Anthropological Description Of The Neolithic Revolution
Anthropological Description of the Neolithic Revolution
For the Final Paper, you will choose one civilization from the resource list (attach list is below), and summarize the impact of the Neolithic revolution on the selected civilization. The textbook also lists and explores seven characteristics of a civilization (Food Surplus, Large Dense Populations, Social Stratification, A Formal Government, Labor Specialization, Recording Keeping, and Monumental Works) . You will choose three of these characteristics and assess how they are manifested in your chosen civilization. You must use a minimum of one scholarly source from the provided list of Ashford University Library resources, in addition to the text.
In your paper:
- Describe one of the civilizations from the list provided (i.e., location, environment, and relevant history of the civilization).
- Explain how the Neolithic revolution contributed to the origins of your chosen civilization.
- Summarize three of the characteristics of civilizations and assess how they are manifested in your chosen civilization.
- Provide supporting archaeological evidence that those characteristics manifested within your chosen civilization.
- Explain the factors that led to the downfall of the chosen civilization.
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Order Paper Now- Must be five double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Must include a title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Students name
- Course name and number
- Instructors name
- Date submitted
- Must use at least one scholarly source from the resource list provided, in addition to the course text.
- Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Ancient Egypt:
e-Books
Baines, J. (2007). Visual and written culture in ancient Egypt. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
The full-text version of this e-book is available through the ebrary database in the Ashford University Library. This resource directly supports the essay selection: Ancient Egypt.
Brier, B., and Hobbs, H. (1999). Daily life of the ancient Egyptians. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Chadwick, R. (2005). First civilizations: Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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David, R. (1997). The pyramid builders of ancient Egypt: A modern investigation of pharaoh’s workforce. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Graves-Brown, C. (2010). Dancing for Hathor: Women in Ancient Egypt. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Article
Kemp, B., Stevens, A., Dabbs, G. R., Zabecki, M., & Rose, J. C. (2013). Life, death and beyond in Akhenaten’s Egypt: Excavating the South Tombs Cemetery at Amarna. Antiquity, 87(335), 64-78. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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Minoan Crete
e-Book
McEnroe, J. C. (2010). Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing identity in the Aegean Bronze age. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Articles
Adams, E. (2007). Approaching monuments in the prehistoric built environment: New light on the Minoan palaces. Oxford Journal of Archaeology,26(4), 359-394. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00289.x
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Grammatikakis, I. E. (2011). The woman in Minoic Crete. Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 24(7), 968-972. doi:10.3109/14767058.2010.531328
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Hamilakis, Y. (1999). Food technologies/technologies of the body: The social context of wine and oil production and consumption in Bronze Age Crete. World Archaeology, 31(1), 38. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rwar20#.VYnD5PlVhBc
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Letesson, Q., & Vansteenhuyse, K. (2007). Towards an archaeology of perception: ‘Looking’ at the Minoan palaces. Journal Of Mediterranean Archaeology, 19(1), 91-119. doi:10.1558/jmea.2006.19.1.91
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Schoep, I. (1999). The origins of writing and administration on Crete. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 18(3), 265. Retrieved from http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/oja.html
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Schoep, I. (2002). Social and political organization on Crete in the Proto-Palatial period: The case of Middle Minoan II Malia. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology,15(1), 101-132. Retrieved from http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/JMA
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Schoep, I. (2010). The Minoan ‘palace-temple’ reconsidered: A critical assessment of the spatial concentration of political, religious and economic power in Bronze Age Crete. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, 23(2), 219-243. doi:10.1558/jmea.v23i2.219
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Great Zimbabwe
Articles
Chirikure, S., & Pikirayi, I. (2008). Inside and outside the dry stone walls: revisiting the material culture of Great Zimbabwe. Antiquity, 82(318), 976-993. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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Hills, A. (1988). Cross current: Great Zimbabwe’s trading past. History Today, 38(8), 4. Retrieved from http://www.historytoday.com/
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Kim, N. C., & Kusimba, C. M. (2008). New pathways to social complexity and state formation in the southern Zambezian region. African Archaeological Review, 25(3/4), 131-152. doi:10.1007/s10437-008-9031-3
