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The Change In Culture

The Change in Culture

There are many factors that influence and facilitate change in
cultures and socirties. Cultures rely on change in order to evolve
their cultures and to expand there horizen and become a more
succusful civilazation. Without it they would be the same
underdeveloped civilization they were thousands of years ago, with
no substantial future to look forward to. Factors such as
agricultural development, techinques to fighting wars, the
influence of music and writing, and religious views facilitate change
in a culture of societies.
The develpoment of agriculture and farming,which is a method
of utiling the Earth's soil and resources to produce goods needed
for survival had spread widely throughout the ancient world
thousands of years ago and helped to shape and build their
culture. For example, in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia,
their culture was heavily influenced on agriculture. A civilization
such that will farm , produce, and ultimately trade, which also in
return boosts economy levels. The were harsh living conditions
that existed in Mesopotamia, which is now present Syria and Iraq.
These conditions consisted of weather that brought much rain and
flooding. As a result, the Mesopotamians dug canals from rivers
and channedled the water flow for the safety and for agriculture.
They were able to develop a system of irrigation, which
significantly impacted their culture.
Through advances with farming and agriculture they
established what is presently there now. Such as cities and an
economy consisting of marketing all evolved threw change and
making use of what they had. Also populations of cities more than
tripled overtime as a result of the increased prosperity.
While having a well-driven economy, writing had also
developed in Mesopotamia and helped to facilitate change. A form
of writing had been discovered in Mesopotamia which proved to...