Ancient Civilization

Ancient Civilization

Introduction

Cultures and civilization has played an important role in the development of history. It is important to get a complete understanding of the meaning and significance of civilization and the position of western civilization in the historical context. The modern progression in the society and development has modified the historical aspect of civilizations. However, there are several factors that reflect the values, religious traditions, theories, political systems, social structures, economic framework and cultural heritage of the ancient civilization. The historical events and periods related to the cultures and civilization would help the new students and new generation in getting an idea of the past. The new generation should learn the events and happenings of the past that have contributed in the development of the world and culture in which they live.

This paper discusses the different aspect of history and civilization that have shape up the modern world. It analyzes the period of Mesopotamian civilization and its contribution in the development of history and culture. The paper evaluates the conception and ideas of Socrates regarding the goals and purpose of life. An examination of the role of women in the Greek society has been discussed in detail. In the end, the paper discuses the statement 'History is written by the winners' and provides debate on the concept of this statement with respect to the religion.

Mesopotamian Civilization

Mesopotamian civilization is an important part in the study of the history if civilization that lead to the development and progression of the western civilization. It has been observed that the Sumerian people formed the ancient city of Mesopotamia. The origin and foundation of the Sumerian people is not very clear in the literature of the history. However, these people are considered to be the founder of several cities in the southern and ancient Mesopotamia. By the period of 3000 B.C.E, there were a number of cities that were built in the area of ancient Mesopotamia. These cities include Ur, Umma, Uruk, Lagash and Eridu. The historical evidences show that the Sumerian people are not the only founders of the civilization of Mesopotamia. They have adopted and followed some kind of the patterns of the ancient people living in the region of early Mesopotamia. The evidences from the crafts and agricultural methods and tools draw attention towards the origin of the early civilization of Mesopotamia. These agricultural methods and tools are not originally belongs to the Sumerian people but they have adopted these things from the preexisting settlements of their ancient society and people. The Sumerian people worked for the development and progression of the cities in Mesopotamia and they were succeeded in the formation of the economical and political control in those cities of Mesopotamia. The integration of external economical, political and other environmental factors leads to the formation of Sumerian civilization which is widely known as Mesopotamian civilization. The epic of Gilgamesh is one of the famous pieces of art in the civilization of Mesopotamia and Sumerian ...