HIST1601 Notes

Problems of first cities and states

- Flag; flag designer; where flag goes- Leader - who/what/democratically elected gov.; residence for leader- Bureaucracy to support leader; police; soldiers; public servants; taxes - accountants; sanitation; health; religion - shared belief

Major causes of the emergence of our modern form of society?

- Agriculture; increase in population; innovation; collective learning

Lessons from 'Big History' that are of relevance to understanding challenges we confront in 21st Century

- Scope of life and history; long-term trends from a stepping-back view; history is complex; about context - nothing happens in isolation; punctuated evolution - punctuated with new ideas; we make progress and take steps forward

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