How War Has Changed Society

From the beginning of recorded history was has always existed. The causes of war varied from disputes between lands, power, resources, religions, government systems, and economy status. No matter what they reason, war seems to be part of human nature. Every culture around the word has different views of war. In ancient times the Mongolians viewed it as sport and desired to conquer lands and gain more power. The Chinese considered it a great honor to serve their country and go to war. Customs were diverse throughout the regions about how to honor the soldiers, living or dead. Rules of war were developed in some places, but many accounts of war have been unregulated and bloody. Treatment of the innocents of the enemy side varied, as well as the treatment of captives and the dead bodies.

Human civilization grows silently and violently. The changes of where people live and who owns a certain terrain is decided by violence. Most land disputes were settled with bloodshed and war and still happen today. However in technological advances and how

Farming initially developed in the Middle East, the Fertile Crescent. Grains such as barley and wild wheat were abundant. Also, not heavily forested, and animals were in short supply, presenting a challenge to hunters. 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE. Notice: it took thousands of years for this “revolution” so not fast but profound for history. Agriculture was hard for many hunting and gathering peoples to adopt – lots of work. Those in agricultural communities developed diseases, which they became immune. The agricultural people would unintentionally infect the hunters.

War has been present throughout history and plays a major role in power, politics, and glory.

Imagine smaller villages going through the same war. They would have been decimated. Because land could only be divided up so many times, this brought constant conflict, like when samurai rebelled in 1331 for the reason of not having enough

Beaver Wars- (1650-1700) The Iroquois tribe of Indians pushed into Ohio Country for more fur and hunting grounds, that way they would be able to trade with the British and Dutch Merchants. This helped them gain new lands for

Ever since the days of Mesopotamia from the agricultural revolution, war has been a constant and important part of human life. Over time though, humans have evolved and gotten stronger and smarter which lead to more competition. War from its beginning, has consistently stemmed from the innate sense of evolutionary survival and subsequent competition, thus securing it’s inevitable perpetuation.

The Snake war was started by a series of conflicts, the first conflict occurred when Shoeshine killed 8 men in fort hall, idaho and consequently sparked a conflict in 1852 when a group of miners responded to Native American assaults by killing 41 Modoc Native Americans in their village. After that particular event Native Americans attacked pioneer trains during the August of 1854, killing 21.

There were many wars among the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Mycenaeans and other empires which rose and fell over several hundreds of years. Military conquest was the tool rulers used to expand their territories and power and acquire knowledge and new technology. War was also a driver of economic growth. War wasn't the only route used, as there was also diplomacy. Kingdoms deployed diplomats so rival communities could talk to each other and resolve differences. These kingdoms would establish family-like relationships. Sometimes to end war, a marriage was arranged; in this way, the warring communities would no longer pretend they were family, they would become family and this would end conflict. When wars ended trading would resume, at least for a

As long as mankind has existed there have been warfare. Nations or groups fight each other over religion, believes and interests, and billions of soldiers has let their life fighting for their country and culture values and believes.

‘War’ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a state of open and declared, hostile armed conflict between states or nations. Voltaire—the human personification of the Enlightenment period—says the following: “Famine, plague, and war are the three most famous ingredients of this wretched world…All animals are perpetually at war with each other…Air, earth and water are arenas of destruction. Defining war has been a political issue for centuries, and it poses a philosophical problem. Most philosophers will agree on war being a clash of arms, or a state of mutual tension between nations or states, distinguishing it from open rebellions, riots, and personal violence.

War has been going on just about as long as people have been alive. Whether it is just some cavemen fighting over a fire, or multiple countries going to war for justice, there has always been some scale of war. I am going to be analyzing way through functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives.

Early civilizations we have learned include Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. After learning about these civilization, I can include there were many impacts to the development and spread of these civilizations. Although trade and conquest were the two more prominent impacts, conflict (conquest) had the most important impact on the developments of these early civilizations.

My theory is they created tools for many different things and not many were for war because the Mayans weren’t violent people

Humans have engaged in war for thousands of years. The earliest recorded instance is circa 2700 BCE. Of course, the fighting extends much further back as this was near the advent of writing. Even