottery: Fire-hardened clay could create pottery to store food and liquids As early as 7000 B.C.E. Wheels: Helped increase trade and transportation Travel further distances and connect more people Sumerians made wheeled carts in 3000B.C.E. - diffused goods
Patriarchal Societies What are they? Societies in which men possess authority over women Developed in both agrarian and pastoralist societies Mesopotamia’s laws enforced patriarchy: Divorce was easier for men than women Egypt: Although patriarchal, women had greater rights Legal equals to men, could own property, sell land, have own wills, could divorce
Quick Recap Pastoralism - what is it? Specialized labor and new classes that developed Importance of pottery and the wheel for agricultural production, trade, and transportation Patriarchal societies - what are they? Examples?
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