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IIb. Definitions of Basic Economic Systems
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Topics for II. Foundations: to 1000 CE
Agricultural, Pastoral, Foraging
Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory
This site provides a guided tour to life in the Stone Age, before herding or farming. This site provides insights into what daily life was like in ancient Egypt, one of the first agriculturally based civilizations.
 Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory
The International Museum of the Horse
Domesticating the horse changed economic and social life in the ancient world.
The International Museum of the Horse
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth: Yellow River Information
This site explains why the Yellow River formed the "cradle" of Chinese civilization.
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth: Yellow River Information
Charles Stuart University: Nomad Communities
This is a very detailed site on geography and migrations, including the nature of nomadic societies and communities.
Charles Stuart University: Nomad Communities
Technology
The Islamic World and the Abbasids
ColorQ: Pre-Modern Asian Science and Technology
This site discusses science and technology in pre-modern Asia.
ColorQ: Pre-Modern Asian Science and Technology
Islam Spain and the History of Technology
This site focuses on technology in the early Islamic world.
Islam Spain and the History of Technology
Science and Technology in Islam: Early Muslims Scientists and Their Contribution to Modern Science
Early Muslim scientists are the focus of this discussion.
Science and Technology in Islam: Early Muslims Scientists...
Han and Tang China
China the Beautiful: The Grand Canal of China
This site discusses the Grand Canal and its construction as an engineering feat.
China the Beautiful: The Grand Canal of China
University of Copenhagen: Ferrous Metallurgy in Han China
This site discusses technology and metallurgy in Han China.
University of Copenhagen: Ferrous Metallurgy in Han China
ThinkQuest: Ancient Chinese Technology
Canadian students won the ThinkQuest challenge with this site devoted to technology in ancient China.
ThinkQuest: Ancient Chinese Technology
Chinese Cultural Studies: China, Technology, and Change
The site from Brooklyn College examines China's development of gunpowder, printing, and the magnetic compass and has some nice comparisons with other cultures.
Chinese Cultural Studies: China, Technology, and Change
The Discovery Channel Looks at the Han Dynasty
The Discovery Channel's "Great Wall" site has many links on traditional China.
The Discovery Channel looks at the Han Dynasty
Japan
The Richard Stockton College of NJ: The History of Japan
This is a meta-site on Japan with many links, documents, and essays, including a discussion of the development and significance of printing.
The Richard Stockton College of NJ: The History of Japan
Japan-Guide.com: Basic Information on Shinto Religion
This comprehensive site on early Japanese culture has links to Shinto, Buddhism, and other aspects of society, including a photo gallery of shrines and temples.
Japan-Guide.com: Basic Information on Shinto Religion
Overview of Shinto
This site discusses Shinto in ancient Japan.
Overview of Shinto
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