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What caused simple villages to develop into complex societies?
– After the Ice Age, humans learned to domesticate animals and plant crops. – As people learned to be better farmers, farming villages developed. When villages succeeded, they were able to support more people. Their populations grew and their skills became more specialized.
Why did some locations develop complex civilization?
The first civilizations appeared in locations where the geography was favorable to intensive agriculture. Governments and states emerged as rulers gained control over larger areas and more resources, often using writing and religion to maintain social hierarchies and consolidate power over larger areas and populations.
Why do you think that a complex society emerged in that particular geographic area?
Why do you think that a complex society emerged in that particular geographic area? A complex society emerged in Mesopotamia mainly because of the existence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These rivers provided fertile soil and fresh water for irrigation that allowed people to stay in one place and grow food.
Why do you think that a complex society emerged in Egypt?
Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river’s annual flooding ensured reliable, rich soil for growing crops. Repeated struggles for political control of Egypt showed the importance of the region’s agricultural production and economic resources.
Why did human societies get more complex?
With more people, societies needed to change in unprecedented ways and become more sophisticated with how they organized human life. Each society grew more complex in response to its own set of environmental, social, and political stimuli.
How did life in a complex village compare with that in a simple village?
From Simple to Complex Villages A complex village had a larger population than a simple village, with people living closer together. The larger population had a greater supply of skills, ideas, and needs. As a result, life in a complex village was more varied and complicated than that in a simple village.
How did way of life change in villages?
– life became complex explain how way of life changed in villages? – extra food meant more people lived together – surpluses encouraged growth of villages and populations – surpluses lead to increased trade – people in one village might trade their surplus food for surplus tools in another village
How did surplus food lead to the growth of villages?
– extra food meant more people lived together – surpluses encouraged growth of villages and populations – surpluses lead to increased trade – people in one village might trade their surplus food for surplus tools in another village how did workers become specialized
Why did Uruk want to create a village?
To overcome these problems, Uruk invites nearby families to live with him in the valley. They form a village. This village allows them to band together for common defense. This also allows for a division of labor. With all of these farmers living together, not everyone needs to be a farmer.
What was the difference between a village and a city?
This what it looks like now. While villages and towns might hold a few hundred people, the city of Uruk was home to tens of thousands. That massive population brings new opportunities, the foremost of these being a greater division of labor and an opportunity for specialization. In a village, you might have one potter.