The most important piece of evidence that was presented in Chapter 17 was the rise of rights for Women. Since the Englishwoman Mary Wollstonecraft wrote one of the earliest books based on feminism, it is important to realize how finally, there was someone who was representing woman during this time. Since woman did not have many rights, this was the perfect opportunity to present these ideas to the world. Wellstone craft argues the emphasis for woman having access to proper education like men usually, no more of that natural standard. Later, when Elizabeth Stanton came on board, there was more support that leads towards a social movement. Not only was she an important figure in the suffrage movement, but she also created a new meaning to the saying that all men and woman are created equal.

What also stood out to me the most was the history behind the American Revolution. The important key points that I took away were the following: it marker a decisive political change, and it south to preserve the existing liberties of the country rather than create new ones. As in contrast, the French revolution started from scratch and recreated everything begging from social order. I also think that it is very interesting that during this time, new things were being changed such as street names, new calendar and administrative systems. It was also important to note that these two countries have influences a lot of the world today, as they are known to run pretty efficiently and in structure.

Because world trade has made a huge impact on the world, I think it is important to note the commerce and consequences it has caused.  For one, this is what created the Atlantic economy which consisted of sugar and slaves. One of the most important consequences of commerce is the lack of equality and the separation of classes. For example, when people were sold as slaves, they were degraded as being a part of a society. They were treated like objects and were not given its true value. This also made it unfair for those in the lower class who could not afford such means. The separation of classes really impacted who could afford what and what good people could trade.

If we notice the way that Mongols worked along missionaries, we can notice the pattern as to where the domains began. It’s important to see their accomplishments as they were mostly in Persia and eventually moved farther east. I thought that it was important that the Mongols always favored trade. Because they were nomads they recognized the importance of helping them prosper as a society. Another cool fact that I thought was interesting was the Confucian Chinese were not as favorable towards merchants and commerce. For example, they did not want to produce as many goods as others, but did participate in the trading. I thought it was so interesting how trade was one of the influences of building roads through cities to help promote trade. Many of these roads were later used to move civilizations that later conquered other. I know that trade is a good thing, but in many ways, it really separated its people into lower class status. Ryan Smithjjjf

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Pastoral Peoples: What I found as the most important information of the pastoral peoples is that they would herd livestock around open areas of land. They used the changing seasons such as rain, to flourish their pasturages. I think that this is important to note because like we learned in the previous class, many civilizations migrated through different roads such as the sand road, water roads, and silk roads. Using the adaptation as changing seasons helped them adapt to special environments such as hot desserts. It was also important for me to note that the first pastoral society emerged from hunting and gathering groups who captured species that were in the wild. This has affected the world in general because it has made it a lot more resourceful and easier for us to use species for our everyday lives, especially when it comes to smaller rural towns. I also thought it was very interesting how animals were first domesticated around the same time that the first plants were being cultivated, as both were present in the agrarian societies. Many of these pastoral strategies have been adopted by the peoples of the Middle East in regions that may not be already suitable for cultivation of plants. Many animals were also tamed because they were used for food.

I also thought that it was very interesting how the pastoral peoples used wells for the gathering of the water. Because the dessert was not abundant in water supply, water was drawn from the wells in leather bags and pulled up by a rope that was attached to camels. Another fun fact for me was that this way of living affected population. Because so many more people were staying in one spot and producing food, the population grew, to include hundreds and even thousands of peoples.

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I thought it was very interesting how India’s main exports were spices. It was nice to learn how different exports and trades from different countries came about. I think that it is very important to note how we all found what resources could get us better good, how we could trade them to other peoples that could use them worldwide. Because agriculture was the main product of goods, it was important to also note that there was also someone that had to do leg work or also known as the labor. Exporting items really did benefit us because we had the opportunity to get a hold of greater goods. But looking at this in a different perspective, this really affected our social structure. For one, it created class division of labor. Obviously, the people on the top of the pyramid were too “good” to perform these tasks, but the labor had to be completed one way or another. This is when slavery came into place and people were being used as slavery and slaves were sold as an item or better said, as a belonging.

When it comes to the topic of slavery there is so much history and detail that needs to be examined. For one, it was a very wrongful approach for production of goods. This topic also related to empires, and how domination can rule over another human being. In every empire there was somehow a way to express inequality. Those at the bottom of the pyramid had no choice but to give the labor for agriculture and chores that did not want to be completed by the elite.

Trade was a fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek world and following territorial expansion, an increase in population movements, and innovations in transport, goods could be bought, sold, and exchanged in one part of the Mediterranean which had their origin in a completely different and far distant region. Food, raw materials, and manufactured goods were not only made available to Greeks for the first time but the export of such classics as wine, olives, and pottery helped to spread Greek culture to the wider world.