Essays on Civilization

The English Writer, Matthew Arnold, tends to define ‘Culture’ based on his advocating towards ‘high culture’. In his point of view, what could be defined as culture must be well created based on thoughtful process and creativity like a piece of refined ‘Art’ as it...

For hundreds of years, nations have exerted control of other nations for economic and geographical power and the Middle East is one of the most well-known. European nations, specifically Great Britain, colonized the Middle East for their gain and with the area colonized, along with...

In my brother’s sixth-grade social studies class, they are also learning about Europeans and Native Americans. He saw that I was looking at a picture of Cortes, Montezuma, and Malinche. Hernan Cortes in case you don’t know is a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated...

Pericles, a successful Athenian orator, general, and statesman once said, “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. ” These words are especially relevant when considering the legacy of Ancient Greece. Ancient...

In our current civilization, we are constantly reading about new innovations and technological advancements being made in our multi-functional, ever useful, overpriced i-Pads. Technological advancements and major breakthroughs in science that were thought to be impossible by the brightest scientists ten years ago. The world...

Through the specialization of the human brain, people have unlocked an unlimited potential that has led to significant progression which is sometimes self-destructive. According to Ronald Wright, the progression is not always a good thing and civilization is potentially objectionable. Wright argues that people have...

Early Civilizations poise curiosity when analyzing their culture and understanding their way of life. The Epic of Gilgamesh, gives its audience an inside perspective on early western civilization. Uruk, located in modern day Iraq, resides between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Immense Ziggurats, high walls,...

The ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians have many common traits, but also differ, despite emerging in the same years. The Egyptians, a people religiously optimistic, put in place a bureaucratic government which ultimately reflects their social system. In Mesopotamia, where life was not considered as optimistic,...

Architecture is an important part of all civilizations to further advance their infrastructure. Many civilizations have both different and similar methods and understanding of how the world works, and how that knowledge can be used in architecture. Although Egyptians and Mesopotamians share many similarities in...

Many people see civilization as several different things. Civilization is essentially just a person’s way of living with things like laws, culture, living habits, education, etc. Although, obviously these ideas on how people live change throughout history, one’s life, and even where in the world...