what country society group of peopleor civilization as done the most for the advancement of mankind (15)
So many to choose from:
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.
My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.
My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
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gilly lintlint, I see where you're coming from, but you know that A LOT of people on here are going to say," If they didn't someone else would've", yeah??
Firstly, are you sure that's right? Geographically yes, but was it not Sumeria and the first city Ur???
Anyways, my vote would go to the Greeks, as even though a progression was already put in progress, it was the ancient Greeks that made the greatest advance towards a civilised society.
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One often forgotten is the ancient Celts, or Keltoi, who had quite an extensive range of settlement and travel, and have had a lot of musical and artistic influence on many cultures.
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lint874: So many to choose from:
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
wow lint ! lots to talk about there !
welcome to the thread man !
before we start ....
1.whats monotheism ?
2.The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation....when and where did all of this happen then ?
3.what was so special about the roman legal system then ?
4.i never knew that the chinese invented abything ( apart from martial arts ) !
5.did the british start the mechanical revoulotion then ? when was this then ? what was stopping the americans at the time then ?
i love history i do ( especially listening to people talking about it all .. it helps to overcome all the one or two line banters on this site )!
6.i never knew the greeks were clever ( apart from philosophy and athetics ) thats interesting !
7.so what made the japanese become such mass producers then ?...why did'nt it happen anywhere else ?
8. tell us more about how the iraqis become the first civiliisation then ?
9. so were'nt the egytians famous for anything important then ?
10. THANKS FOR JOINING THE THREAD ONCE AGAIN
you're contribution to my threads are always inspiring and uplifting !
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jpunk: gilly
lint
lint, I see where you're coming from, but you know that A LOT of people on here are going to say," If they didn't someone else would've", yeah??
Firstly, are you sure that's right? Geographically yes, but was it not Sumeria and the first city Ur???
Anyways, my vote would go to the Greeks, as even though a progression was already put in progress, it was the ancient Greeks that made the greatest advance towards a civilised society.
lint
lint, I see where you're coming from, but you know that A LOT of people on here are going to say," If they didn't someone else would've", yeah??
Firstly, are you sure that's right? Geographically yes, but was it not Sumeria and the first city Ur???
Anyways, my vote would go to the Greeks, as even though a progression was already put in progress, it was the ancient Greeks that made the greatest advance towards a civilised society.
HEY !...welcome to the thread jpunk !
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druidess6308: One often forgotten is the ancient Celts, or Keltoi, who had quite an extensive range of settlement and travel, and have had a lot of musical and artistic influence on many cultures.
hi driudess !
who were they ? ..tell us more !
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gillyloves69: hi driudess !
who were they ? ..tell us more !
who were they ? ..tell us more !
The ancient Celts, or Keltoi, are known to have peopled the countries of Gaul (France), Iberia (Spain), Albion (England), and Ierne (Ireland). There was much trade and travel with them by the ancient Phoenicians and other sea-going people. There is also evidence that their influence extended to some Middle-Eastern countries, and that they influenced the Moors.
Where they originated, and just how extensive their travels were, nobody knows for sure, but they were sought as trading partners for the metals the lands they inhabited later held, like tin and gold, as well as their metal-crafting skills.
Today, Gilly, they would be the Irish, Scots, and Welsh mostly.
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jpunk: gilly
Firstly, are you sure that's right? Geographically yes, but was it not Sumeria and the first city Ur???
Firstly, are you sure that's right? Geographically yes, but was it not Sumeria and the first city Ur???
Ur's in Iraq.
Sumer's in southern Mesopitamia in Iraq.
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gillyloves69: wow lint ! lots to talk about there !
welcome to the thread man !
before we start ....
1.whats monotheism ?
2.The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation....when and where did all of this happen then ?
3.what was so special about the roman legal system then ?
4.i never knew that the chinese invented abything ( apart from martial arts ) !
5.did the british start the mechanical revoulotion then ? when was this then ? what was stopping the americans at the time then ?
6.i never knew the greeks were clever ( apart from philosophy and athetics ) thats interesting !
7.so what made the japanese become such mass producers then ?...why did'nt it happen anywhere else ?
8. tell us more about how the iraqis become the first civiliisation then ?
9. so were'nt the egytians famous for anything important then ?
10. THANKS FOR JOINING THE THREAD ONCE AGAIN
you're contribution to my threads are always inspiring and uplifting !
welcome to the thread man !
before we start ....
1.whats monotheism ?
2.The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation....when and where did all of this happen then ?
3.what was so special about the roman legal system then ?
4.i never knew that the chinese invented abything ( apart from martial arts ) !
5.did the british start the mechanical revoulotion then ? when was this then ? what was stopping the americans at the time then ?
6.i never knew the greeks were clever ( apart from philosophy and athetics ) thats interesting !
7.so what made the japanese become such mass producers then ?...why did'nt it happen anywhere else ?
8. tell us more about how the iraqis become the first civiliisation then ?
9. so were'nt the egytians famous for anything important then ?
10. THANKS FOR JOINING THE THREAD ONCE AGAIN
you're contribution to my threads are always inspiring and uplifting !
1 Monotheism = worship of 1 god. EG Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
Polytheism = worship of many gods.
2. The Iraqi's practised year round farming in 5300BC, and had the first known cities. Of course with history this ancient it's difficult to know if they were really the first, or if their culture and technology was based on anyone elses.
3. The Roman legal system is the basis of the British legal system. Roman citizens had the right to a "fair trial" - as opposed to the people in charge being able to do what they wanted with the people under them.
4. Chinese = gunpowder, paper, printing, compass, paper money, windmills...
5. British = James Watt - significant improvements to steam engine. The Stephensons - first proper railways. Jethro Tull, Turnip Townshend and others for agricultural reforms. Hargreaves and others who developed mechanised wool and cotton production. This all happened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
America was a British colony till 1783. It didn't develop industrially until the mid to late 19th century and only overtook Britain for industrial output at the end of the 19th century.
7. Japan has limited natural resources. After the 2nd World War, to rebuild their country they concentrated on manufacturing. Toyota introduced some good common sense manufacturing practises. They weren't the first to introduce mass production - that was done by the Springfield Armoury for making guns. But it was the Japanese who perfected the art of mass production and worldwide distribution: cars, electronic goods, motor bikes etc etc. How many Japanese products do you have inside and outside your home?
8. The Egytians continued what the Iraqis started.
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lint874: So many to choose from:
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.
The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.
The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.
The Israelis. Monotheism.
The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...
The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.
USA. First aeroplane. The PC...
The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.
....Well said......
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virgiomonkey: ....Well said......
yeah lint874 is apleasure to listen to isn't he ?
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