Please answer three of the following questions with examples as necessary and appropriate! Due July 8. .
1. How did technological transformations during the Neolithic Age lead to the development of the first historical states and civilizations? Please discuss with examples two of the following: Nile River Civilization (Egypt); Tigris-Euphrates Civilization (Mesopotamia); Indus River Valley Civilization (India); Yellow River Civilization(China); Middle American Civilization (Valley of Mexico, Yucatan, and Central America); and Andean Civilization (western South America centering on Peru).
2. According to Burke, other print and film sources, webliography and the web, what were three transformation that affected life and thought
during the Classical Era (1000 B.C./B.C.E to 500 A.D,/C.E.) that "changed the universe." How does it affect us today? Please discuss!
3. According to Burke, other print, and film sources, webliography, and the web, what were three transformations that affected life and thought during the Medieval Era (500 A.D//C.E. to 1500 A.D./C.E.) that "changed the universe." How does it affect us today? Please discuss!
4. Please describe the changes in scientific thinking (the paradigm shift) that led to new thought in regard to technology, society, and philosophy between 1500 and 1800?
5. How did the Industrial Revolution (and its use of applied energy and natural resources) lead to changes in transportation and changes
in living arrangements (urbanization), family structure (extended family to nuclear family), and the role of women.