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Nomatic Social Structure (8000 BC)
Men and women were considered equal. Everyone had roles in the society and all the roles were equal. There was a basic sense of religion and a small sense of community. They had to survive. That was basically their only goal. -
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Agrarian Society (5000 BC)
They developed stone tools. Pastoralism emerged as societies began to rely more on the land and they developed basic farming. Everyone still had roles and both genders are considered equal. Because they could establish a more perminant home, they could develop more. They had more time to spare so things like art came about. Language became slightly more advanced. -
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First City-States (3000 BC)
A patriarchal society is a society that is prominatly run my males. They have power and make all the decisions. Mesopotamia is the first city-state the was formed and they had a patriarchal society. This was because men had come to realize that women are not as strong and capable as they are. Because women had to bare all the children, they could not always work in the fields or collect food. And after the baby was born they needed to stay home and raise it. -
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Chinese Philosophers (600 BC)
Chinese philosophers had new ideas regarding the patriarchal society. Because of this, Chinese dynasties had a more advanced patriarchal society. They took the idea of men being in power to a new level. In the royal family, the empress and most of the other female members were forced to stay inside. They practiced the art of foot binding which was when you wrap the foot in a certain way so that it bends. It was done to show royalty but it also made simple tasks like walking impossible. -
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Societal Disputes (5th Century BC)
Along with different societies and communities developing came unavoidable conflict. People came to a realization that other groups had what they wanted. Whether that was food, resources or land, it lead to wars. Some societies began to trade, but it wasn't always that easy. The early conflicts forced society to realize that you won't get along with everyone and other countries have things that you want. -
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Caste/Class System (~0 CE)
The caste system and class system are similar in the sense that there are several different levels of classes. Where they most differ is that in a caste system, what ever caste you are born into, that is the caste you stay in. It determines what the rest of your life will be like. There is no working your way out of it. Whereas in a class system, you can work your way out of what class you were born into and join any class that you can work yourself into. -
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Colonization (1500 CE)
To colonize is to establish a colony or to transform a community into a colony. Colonization began with the expansion of early empires but it is typically linked with when European settlers began to settle on different lands. In many settled colonies, Europeans made up the bulk of the population. And even if they were a minority, they were often dominate and privileged. This changed the social structure because now there are new people going to differnt lands and making it their own. -
Revolutions (1750)
The beginings of revolutions all over the world was the start of the rise of the lower class. The lower class thought that they had the same right to be represented and taken care of as anyone in the upper class did. Because they were unhappy, they revolted against the ruling elets. The revolutions gave the lower class more opportunity and representation. -
Industrialization (1800 CE)
During industrialization, the creation of coal mines and factories caused a huge growth in population. Because of the population boom, there were more houses to be built and mouths to feed. This also caused the quality of life to decrease. The idea of family life was slowly dying and the poor living and working conditions caused the community dynamic to change. But with an increase in jobs, the middle class was created. This lead to even more of a gap between the different social classes. -
Thesis
From 8000 BC to 1900 CE social structures changed in way such as gender equality and becoming more diverse as well as a better sense of community. A continuity that occurred during this time was that there was always a hierarchy of power. -
Feudalism (800 CE)
Feudalism was the begining of a society that was self-sufficient. You never had to leave the territory you worked/lived on becasue everything was produced there. The white male that owned the land was called a lord and the people that worked underneath him were called vassles and serfs. They were the workers. Because these territories were self-sufficient, it caused there to be a lack of communication and trade with the outside world. For lack of a better term, it caused issolation.
