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Human Societies geog1 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Settled near rivers and other water bodies for irrigation and fishing
      - More advanced homes than Hunter-Gatherers
      - Larger population (>100)
    - - Generate only enough food to sustain small populations, generated little surplus
      - Simple tools
        
        Spears
        
        Hoes
      - Gender Inequality
        
        Women, less able to work long hours in the fields, are reduced in stature compared to men
  - - - Settled down at times and much less mobile than hunter-gatherers
      - Moved around to find fertile grazing grounds for livestock
    - - Raised livestock for survival, generated little surplus
  - - - Societies conflicted over resources as such resources grew in number
      - Slavery begins growing widespread
- - - - Increased efficiency and yields
      - Large production surpluses
      - Animal-drawn plows revolutionised farming
    - - Specialisation began to occur as less time and energy had to be devoted to mere survival
      - Large amounts of the population diversified their abilities and energies to various specific tasks and skills
    - - Long hours of manual labour meant that gender inequality is dramatically more pronounced
- - - - Social Media plays a large role in shaping the population's views and attitudes, making it an essential component of many people's lives.
      - Social Media connects the far ends of the world, breaking down barriers to communication and enhancing freedom of expression
- - - - Assembly lines meant that more goods than ever could be produced and sold, leading to mass consumerism
      - Advances in medicine lead to much higher life expectancy, and the population booms
      - The advent of electricity led to industrial machinery becoming more widespread
    - - Factories
        
        These large factories require large amounts of manpower to operate machines
        
        Factories, buoyed by industrial machines, spring up to mass produce goods
      - Rise Of Machines
        
        With the advent of machines, more manpower is required to operate and maintain these machines
        
        Specialisation
        
        Each machine requires specific skills to operate and maintain, so specialisation is more pronounced than ever
  - - - More time is spent away from family, and more and more outside interaction occurs, reducing the family's social significance
      - The family unit loses its significance as the center of social life
    - - Industrial Societies increase social mobility, as enterprising entrepreneurs can rapidly amass fortunes
      - Society promotes individualism and is more accepting of various political positions and stances on social issues
      - Society tends to be more egalitarian, with reduced inequality based on gender or socioeconomic positions
    - - Such disconnects between people led to urban violence and riots
      - Society becomes more distant and impersonal as the flurry of faces around oneself become less and less distinct