Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Themes in History: Devlopment and interaction of cultures
In the first quarter of the year we studied the time period from 8000 BCE to 600 BCE. Within this time period we looked at many aspects of World History, including the development and interaction of cultures. We studied detailed civlizations, and we analyzed how they developed, interacted, and settled. These civilizations contained many religions and belief systems. We looked at Buddhism, Hinduism and Confucianism, and we studied how they functions. We analyzed the roles or women within each belier system and discovered that they were inferior to men. Within these belief systems, women had the domestic duties of the family, and did not take part in almost all religous ceremonies. Men controlled the religous ceremonies, and also took the responsibilities of hunting and creating shelters. We also looked at the heirarchy's in each of these belief systems. The heirarchy's had many similarities and differences. In this quarter, we deeply looked at many civilizations and belief systems throughout ancient Eurasia.
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On the brink of global revolution?
Global warming. Hardly any winter. Unpredictable weather. Disastrous hurricanes. Wild tornados. Devastating tsunamis. Polar ice caps and glaciers melting. Sustainable Development. Nuclear power. Wind power. Solar power. Hydro-electric power. Alternative fuels...
Could the human population be on the brink of another historical revolution likened to the Neolithic Revolution? The Neolithic revolution absolutely changed the existence and impact of humans on the world. No longer needing to spend our time and energy looking for food to sustain the small population, men(and women!) could be creative, build massive structures, create complex governments with bureaucracy, devote time and energy to worshipping gods and goddesses, building empire, etc. WHAT A REVOLUTION!!!
THEN, several hundreds of years later....the Industrial Revolution!! Trains, cars, factories, steam engines, gasoline power cars, electricity, radios, computers, televisions, more cars, weapons, video recorders, records, cds, dvds, ipods, etc. etc. etc. -- a continuing revolution!!
But, now, are we on the brink of a global changing revolution that our neolithic and technological revolution has created? More and more in the news, in the movies (An Inconvenient Truth), in the Congress, and in the U.N., there are discussions about the human impact on the environment. What we do today will impact the planet 100 years from now. It seems that FINALLY, our governments are ready to address this issue! China, an emerging global power, is acknowledging the rampant pollution in its own country as it goes through its own industrial revolution today.
There is even discussion about "sustainable clothing" in future fashion developments!
So this lead me to an earth-altering question: are we on the verge of another tremendous revolution will be as significant as the Neolithic revolution? Will it take thousands of years or a hundred years or 20 years?
Nice post and Im sure you meant every word of it.
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