Chapter 6 (Commodities and Variations)

Chapter 6 (Commodities and Variations)
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Chapter 6 of the book discusses the similarities and differences between many different civilizations.


Teotihuacan
  • Americas greatest city
  • just like Indus Valley, much is unknown 
  • Largest urban complex in the Americas 
  • Street of the Dead that had large homes of all the elite people
  • little to no interaction with outside people.

Niger River Cities
  • apparent absence of a corresponding state structure
  • Each city has a specialized economy, and they traded with one another
  • Men and Woman equal, no social hierarchy
  • few signs of despotic power, widespread warfare, or deep social inequalities
Maya
  • cultural achievements 
  • writing systems, calendars

Bantu Migration
  • The migration of people who spoke the Bantu dialect in Africa
  • Farmers replaced foragers


Pacific Islands
  • Over 100 dialects are spoken
  • No large cities, just small collections of people in villages

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