Crash Course World History #201 Rethinking Civilization

Name: Maira Oliva_______________________________ Date: ____________8/27/15        _______ Period: 3A ____________

Crash Course World History #201 Rethinking Civilization

Directions:

1. Preview the video viewing questions.
2. Watch “Crash Course in World History without taking any notes.
3. Watch “Crash Course in World History a second time.  Pause the video as needed so that you can answer the questions.

1. What is the controversy surrounding the word “civilized”?

The controversy surrounding the word is that when someone refers to the term “civilized” it usually means someone that has a privileged status compared to someone that is “uncivilized” means someone that is a barbarian from the hills or forest and occasionally come to the realization to give up their ways and live in the valleys. But historians believe that is entirely wrong and that “uncivilized” people had a life that has more benefits compared to the people that lived in the valleys.

1. What was the impact of having a food surplus?

The impact of a food surplus is what created jobs, and our technology today because if a group of people were unable to provide all people in their region food than the people that have no food will only be concerned about having food in order to survive. With people having the time to not only look for food were able to wonder and create new ideas which creates our society today with the technology and jobs available.

1. How does the idea of being under state control impact the attitude about people being “civilized”?

People think that in order for something to be civilized a state must be involved, with the power of state control allows for a civilization to be created.

1. In what two things did the ancient states’ power rest?

The power of the states’ rested on the army and taxes.

1. What is James Scott’s attitude about why the hill cultures developed?

Scott’s attitude towards why hill cultures developed was that they were made of people that were fleeing from civilizations, they do this in order to make it harder for states’ to control or conquer them.

1. When considering this argument, what changes about the attitude towards hill cultures?

Usually you would think barbarians are people awaiting to become civilized but actually “hill people” are runaways from civilization to find a better life in the hills that was less complicated.

1. What are the advantages of the swidden agriculture used by hill cultures?

It provides a more varied diet that consist less effort, as well swidden agriculture is far healthier than the diet we live off.