How Did Pottery Use Pottery In East Asia

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In East Asia, from 8000-600 B.C.E. during the Foundations period, many technological advancements allowed for the growth of the country and its economy. These new technologies included the spoke wheels, pottery and the calendar. These objects helped and shaped East Asia and some parts of the world today. Pottery is used for many different occupations. From the kitchen to the work fields, pottery is an essential. Through the art of pottery, pots can be made for cooking and storage. Pottery helped provide bowls and plates for eating. It also allowed jugs to drink water out of. Pots were used to collect food and vegetation in the fields and bring them back. Pottery assisted people by carrying goods from one place to another. It saved people many trips and was very effective. An average pot was built to be twelve inches tall and six inches wide. Pottery was used not only for domestic work, but also for art. Pots were sold and used for decoration. Pottery was used as essential around the house including bowls and statues. The art of pottery was a difficult and a long process. To begin making pottery, first the East Asian people placed a rope on the clay, which made an impression on the surface of the pottery. Then, thoroughly by pressing the rope into the clay, indents were made. The final step was to …show more content…

The most important object, during the Foundations period in East Asia was the calendar. By removing the calendar from society, there is no way of telling time. People would not know what the date was. They could not mark holiday on certain days and would not have a timed schedule. Not only would trouble begin East Asia, but it would occur all over the world. The deletion of the calendar would cause must anxiety and stress. Even today if there was no calendar created, than people would have no idea on the date. The society would be less organized and there would be no specific