Question 1
Agricultural revolution is defined as the gradual transformation of the agricultural systems. However, the term could be inappropriate because some of the transformations were not gradual but sudden (Noam, 2000).
Question 2
Akhenaten was one of the most famous rulers of Egypt despite the fact that later rulers did not consider him as a king. He ruled under the name of Amenhotep IV after inheriting the throne from his father who was Amenhotep III. The young king was famous for going against convention. He build the temple that he dedicated to Aten at his first year as the king. In his third year, he celebrated the Sed festival a festival that was usually conducted after 13 years of pharaoh’s reign. He also granted his wife the power that he himself surpassed (Noam, 2000).
Question 3
The Greeks were the first Europeans to write in alphabetic letters. The letters were adopted from the ancient Greeks. They adopted the Minoan syllabary as Linear B that was used to write the early Greek. The Greeks used the letters that were not found in the Greek sound and used them to create consonants (Noam, 2000).
Question 4
Constantine take and decision had both good and bad effects to Christianity. The good effect was that he made Christianity an official religion in his empire. The main reason for doing this was not that he believed in Christianity but because he believed Christians would unite his kingdom. The bad effect on Christianity is that he changed some of Christian text to suit what his beliefs (Noam, 2000).
Question 5
The European Christians promoted slavery after they justified the enslavement of the non-Christians. The justification was made after a biblical account on the curse upon Noah’s sons. According to European Christians, all Africans were supposed to be enslaved. Muhammad was believed to be the champion of women rights. He promoted the restriction of polygamy and restrained unlimited rights exercised by men over their wives (Noam, 2000).
Question 6, 7, 8
The distribution of animals had great social impact in Europe and Middle East Asia. This was so because of their geographical locations and distinct physical feature. This features affected how they communicated with each other. They had to communicate with people from other climatic zones before moving their animals (Noam, 2000).
Questions 9
The main difference between Sparta and Greece is that the Spartans worked as a group and trained their children from childhood to be warriors. The people of Greece worked individually. They did not train their children to be warriors from their birth but instead they were mostly scholars. The great art of Greece were red figured vase painting, the sculpture from the temple of Zeus at Olympia, the famous charioteer and Zeus or posedium (Noam, 2000).
Question 10, 11, 12, 13
Pax Romana brought peace and security to Rome. People travelled and traded safely. It brought prosperity to Rome since people did not need internal defense (Noam, 2000).
Question 14
The Aztecs were organized people and each knew their family roles. They had men of great skills of art. They build the largest structure of the time where they offered sacrifices. The protestant reformation changed the way people viewed faith. It also changed the way people focused on their beliefs, and placed boldness in addressing God (Noam, 2000).
Question 15, 16, 17, 16, 19
Peter the great was man of great power, extraordinary energy, and supreme vision. He made Russia to the rank of superpower. Despite the good deeds, Peter was disliked. There were several attempts on his life (Noam, 2000).
Questions 20
Slave trade led to slave trade wars where many Africans lost their lives. There was demand for weapons and other commodities that were brought by the slave traders by African leaders. Some kingdoms embraced foreigner’s cultures (Noam, 2000).
Questions 21, 22, 23
The versatile treaty was harsh and it is primary aim was the demolition of Germany. The treaty helped Hitler who was the leader of the Nazi to manipulate the laws in his favor. He was liked by many for what he advocated for during the early years of the signing of the treaty (Noam, 2000).
References
Noam, Chomsky. (2000). Rogue states: the rule of force in world affairs. London: Pluto Press.
