Ke jia’s Hist4 midterm reading report
- 1. KeJia’s Hist4 Reading Report 1. The Revolution of Agriculture (1)Introduction of what is the “The Revolution of Agriculture” (2) The agriculture in the Fertile Crescent (3) domestication of plants and animals2. Eurasian Empires (1)Ancient Greece (2)Ancient Rome (3)The Qin Dynasty 3. Eurasian Cultural Traditions (1) Legalism (2)Confucianism (3) Daoism
- 2. Neolithic RevolutionMap of the world showing approximate centers of origin of agriculture and its spread in prehistory: eastern USA (4000–3000 BP), Central Mexico (5000–4000 BP), Northern South America (5000–4000 BP), sub-Saharan Africa (5000–4000 BP, exact location unknown), the Fertile Crescent (11000 BP), the Yangtze and Yellow River basins (9000 BP) and the New Guinea Highlands (9000–6000 BP).[
- 3. The agriculture in the Fertile CrescentThe full agriculture apparentlyfirst arose in the Fertile Crescent because of many factors. For example, the Mediterranean climate had a long dry season with a short period of rain, which made it suitable for small plants with large seeds, like wheat and barley.
- 4. DomesticationMany societies made use of both, but in regions where farming was difficult or impossible, the animals were important just likes the Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara. The particular animals central to pastoral economies differed from region to region.
- 5. Ancient Greece Ancient Greece is the civilization belonging to the period of Greek history, lasting from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries B.C to the end of antiquity and beginning of the Early Middle Ages with the rise of the Byzantine era following Justinian I.
- 6. Ancient Rome Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century B.C. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome.
- 7. The Qin Dynasty The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 B.C. During its reign over China. However, the Qin Dynasty collapsed unmourned in 206 B.C.E.
- 8. Eurasian Cultural Traditions1.LegalismLegalism was a utilitarian political philosophy that did not address higher questions like nature and purpose of life. The school's most famous proponent and contributor, Han Feizi, believed that laws should reward those who obey them and punish accordingly those who dared to break them; thus it guaranteed that actions taken were systematically predictable.2. Confucianism Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period.3.DaoismDaoism or Taoism refers to a philosophical or religious tradition in which the basic concept is to establish harmony with the Tao, which is everything that exists, the origin of everything and because of the latter it is also nothing. Han Feizi(280 BC – 233 BC)Confucius(551BC – 479 BC)Laozi(604BC – Unknown)