Glossary:
Readings:
Diamond: Chapter 14
Nolan & Lenski: Chapter 7
Presentations:
Glossary:
| agrarian era | agrarian societies | agriculture |
| artisans | authority | bourgeoisie |
| bureaucracy | tribute | caste-system |
| centralization | church | civilization |
| gesellschaft | class system | conflict |
| laws | empire | estate system |
| feudalism | secondary organization | guild |
| institutionalization | social structure | secularization |
| literacy | urbanism | monarchy |
| nation-state | xenophobia | peasant |
| power | serf | sex stratification |
| stratification | theocracy | traditional states |
Essays:
On your next exam you will be asked to demonstrate that you have read and mastered the course material. You should take the time now to answer the following essay questions to create your study guide for that exam. Address the questions fully and completely in your own words and voice. Prepare your answers now.
According to Diamond, why did centralized states evolve?
According to Carneiro, how did centralized states evolve? How does this differ from Diamond's theory?
According to Nolan & Lenski the rate of technological innovation slowed shortly after the shift from horticulture to agriculture. Why?
Short
Answers:
The following short answer questions are from your readings and may well appear on your next exam. Each can be answered with a short paragraph of three or four sentences; please use your own words and voice. You are encouraged to answer these questions now to create your study guide for that exam.
What is a Kleptocracy?
What technological innovations set simple agrarian societies apart from horticultural societies?
Assess the poser and interests of the elite in advanced agrarian societies.
Why does stratification increase with the transition to agrarian society?
Why does stratification and the division of labor increase with the evolution of agrarian societies?
What technological innovations set advanced agrarian societies apart from simple agrarian societies?
Why is the birth rate high in agrarian societies?
What is the proprietary theory of the state?
What effect did proximity to trade routes have on the evolution of agrarian societies?
What are frontier societies? What impact did such societies have on agrarian class systems?
Spartacus: