In ancient Greece, the Greeks named any location where the sun set as the West (Caicco). Technically, they were right. However, as the world’s population expanded, humans changed their perspective on what Western civilizations were.
In this week’s lecture, we learned that there are five key aspects that define the West. These aspects are a “complex urban life, a complex government, organized labor, innovative technologies, and long-distance trade” (Caicco). As far back as the paleolithic era, scientists found evidence that eluded to levels of hierarchical statuses, developments of agriculture, as well as domestication of animals (Hunt, Martin, Rosenwein, and Smith 4). In these developments, the formation of a complex urban life would be a natural theory. Hierarchical statuses could lead to another belief that the establishment of complex governments and organized labor are two important key aspects to Western civilizations. The innovative technology of sword making and the like out of bronze helped the Mesopotamians to conquer lands for their ore mines (Hunt, Martin, Rosenwein, and Smith 12). After the invention of the wheel, long-distance traders could travel as far as India to increase …show more content…
They repeatedly grow, die, and redefine themselves through the course of many years. For instance, it is plausible that technology grew very slowly because of a refusal to change due to myths and “religious practices rooted in ignorance” (Pluta 210). Humans misunderstood quite a bit about nature and what it actually was as well as having a generalized fear of technology because it was not “god” given. On the other hand, some researchers agree with a Darwinian way of thinking and believe that there is only “survival of the fittest through competition, aggression and/or the hoarding of resources, land, animals, slaves, and women” (Caicco). Consequently, there are different perspectives on the advancements in
In this week’s lecture, we learned that there are five key aspects that define the West. These aspects are a “complex urban life, a complex government, organized labor, innovative technologies, and long-distance trade” (Caicco). As far back as the paleolithic era, scientists found evidence that eluded to levels of hierarchical statuses, developments of agriculture, as well as domestication of animals (Hunt, Martin, Rosenwein, and Smith 4). In these developments, the formation of a complex urban life would be a natural theory. Hierarchical statuses could lead to another belief that the establishment of complex governments and organized labor are two important key aspects to Western civilizations. The innovative technology of sword making and the like out of bronze helped the Mesopotamians to conquer lands for their ore mines (Hunt, Martin, Rosenwein, and Smith 12). After the invention of the wheel, long-distance traders could travel as far as India to increase …show more content…
They repeatedly grow, die, and redefine themselves through the course of many years. For instance, it is plausible that technology grew very slowly because of a refusal to change due to myths and “religious practices rooted in ignorance” (Pluta 210). Humans misunderstood quite a bit about nature and what it actually was as well as having a generalized fear of technology because it was not “god” given. On the other hand, some researchers agree with a Darwinian way of thinking and believe that there is only “survival of the fittest through competition, aggression and/or the hoarding of resources, land, animals, slaves, and women” (Caicco). Consequently, there are different perspectives on the advancements in