Western Civilization characterized the start of humanity‚ and the evolution of mankind from the manner of survival techniques to the urbanization of human civilization. Continuously‚ we see the repeated themes of religion‚ the simultaneous tie of divide and conquer in relation to expansion‚ intellectual awakening in the arts and philosophy‚ death‚ and the shift of governmental power as it transfers in the hands of an individual monarch‚ democracy‚ and so on. The present and the future are set and
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The establishment of a “moral code” and whether responsibility for its creation lies with the government or the citizens has been a topic of research for a number of years. The establishment of this code in Ancient Greece seems to have primarily been the responsibility of the government itself‚ but sometimes potentially through the citizens‚ who were essentially required to have a certain ability to contribute to the decision-making process‚ as some were often elected at random. It also appears to
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Rivers played a big role in why civilizations were able to grow so large because it could provide people with a way of transportation‚ water to drink‚ and irrigate their crops. The Chinese first started to settle the land about 1.7 billion years ago near the Yun Nan Province in the south near the Yangtze River. Yun Nan has a warm climate to grow crops‚ and the river gave them water to drink and gave them a way to irrigate their crops. Fish also were an abundant food supply. As they prospered‚
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Ancient Chinese Contributions Strayer University Ancient Chinese Contributions “China has given many ideas and ideals to the rest of the world; [China] has also given certain material goods or inventions or discoveries” (Bodde‚ n.d). Many of Ancient China’s inventions and contributions have shaped the way we live today. While gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ Chaulmoogra oil‚ and the story of Cinderella have been important contributions in the growth of the world‚ paper‚ printing capabilities‚ the compass
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peeks not the valleys of the achievements of mankind.1 This statement shows that among the civilization that rose‚ the western civilization is always ahead of the other societies. There is an assumption that western civilization are progressive than Asians. In comparison to the medieval world‚ view‚ however believed in a fixed order of things and was theocratic. It is true that the western civilization started the economic and social activity through the Industrial revolution. The industrial
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Europe‚ India‚ Japan and China. Acquiring new knowledge and technological advancements‚ allowed certain empires‚ during this time‚ to rise above others. Timekeeping was a unifying factor. Timekeeping was another one of the many contributions made in Ancient Rome and Greece; Ancient Romans and Greeks were innovators‚ making roads‚ buildings‚ and aqueducts. They also adopted and innovated previous technologies‚ according to Pliny the Elder a
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was the Golden Age in Greece. The major achievement was government. The most significant person in history was Jesus Christ. A crucial event that happened was the plague. All four parts have paved the way to present day and has shaped modern civilizations. The most important time period was the Golden Age in Greece. Advances in philosophy‚ entertainment‚ and the arts helped modernize ancient Greece and influence other nearby areas. Philosophy was monumental to Greece because it created new
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From the Stone Age to Civilization The Paleolithic era or the “Old Stone Age” was defined by early humans that used stone tools in their everyday lives. This age was followed by the Neolithic age‚ which was marked by technological advancements. Following this period‚ humans began to form the first early civilizations. There are similarities between the Paleolithic Era and the era of “civilization.” Tools‚ for example‚ played a significant role in everyday life for people of both eras‚ providing
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Although we may not realize‚ Ancient civilizations actually have a huge impact on the modern society. The Bantu and the Indo-Europeans‚ two similar yet different ancient civilizations occurring both around 4000 BCE to 1000 BCE changed the course of history through migrations. Although very different these two groups are also similar in the ways such as in the way they conducted their migrations and technologies. These migrations spread culture and practices through land in which helped form the world
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Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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