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Ndoro, W. (2005). Great Zimbabwe. Scientific American Special Edition, 15(1), 74. Retrieved from http://www.sciam.com
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Qin Dynasty
e-Book
Man, J. (2009). Terra Cotta Army: China’s first emperor and the birth of a nation. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Articles
Li, X. J., Bevan, A., Martinón-Torres, M., Rehren, T., Cao, W., Xia, Y., & Zhao, K. (2014). Crossbows and imperial craft organisation: The bronze triggers of China’s Terracotta Army. Antiquity, 88(339), 126-140. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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Lubow, A. (2009). On the march. Smithsonian, 40(4), 34-42. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
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Sanft, C. (2010). Law and communication in Qin and Western Han China. Journal of The Economic & Social History Of The Orient, 53(5), 679-711. doi:10.1163/156852010X539140
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Yang, S., Zheng, Z., Huang, K., Zong, Y., Wang, J., Xu, Q. & Li, J. (2012). Modern pollen assemblages from cultivated rice fields and rice pollen morphology: Application to a study of ancient land use and agriculture in the Pearl River Delta, China. The Holocene, 22(12), 1393-1404. doi:10.1177/0959683612449761
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Zhang, H. Q., Liu, F. E., Liu, W. K., Du, J. Q., Wu, X. M., Chen, X. M., & Liao, G. X. (2011). Sex identification of slave sacrifice victims from Qin state tombs in the Spring and Autumn period of China using ancient DNA. Archaeometry, 53(3), 600-613. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00553.x
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Shang Dynasty
Articles
Flad, R. K. (2008). Divination and power. Current Anthropology, 49(3), 403-437. doi:10.1086/588495
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Smith, D. H. (1961). Chinese religion in the Shang Dynasty. Numen, 142-150. Retrieved from http://www.brill.com/numen
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Hessler, P. (2003). The new story of China’s ancient past. National Geographic Society, 204(1), 56. Retrieved from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/features/world/asia/china/shang-text.html
This resource directly supports the essay selection: Shang Dynasty.
Sellmann, J. D. (2006). On the origin of Shang and Zhou law. Asian Philosophy, 16(1), 49-64. doi:10.1080/09552360500491866
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Campbell, R. B., Li, Z., He, Y., & Jing, Y. (2011). Consumption, exchange and production at the Great Settlement Shang: bone-working at Tiesanlu, Anyang. Antiquity, 85(330), 1279-1297. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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Ancient Maya
Multimedia
Carroll, A. (Writer, Director, & Producer). (2000). Code of the Maya kings [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure-films-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=40846&aid=18596&plt=FOD&loid=0&w=420&h=315&fWidth=440&fHeight=365http://digital.films.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=18596&xtid=40846
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e-Books
Lohse, J. C., & Valdez, F. (2004). Ancient Maya commoners. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Foias, A. E. (2013). Ancient Maya political dynamics. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Articles
Freidel, D., Rich, M., & Reilly III, F. K. (2010). Resurrecting the maize king. Archaeology, 63(5), 42-45. Retrieved from http://www.archaeology.org/
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Glover, J. B. (2012). The Yalahau region: A study of ancient Maya sociopolitical organization. Ancient Mesoamerica, 23(2), 271. doi:10.1017/S095653611200020X
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Isendahl, C. (2012). Agro-urban landscapes: The example of Maya lowland cities. Antiquity, 86(334), 1112-1125. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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Lucero, L. J., Fedick, S. L., Dunning, N. P., Lentz, D. L., & Scarborough, V. L. (2014). 3 Water and landscape: Ancient Maya settlement decisions. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, 24(1), 30-42. doi:10.1111/apaa.12027
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Peterson, L. C., & Haug, G. H. (2005). Climate and the collapse of Maya civilization. American Scientist, 93(4), 322-329. Retrieved from http://www.sigmaxi.org
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Teotihuacan
e-Book
Headrick, A. (2007). Teotihuacan Trinity: The sociopolitical structure of an ancient Mesoamerican city. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Articles
Clayton, S. C. (2013). Measuring the long arm of the state: Teotihuacan’s relations in the basin of Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica, 24(1), 87. doi:10.1017/S0956536113000059
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Conides, C. A. (1997). Social relations among potters in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Museum Anthropology, 21(2), 39. doi:10.1525/mua.1997.21.2.39
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Cowgill, G. L. (2008). An update on Teotihuacan. Antiquity, 82(318), 962-975. Retrieved from http://antiquity.ac.uk/
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de Lara, J. P. (2005). Temple of the Sun. Archaeology, 58(6), 36. Retrieved from http://www.archaeology.org/
