Properties of water
What is environmental history?
The study of the relationship of the human and nonhuman worlds over time
Life will appear where ever water is in large quantities
what is the neolithic revolution?
When humans stopped nomadic lifestyles in-favor for settles agriculture
More water means
larger population and overall flourishing of a land
Build aqueducts
What do greenhouse gasses do to the earth?
Warm it to a higher temp then normal
Whats photosynthesis?
plants use energy from the sun and carbon dioxide to create sugar
When did the neolithic revolution start?
The first large civilizations to arise were the Mesopotamia and the Egyptians, what was the tactic that allowed them to succeed in farming to an extend where they could develop into advanced societies?
artificial irrigation
What two cities did the Chinese grand canal connect?
Beijing and Shanghai
What is the process in which water is constantly changing forms?
the water cycle
What precent of the human body is water?
60 precent
What was the Mogul empires nomadic system?
peripatetic and pastoral
In both Mesopotamia and Egypt, how did they get the majority of their water supply?
Rivers
What did the Chinese do to increase rice production?
create rice patties with constant flows of water
What allows water to be a universal dissolvent?
water polarity
Cellular respiration
For what precent of history have humans been nomadic?
building of canals to hold excess water
What does LMEST stand for?
the late modern energy system transition
What are some compounds that share similar qualities to water?
NH3, CH4, CH3NO
whats the formula for photosynthesis?
6CO 2+ 6H 2 0 + Solar Energy C 6 H 12 O 6+ 6O 2
In all these nomadic societies, what were patterns of movement based on?
Where plants and crops were, and therefore water
As for Mesopotamia and Egypt farming can be compared, these two early civilization are also compared.
What is the ratchet effect?
Where water supplies are used to support large populations and leads to innovation which then leads to greater exploitation of water sources