Bronze age Agrarian Societies Flashcards
What are the four possible independent origins of written language
- China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica
How does written language impact science?
- more accurate record keeping,
- easier to pass on knowledge
- patterns easier to detect
- prevents the extinction of ideas
- increases the amount of knowledge stored
What major similarities linked the bronze age cultures?
- all originate around large, productive rivers.
- all had independent origins of agriculture
- each had their own written language
What did large, productive rivers provide for bronze age cultures
- drinking water
- provides power
- food
- irrigation for crops
- waste removal
- transportation
- security (as a geographic barrier)
When was bronze age ancient China active? what is the order of the Ancient Chinese dynasties in order from oldest to youngest
- from ~2070-1045 BCE
- Xia
- Shang
- Zhou
What rivers surrounded bronze age China?
- Yellow and Yangtze rivers
Agriculture in Ancient China started as early as ….
10,000 years ago
When was the golden age of chinese philosophy?
550-230 BCE
When was the Indus valley civilization?
- 330-1300 BCE
Describe the indus valley civilization
- largest civilization at the time
- centered on the Indus river
- written language was never translated
- was a very advanced and organized city, and supposedly egalitarian
- may have disappeared due to climate change/change in frequency of monsoons
When was Mesopotamia active?
4500-1940 BCE
What rivers did Mesopotamia surround
- Tigris and Euphrates rivers
The earliest evidence of written language was found in….
Mesopotamia
Describe Mesopotamia
- significant evidences in astronomy, mathematics, medicine
- evidence of irrigation, sewers
- used religious explanation to natural phenomenon
When was ancient egypt active?
- 3100 - 30 BCE
