World History: The beginning

Hae-Seung Robinson          Commerce in my opinion is the next biggest event since agriculture. It single handedly created worldwide relationships between multiple countries. The Silk Road is one example of how countries across Eurasia formed connections through trade and by doing this, they grew their own communities. Goods themselves were more complex than before, and now people cared to receive luxury items rather than just tools. This is one of the first times that materialism is introduced to society and the introduction of business/entrepreneurship. Products became more complex and quality of goods were taken more seriously. Jewelry, furs, bamboos, paper, slaves, gold, glass and medicines crossed along the Silk Road and this became the introduction of globalization through trade. Trade also put more of an emphasis on transportation. Transportation became more vital to being successful, so many inventions spawned from getting people and their products to ...

Hae-Seung Robinson Professor Andrews HST 1000 08 10/24/17        Civilization begins to grow it’s roots in society during 3500-3000 B.C.E in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Norte Chico. Civilization at its core, existed before it was redifined by the newly developed societies. Thanks to the agricultural revolution, people were forming communities which could be considered the beginning of civilization in terms of human history, but historians and the Mesopotamians they study have conflicting definitions of what it means to be civilized. Mesopotamians made it very clear cut based on their lifestyle. Because of how strict their definition was, they weren’t actually embodying the true meaning of civilization. In reality, what is or is not concidered civil changes with society. It may seem ironic that this is true but their definition of civil only applies to them at their specific point in time. They were civilized before and after they set guidelines for what it meant, be...

I used to fear the idea of history repeating itself due to how much negative events would occur. I never really connected our modern tendencies to early human behaviors, I neglected to consider information from that far in the past. I notice that the paleolithic way of life never completely disappeared. In my opinion there's beauty in this time frame. Growing up in the city exposes some of human's greed and sometimes made me wonder if the constant eye for an eye style of the fast life is worth it. During the paleolithic era the only goal was to share tomorrow and explore. To me, it seems like modern day has too many ulterior motives, but I appreciate the structure of communities that grew between 3500 and 500 B.C.E. Objects were used for art and weapons in Africa then spread as humans started migrated. The connection between objects as a product didn't exist the way we know it today.  When in Eurasia, these technologies expanded to become more deadly weaponry, more safe clo...