Creation, Interaction and Expansion of Economic Systems

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Creation, Interaction and
Expansion of Economic Systems
AP World History
Creation, Interaction and Expansion of
Economic Systems
This theme includes:
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Agricultural and pastoral production
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Trade and commerce
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Labor systems
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Industrialization
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Capitalism and Socialism
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Foundations Unit
8000 BCE – 600 CE
Neolithic Revolution
Traditional Economy
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Hunting and gathering
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Sedentary agriculture
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developed between 10,000
and 8,000 BCE
1st developed in
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southwestern Asia
Earliest method was slash-
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and-burn agriculture
Slash-and-burn agriculture in
Subsistence agriculture
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northeast India
Herding animals
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(pastoralism)
Development of Agriculture
Economic Regions
Early Village Economy
Farming led to the rise of
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permanent villages
Jericho
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Village life led to
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specialized labor
Development of early
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industry
Pottery, metallurgy, and
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textiles
Ancient Civilizations
Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Indus River Valley
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Irrigation led to improved agriculture
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Development of cities contributed to rise of trade
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China
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Regular rains & fertile soil minimized irrigation
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Olmec
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Develop in rainforest; water control systems
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Chavin
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Develop in mountains; complex irrigation
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Nile-Indus Corridor
Pre-classical labor systems
Slavery
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Existed in all early civilizations but was relatively
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unimportant
Most slaves gained through military conquest
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Egypt
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Used corvée labor to build pyramids & temples
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Peasants were bound to the land
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Men were organized into labor gangs of 50-100
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