AP World History 2012-2013
  • Unit 1
    • 1.1.3: Tools and Adaptation>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.9 & 1.3.2: New Religions & Geographies of Early Civs.>
      • Early Religions>
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
      • The Early Civilizations>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
    • 1.1.2: Humans and Fire>
      • 1.1.4: Economic Structures>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.6: Arts & Record Keeping>
      • Arts and Artisanship
      • Systems of Recordkeeping
      • Case Study: The Phoenician Alphabet
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.1-1.3.3: Early Culture & Systems of Rule>
      • Culture's Effects
      • Systems of Rule
      • Case Study: Hammurabi's Code
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.1-1.4 Early Human Innovation>
      • 1.1.1: Human Patterns of Migration>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.1-1.2.3: The Climate & The Neolithic Era>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.5-1.2.6: Reliable Food Sources & Innovation>
      • Case Study - The Plow
      • Works Cited
    • 1.3.1-1.3.2: Pastoralists & Early Architecture>
      • Introduction
      • Monumental Architecture And Urban Planning
      • Pastoralist Weapon Dissemination And Transportation
      • Pastoralist Tools
      • Basic
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Works Cited
  • Unit 2
    • 2.2.5-2.2.7 Social Hierarchy and Gender Roles>
      • Gender Roles>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Social Hierarchies >
        • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.2.4 Cities>
      • Trade>
        • Trade AGMSPRITE
        • Trade Case Study
      • Religious Rituals>
        • Religious Rituals AGMSPRITE
        • Religious Rituals Case Study
      • Public Administration>
        • Public Administration AGMSPRITE
        • Public Administration Case Study
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of the Persian and S. Asian Empires>
      • Persia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • South Asia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of Rome and China>
      • China>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Rome>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.1: Growth of Empires & States>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.1.6 Cultures Of Second Wave Civilizations>
      • Sculptures
      • Architecture
      • Literature
      • A.G.M.S.P.R.I.T.E
      • Sources
    • 2.1.1: Religions as a Bonding Force>
      • The Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
    • 2.1.4 Buddhism and Hinduism Impact on Gender Roles>
      • Buddhism
    • 2.1.2 The Emergence of Religions>
      • Christianity
      • Confucianism
      • Greco-Roman Philosophy
      • Daoism
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 3
    • 3.1.1 Third Wave Global Trade Routes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.2 The Impact of trade on emerging trading cities>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.3. Spread of Islam Through Afro-Eurasia>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 3.1.4 Inter-Regional Travelers >
      • The Basic Gist
      • Compare and Contrast
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.5. Cultural Interactions and Art>
      • The Basic Gist
      • Cultural Traditions AGMSPRITE
      • Art AGMSPRITE
      • Literature AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
    • 3.1.6: The Impact of Newly Spread Technologies and Scientific Knowledge>
      • Basic Gist
      • Movement of Gunpowder from East to West
      • Movement of Printing from East to West
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.7 Inter-Regional Conflicts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
  • Unit 4
    • 4.1.1. - Influence of Tools Upon Transoceanic Trade>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.1.2: Maritime Reconnaissance>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.1.3 World Economies>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE analysis
      • Case Study
    • 4.1.4 The Colossal Impact of the Colombian Exchange>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study on Sugar
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the East
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the West
    • 4.1.5 Government and the Arts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.2.3 Forced Migration of Africans Cause and Effect>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the forced migration of Africans
      • Effects/Developments of the forced migration of Africans
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.3.2 Impact of Technology on state consolidation and imperial expansion>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 5
    • 5.3.1 US and Latin American Revolutions >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2b Hatian Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2a: Causes and Effects of French Revolution>
      • Causes of the French Revolution
      • Effects of the French Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2c Causes and Effects of the Mexican Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the Mexican Revolution
      • Effects of the Mexican Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.3: The Winds of Change>
      • Case Study
      • The Conception of Nation-States
      • Nationalism on the Rise
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.4 Nationalism and Democracy >
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
      • 5.3.5 Enlightenment and European Despots>
        • Basic Gist
  • Unit 6
    • War and Peace in a Global Context>
      • Big Gist>
        • WWI vs WWII
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Changing Economics>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Demographic and Environmental Changes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 20th Century Globalization>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Effects of Revolutions on Women>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • New Patterns of Nationalism >
      • Basic Gist
      • Independence of Vietnam Case Study
      • Effects of Communism Case Study
      • Chinese and Russian Revolutions
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Globalization of Science, technology and culture. >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
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Artist's rendering of early humans engaging in daily activities. Humans can be seen hunting various animals, while having temporarily settled by a body of water, where they might hydrate or wash themselves, and also take advantage of the many readily available animals potentially doing the same.

Final Summary 
AGMSPRITE
Yazmin Gooren

       The economic (E in the AGMSPRITE) structures which arose during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era were often influenced by while simultaneously influencing various factors included within AGMSPRITE. 

To summarize, the Paleolithic era mostly saw the emergence of nomadic, hunting and gathering based or pastoralist type societies, with economic structures directly tied to the particular lifestyle practiced. These societies were considered nomadic because they tended to avoid staying in one permanent location. If they were part of hunting and gathering society, people depended mostly on wild animals (to hunt) and herbs, fruits, and other plant-like food sources (to gather), meaning that little other economic activity was happening. Meanwhile, if they were a part of a pastoralist society, more emphasis was placed upon the domestication of animals, which also meant that little economic interaction was pursued, as there was not yet much of a "community" to interact in. Once the Neolithic Revolution occurred, and farming began to take on a crucial role within life, more dependence was placed upon the domestication of animals, and the cultivation of crops, which would eventually lead to early "societies" with respective economic structures, though these were still incipient. 

This leads into an analysis of the Geography (G) aspect to this particular time period, as both Paleolithic and Neolithic people made effective use of their surroundings (whether by picking available berries, or following edible animals) which indicates a rudimentary understanding of the impact geography can have on an individual’s way of life. Additionally, much of this Paleolithic and Neolithic behavior also had direct impacts on the environment itself, as, for example, rivers were utilized for irrigation, lands were unnaturally cleared for farming, and animals were either hunted until extinction or domesticated, (which were all accomplished with the aid of Technology). Art was also influenced by this time period, as many cave drawings depict animals, or people, or animals being hunted by people, which allows us to conclude that these events held a position of crucial importance—or at least important enough to be permanently depicted. This also showcases a certain degree of Intellect (I) as these Paleolithic and Neolithic people were at least intelligent enough to understand that their lifestyle may be, in one form or another, appropriate for artistic rendering. Furthermore, while political (P) structures had not yet begun to take on a key role within society, religion (R) had, as many of these early societies accredited certain gods with luck in hunting, harvest, or other survival-related matters. Similarly, economic structures of this time period also impacted the Military (M) and Society (S) at large, by either 1. Not proving enough food to allow for job specialization and social stratification, or 2. Creating a food surplus which allowed people to pursue professional endeavors outside of the agricultural realm. This allowed, for example, the Military to be well-fed and strong, and for Society to settle down permanently, and thereby have a more lasting impact on its environment, while sustaining a generally satisfactory standard of living, while steadily progressing towards a more modern society.

In summation, during these early times, there were no "economic structures" as we know them today. There were no businesses to propel a lagging economy forward, there were no taxes to be raised, there wasn't even an actual currency yet. However, we may consider the manner in which early humans took advantage of their resources to be a rudimentary expression of economic structure, as it was eventually this which led to the first actual "civilizations," however basic, entertaining such concepts as job specialization, trade, and economic gain or advancement. Thus, the manner in which these hunter-gatherer, pastoralist, and eventually farming-based societies met their most basic needs and thereby survived was of the utmost importance and, as mentioned above, ties into many other aspects of life in the early days, as well.
 

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Cave drawing depicting hunter-gatherer relationship.A drawing such as this hints at the Intellectual capability of the early human to recreate that which he encounters in day-to-day life.
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This is an artist's rendering of early humans weaving; weaving was one of the new "technologies" spawned by job specialization brought on by the food surplus.

Works Cited:

Armstrong, Monty, David Daniel, Abby Kanarek, and Alexandra Freer. "Chapter 6; Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 BCE to Around 600 CE." Cracking the AP: 
     World History Exam 2013
. 2013 ed. New York: Random House, 2012. 91-94. Print. The Princeton Review.

"Early Weavers." Science Photo Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/362773/enlarge

Fletcher Humanities | D. S. McNeill." Fletcher Humanities | D. S. McNeill. Deitchman, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://deitchman.com/mcneillslides/units.php?unit= Prehistoric Arts>.

Ghosh, Pallab. "Early Humans in Britain." BBC News. BBC, 07 July 2010. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10531419.

Strayer, Robert W. "Chapter 1-Chapter 3." Ways of the World: A Brief Global 
     History with Sources
. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2011. 11-115. Print.
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