The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-14
= By w. E. REYNOLDS. -
Copyright 1920. By W. E R.
OUTLINE FOR CHAPTER EIGHT.
MIDDLE BARBARISM.

OUTLINE FOR CHAPTER EIGHT.
MIDDLE BARBARISM.
Beginning Among Ayan dOmcscaion
of AgmaIs A, Among !s, the Red races of the West
Tools and Weapons Bow and spears swords high
F polished stone TOOLS Tools of sMETTED
Transportation Natural ocomoon crude sledg drawn bv
animals On water, dugouts and early
sail boats.
Subsistence foods flesh farnaceous vegetable
Shelter iewn plank stone and adobe houses
Clothing Tanned skins wool and other fabrics
grassy conntry Iordng of domestic animals
Organization Federated containing the germ of prmi
tive kingdoms Organization of armies Patri-
ga%aus na 'a family '' with % Ss9se Ss4fP@'of e5opory S6
Competition Of medicine men led to union Of
priests and prophets and establishment of
religious institutions within and separated
from tribal organization.
native soft metals institution of ''oG5tH5 cGottci
SLAYER slavery and private property Genesis of the
Duration Much less than lower barbarsm.
The middle Age of barbarsm began amongst the
Aryan races of the Eastern hemisphere with the domes.
tcaticn of animals The Red of the Western hem
sphere developed systematic agriculture at the beginning
Of middle barbarism.
Our domestic animals are but the descendants Of
wild animals adapted to the of man. The dog is but
domesticated wolf and the domesticated auracl
The aurach was the native buffalo Of the Indoran
plains where the Avan race first evolved out of lower
6arbarism.
The acquisition by man Of any tool marks forward
step on the road to progress Animals have been called
the animated tools of man. The need Of for sleep
caused him to utilize the dog sentinel The storage
of grain brought vast numbers of predatory rodents
Cats were dmestcated to catch the thieves of grain
They proved themselves useful for this purpose that
their bodies were decad sacred and they worship
ped as gods.
The specific circumstances surrounding the first do
mesticaOn 3f animals of course unknown, but much
lo1o Iof
cnt day tribes who passing through this period Of
social evolution
While the Aryan races were domesticating animals
the Red busiy developing systematic agricul,
re The most notable examples of Red races so en-
gagged the Pueblos Of New Mexico the Aztecs and
Totecs of Mexico and the Incas Of the high plains of
Peru
The architecture cf both at this age was very
SIMILAR bcth using stone and adobe as building material
stone predomirating in the Eeasem and adobe "a kind
Of dried mud in the Western hemisphere The differ
in building material chosen due to differences
III geological formation and climatic conditions Where
stone was abundant and the climate wet stone was useI
Where clay abundant, stones scarce ard the climate
dry adobe used Hcwn planks used only in tie
localities where timber abundant
Smelling and the making of bronze first made it.
appearance in this aye the smelling however being
fined to the soft native metals such "copper" tin aud
lead
The domestication of animals brought change in
the methods of land transportation crude sedges drawn
by animals made their appearance. Metal cutting
tools, mostly Of bronze made possible larger beats Of
hewn tmbers, and the weaving of fabrics made possible
sails for boats Sail boats made their first appearance
during this age
The agricultural village life brought greater var
ety and abundance OF food material which made fam
ines and pestience less frequent. The improved me
.hods of transportation stimulated industrial develop
ment and increased the fecundity of the race.
The domestcaton of animals led to the making of
fabrics of wool nature atho there are no wild wool
bearing sheep Wild sheep have only long hair
which by mans selection has been improved into the
wool as we know it today The is true of the mohar
Of the angora goat
Man became herdsman with the domestication of
animals He located in such localities rs furnished past
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