Today’s society emerged from the civilizations of many thousands of years ago. Most of the practices devised centuries ago are still in use today. China, for instance, is of the oldest civilization in the world; Emperors ruled the dynasties. Similarly, Egypt was ruled by the Pharaoh. During the ancient time, China and Egypt had almost similar technological advancements. Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Chinese technological advancements lasted thousands of years since its inventions and are still used even today. Since China and Egypt were both isolated, they developed a strong focus on technology as well as strong religious beliefs and advancements in agriculture that led them to achieve a high degree of success.
Ancient Egyptians invented simple
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They had three doctrines; Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Taoism was created by the philosopher Lao Tzu. Taoists believed that the universal power flows through all the living things and respecting it leads to a happy life. The Chinese scholar, Confucius created another philosophical system, Confucianism. Confucianism disagreed with Taoism, but it also became relatively famous. It’s believed that people should be responsible and be faithful to their gods. Christianity and Islam arrived later in the 7th century. However, Confucianism is not common as religion but as a social and political system. China has had a variety of religious-philosophical traditions in the world that have played a vital role in shaping the Chinese culture. There is debate, however, on what to call religion and religious practices, as scholars suggest cultural practices rather than religion in China. Initially, China was governed by an atheist institution which prohibited the members of the party from belonging to an organization. Presently, the ruling party in China recognizes five religions in China, Taoism, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Despite new philosophies and religion, the Chinese did not end the old religious practices, as the worship of their gods ancestors continued. Also, they believed in the mandate of heaven. Although China and Egypt have different religious …show more content…
Correspondingly, soil in the Nile region was fertile, and it boosted agricultural produce greatly which in turn had a positive impact on trade. The Nile flood deposited silt after the water subsided from flooding that only ploughing was necessary to spread and break up the soil before planting (2001). In other countries, heavy ploughs were required to overturn the soil in order to get fertile nutrients. Cows were used for ploughing and light built ploughs were tied to the horns of the cattle. A helper usually led the animals while ploughing. This system of ploughing using animals is still practiced because it's cheap. With the invention of the plow, the grain harvest was efficient. China has a glorious history, and its agricultural past was no exception. Most of the China was fertile; therefore agriculture flourished. Row planting was discovered in China, and it fostered the growth of modern day crops. Row planting facilitated efficient planting, weeding and watering and harvesting. The seed drill created while the ancient China enabled uniform depth of seed when planted. The invention of the iron moldboard plows and adjustable strut that could set the depth of the plow was a necessary prerequisite in sparking food abundance. With significant development in agricultural advancements, China and Egypt improved trade, food, and modern agricultural
In China during 406-221 BCE, the battling states between the Zhou and the Han Dynasties? were in a state of governmental disorder. Although the era was in a disruptive state, it ushered in a cultural opening that left a long lasting imprint on the Chinese history. As a result, three major belief systems surfaced Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism in an attempt to achieve a sense of political order in a disorder period. There are distinctions in the way each of the belief systems approached the many problems that plagued the Chinese society. First, all of the founders were contemporaries in China. As well as considered philosophies, who studied the future, and sat out to focus on the present rather than the past. In contrast, Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism established various paths in search of an optimistic future for the success of China. Second, both Legalism and Confucianism developed a social belief system, but are considered a religion. However, both Legalism and Confucianism purpose was to create an orderly society in the hopes of prosperity. In contrast, Daoism does
There were four main ancient River Valley civilizations: the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia, the Nile River of Egypt, the Indus River of India, and the Yellow River of China. These civilizations showed specific similarities and contrasting differences. Many of these differences and similarities showed up in the three categories of the technological advances, the types of government, and the geography of the civilization. Two civilizations that are very interesting to delve deeper into and study the contrasting societies are China and Egypt. Since China and Egypt were both isolated from the outside, they developed with a strong focus on technology and learning with strong governments to hold the nations together.
When you look back in history to the development and the contributions of both the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations, you see that there was a lot accomplished, as well as a lot created. The earliest forms of writing developed in Mesopotamia, while Egypt was referred to the “Gift of the Nile” by traveler Herodotus (McKay,42). Development of cities was another major marker, especially in the “old world”, of how people eventually determined civilizations and what they represented. According to McKay, civilizations were determined by people who considered themselves more “civilized”, urban people mostly. Made up of cities, written rules of law, and social justice codes, Mesopotamia and Egypt would develop into two of the largest civilizations in history.
The ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations are two of the oldest known civilizations in our history. The Egyptian civilization, based in the eastern part of North Africa, is believed to have started around 3150 BC and continued till the end of the Pharaoh rule in 31 BC. The ancient Greek civilization is believed to have been in effect from 1100 BC till about 146 BC. Many similarities and differences existed between these two civilizations, as even though they co-existed during a certain timeframe (1150 BC to 146 BC), they were located in different geographical areas. Because of these differences in geography, both these civilizations were subjected to different kinds of exposure, which included contact with other civilization and cultural inheritance. In the political sphere, we find that the Egyptian civilization had stronger emphasis on central authority, while the Greeks had a more decentralized structure, where powers were distributed over the cities and the states as well. As far as art is concerned, we find that the Egyptians were more involved in creating great monumental and gaudy structures, while the Greeks were more involved in creating smaller, more literary pieces of art.
According to history there existed two of many important ancient civilizations that left a significant mark in the history of human development that even today leaves modern society in awe of its greatness. In spite of being distant civilizations, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece share similarities and difference in terms of how they practiced religion,political structure, everyday life style, and how they built the monumental architectures that continued to amaze the modern world of today. These comparison and contrast explain their difference in history and their dynasty's long term success. Through the early developmental age these two ancient civilizations contrasted in many ways perhaps due to
Ancient China and ancient India both consider religion to be very important. The main religions of China were Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. The central religions in India were Hinduism and Buddhism. Both Ancient China and India had religious teachers that invented these prevalent religions. Confucius invented Confucianism, Lao Tzu invented Taoism, and Hsün Tzu invented Legalism in China. In India, Hinduism had its roots in the religious beliefs of the Aryan people
This is because of Egypt’s much more advanced social system and stable government while China had unfair treatment of women and a messy dynastic system that favored the king being overthrown. By using these systems, Ancient Egypt was able to create a more successful civilization than that of Ancient
Ancient Egypt and Early China, though continents and ideologies apart, both depended upon a king leader to rule over those in their territories. Despite fundamental differences, each society developed a clear social hierarchy with the foundation of advanced civilization being the lesser educated workers or slaves, and being lead by
Earlier this week we focused on ancient eastern China during the Han Dynasty and the east asian philosophies that arose during this time period. We reviewed three great asian philosophers, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha. In class we also picked from a list of quotes from these three philosophers a quote they said that really resonated with us and wrote a descriptive essay on it and shared it in class for extra credit.
Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian agricultural lives were highly differentiated due to their contrasting geographical situations, and also differences in technological processes and developments. Only a small area of Egyptian land (the Delta and Nile Valley) was fertile during the annual inundation of the river Nile. Moreover, harsh natural circumstances created a famine risk for the entire population, thus restricting the freedom to decide for a common citizen. To illustrate, an uneven spillage of the river Nile, when there were insufficient water resources for the agriculture or floods threatening corps, required a unified, or communal, water regulation and distributional system. So, a
A civilization refers to “a particular and distinctive type of human society” (Strayer, pg. 90). Civilizations aren’t always different from one another nor are they the exact same. Each civilization has some form of a unique characteristic that differentiates itself from the rest. For example, the Ancient Egyptians and the Hindus from Ancient India. They both have a permanent arrangement of societal roles, yet they aren’t constructed or operated in the same manner. These two locations are the main topics of this discussion/comparison.
The first civilizations and the rise of empires began with small groups or villages existing with the use of hunting, fishing, and foraging. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 1, 1) Within a few thousand years, people learned how to cultivate food crops and this led to an increase in population. Increased food production resulted in larger communities. The cities began to expand their cultural and religious developments leading to the beginnings of civilization. (Duiker, World History, 1) The first civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the fourth and third millennia B.C.E and had various components in common. Each of these civilizations was established in a river valley so they were able to provide and produce the agricultural resources needed to survive and uphold the population. (Duiker, World History, 1) Mesopotamia developed in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates River known as “the land between the rivers.” These rivers provided irregular and catastrophic flooding for the city-state. They created an intensive irrigation system to improve their agriculture. The first people to create Mesopotamian civilization were known as the Sumerians. These people were the first city builders and created the major city’s named Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash. These cities were built with surrounding walls and defense towers. A six-mile-long wall enclosed the city of Uruk. Mesopotamia lacked
China’s religion is very diverse. One of the first religions is Confucianism. The creator was
Early civilizations started to form beginning from the fourth millennium B.C.E. such as ancient Egypt and early China under the Shang and Zhou. Geography had significant influences on the development of economy, religion, society, and culture in these two civilizations. While both ancient Egypt and early China were isolated by natural borders and thrived on their great river systems, Egypt and China had access different natural resources which affected their culture and religion.
All three civilisations were developed in architecture and religion. Both ancient China and Egypt were excellent when it came to inventions, and ancient Greece introduced the world to democracy. Although China was well developed, they lacked fairness towards