Pioneers Of Western Civilization

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Western civilization has many different pioneers that helped form the culture to what it is today. Many different civilizations such as hunters and gathers, ancient Egyptians, and Sumerians contributed to western civilization. Without these different civilizations contributing, society would not be where it is today. These civilizations of man contributed agricultural techniques, laws with authority, tools, writing, mathematics and religion.
The first civilizations were hunters and gatherers who wandered the lands in desperate need of food and materials. Eventually mankind would develop methods of cultivating food, so they would not have to wander around nomadic. The first civilization to develop agricultural techniques was the Neolithic societies. By shifting to agriculture coincided with advances in stone tool technology, brought the development of greater precision. Once domestications had taken place, people could move to areas where these plants and animals did not occur naturally. The invention of pottery also enabled people to store surplus foods and liquids, and to transport them, as well as to cook agricultural products were difficult to eat. Also crops required constant care from planting to harvest, so Neolithic farmers built permanent dwellings. The farmers also built small two-man circular huts and clustered in groups around a central storage place. Later people built square and rectangular family sized house with individual storage places and enclosures to house livestock. Neolithic villages tended to be self-sufficient.
The Ancient Egyptians brought in a culture that was unique from many others of that particular time. When people think of the Egyptian, they think of the pyramids, the sphinx, and the pharaohs. Many people do not realize the contributions the ancient Egyptians made to western civilization. They contributed through the laws and regulations, which maintained society. The Egyptian people believed that their...