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Vance, E. (2014). Gods of Blood & Stone. Scientific American, 311(1), 48-55. Retrieved from http://www.sciam.com/
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Aztecs
e-Books
Carrasco, D. (1999). Aztec ceremonial landscapes. Retrieved from https://www.ebscohost.com/
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Carrasco, D. (2011). The Aztecs: A very short introduction. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Hodge, M. G. (1998). Archaeological views of Aztec culture. Journal of Archaeological Research, 6(3), 197-238. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/home/main.mpx
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Pennock, C. D. (2011). ‘A remarkably patterned life’: Domestic and public in the Aztec Household City. Gender & History, 23(3), 528-546. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01652.x
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Smith, M. E. (2005). Life in the provinces of the Aztec empire. Scientific American Special Edition, 15(1), 90. Retrieved from http://www.sciam.com
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Incas
e-Book
Sarmiento de Gamboa, P., Bauer, B. S., & Smith-Oka, V. (2007). The history of the Incas. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Articles
Dean, C. (2007). The Inca married the Earth: Integrated outcrops and the making of place. Art Bulletin, 89(3), 502. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcab20#.VYnbOflVhBc
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Wright, K. R., & Zegarra, A. V. (1999). Ancient Machu Picchu drainage engineering. Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 125(6), 360. Retrieved from http://ojps.aip.org/iro/
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Zuidema, R. T. (1990). Inca civilization in Cuzco. American Anthropologist, 94(1), p.222. Retrieved from http://aaanet.org
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Moche
e-Book
Benson, E. P. (2012). William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere: Worlds of the Moche on the north coast of Peru. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Bourget, S., & Jones, K. L. (2008). The art and archaeology of the Moche. Retrieved from Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Article
Moseley, M. E. (1975). Prehistoric principles of labor organization in the Moche Valley, Peru. American Antiquity, (2). 191. doi:10.2307/279614
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Cahokia
Articles
Cahokia Mounds: Prehistoric Indian city. (2010). Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, 41(1), 62-65. Retrieved from http://altweb.astate.edu/arkreview/default.htm
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Emerson, T. E. (2002). An introduction to Cahokia 2002: Diversity, complexity, and history. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 27(2). pp.127-148. Retrieved from http://www.maneyonline.com/loi/mca
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Emerson, T. E. (2013). Re-envisioning Cahokia – It is bigger than you think! (Cover story). Illinois Antiquity, 48(2), 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.museum.state.il.us/iaaa/
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Givens, R. (2012). Clues to demise of Cahokia uncovered. American History, (5), 8. Retrieved from http://www.historynetshop.com/aboutus.html
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Trubitt, M. B. D. (2000). Mound building and prestige goods exchange: Changing strategies in the Cahokia chiefdom. American Antiquity, (4). 669. doi: 10.2307/2694421
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Pauketat, T. R., Kelly, L. S., Fritz, G. J., Lopinot, N. H., Elias, S., & Hargrave, E. (2002). The residues of feasting and public ritual at early Cahokia. American Antiquity, (2). 257. doi:10.2307/2694566
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Anasazi
Articles
Johnson, M., & Johnson, D. (1971). The Anasazi great house. Perspecta, 367. doi:10.2307/1566994
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Kohler, T. A., & Matthews, M. H. (1988). Long-term Anasazi land use and forest reduction: A case study from Southwest Colorado. American Antiquity, (3). 537. doi:10.2307/281216
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Hohokam
Bayman, J. M. (2001). The Hohokam of southwest North America. Journal of World Prehistory, 15(3), 257-311. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/home/main.mpx
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Hill, J. B., Clark, J. J., William H., D., & Lyons, P. D. (2004). Prehistoric demography in the Southwest: migration, coalescence, and Hohokam population decline. American Antiquity, (4). 689. doi:10.2307/4128444
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Hunt, R. C., Guillet, D., Abbott, D. R., Bayman, J., Fish, P., Fish, S., Kintigh, K., & Neely, J. A. (2005). Plausible ethnographic analogies for the social organization of Hohokam Canal irrigation. American Antiquity, (3). 433. doi:10.2307/40035308
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Motsinger, T. N. (1998). Hohokam roads at Snaketown, Arizona. Journal of Field Archaeology, (1). 89. doi:10.2307/530459
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Neolithic Revolution (Generally)
e-Books
Barker, G. (2009). Agricultural revolution in prehistory: Why did foragers become farmers? Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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Simmons, A. H. (2011). Neolithic revolution in the near East: Transforming the human landscape. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
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