Prehistory

Advancements in technology have always brought massive changes to society, disrupting old jobs and patterns and creating new careers, opportunities, and possibilities. The next big technological revolution, which will be driven in large by advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, will disrupt human life as we know it, and may even destroy our notion that one We must examine historical technological revolutions to determine the impact the AI revolution will have on human life.…

Schlesinger's thesis regarding the impact of science and technology and society is that society is changing faster than it ever has before, because of new advances in science and technology. However his thesis has another side to it, because of the impact of the new advances in society people forget the past and the importance of how the past has made huge impacts on us that got us where we are today. Science is like a new drug to us, we crave the new opportunities it brings us. The technology…

Throughout Paleolithic, Neolithic, Egypt, and Ancient Near East Era they all have used animals to symbolize something some painted animals to show what they saw other used it to symbolize a god/goddess or water or fertility. Each era used and painted them differently. We are sure exactly what each animal really symbolizes we can only theories what they might stand for. Paleolithic art & Neolithic art During the Paleolithic era animals are shown but are not sure what they symbolize. The could…

The Classificatory-Historical period took place from 1914-1960 and marked a time concerned with chronology and dating. Universities and other research institutions emphasized time as the primary tool of classifying North American cultures. During this time period it was thought that cultures could be well understood based on the chronological ordering of events. An important technique developed during this time was stratigraphic excavation, which was the differentiation and examination of…

Have you ever finish a book and said to yourself “Wow, I am going to reread this book again.”? Unfourntly, “The Ascent of Money” by Niall Ferguson isn’t a book where you will likely reread after the first read instead you will be saying “Is it finally over?” “The Ascent of Money” by Niall Ferguson explains how money came to be in our society by starting off where we see the first use of currency to the end where money has become something we can’t even touch. As a person who isn’t interested in…

Hold onto your hats because an exciting adventure through Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age is about to begin. Early humans had to adapt to their environment to survive. So what did they do? There were many advances in technology over Paleolithic to Neolithic Age. New ways to get food and keep warm and more helpful tools were found. To begin, the Paleolithic people were what’s called to be the hunter gatherers. These people were also known as nomads which were people who moved place to…

History is the story of human existence, therefore we can learn how to be better human beings than the human beings that have come before us. We can learn more about ourselves and what makes us human by analyzing historical figures. At the beginning of this semester I thought that I had some great answers for the question about why it is important to study world civilizations. I now find that I only scratched the surface in my first essay. I had some very cliche reasons for studying or teaching…

Analysis: “The Judgment of Thamus” by Neil Postman Professor and writer, Neil Postman, in his story, “The Judgment of Thamus” claims that today’s technology has both positive and negative effects on society and the world as a whole. Postman starts out writing about the positives and negatives of technology but slowly drifts towards the negative side, attempting to persuade the audience into thinking that technology is harmful to society. Postman’s claim that technology has a multitude of…

Although a large amount of historical information about Mesoamerica can be found online, many facts researched by archaeologists are found in museum databases. The Chicago Field Museum emphasize more reliable, detailed online information about Mesoamerican art than the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. The Peabody Museum fails to present and explain straight forward information on the cultural and religious aspects of Mesoamerica online. Both the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology…

Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology Technology is convenient in numerous ways, it helps with sending fast messages, writing essays, and more. However, there are multiple disadvantages to technology, like invading privacy, and losing information you need. (Citation) There are benefits and impairments of technology, so Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt” and the article “Just How Dangerous Is Alexa?” are perfect examples of that. “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury is a great story, it shows that…