Korina
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"Korina, let's turn the table around on you and ask you to volunteer an opinion first. I.e. why is the question important to you, what interest do you personally have in ancient history, etc." Well, I think that each and every part of history (not only ancient) is significant in our daily lives. From agriculture, innovations such as writing, architecture, religion and even warfare (although war is the least of my favorite topics). These discoveries and achievements helped evolve the humanity for centuries and continue to do so in the modern times. Even the smallest inventions such as the bow and arrow had tromendous effect on humanity, or mathematical equations we are able to build on those conceptions and create new ideas and things for the future. Agriculture for example, helped stabilize the humanity and provided people with a greater chance of survival. Without these innovations people would continue to wander in search of food, and perhaps could have been a subject to a total extinction. The Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations for example, taught us a great deal as well. From the rise of city-state in Mesopotamia, formation of government and different styles of writing as well as mathematical and astrological knowledge to development of money economy, trade and laws. All of this knowledge and inventions such as measurement of time, early forms of diplomacy and improvement of military, weapons and techniques catapulted future civilizations into more advanced nations. In my opinion, all of history lets us understand traditions that are exemplary for the modern human and may even explain the truth of our world and human relationship to each other. So, this is how I interpret the history I've learned so far, and as far as history repeating itself, I think it does. For example, the constant struggle for power, cast system, religious persecution resulting in genocide, types of governments that survive and others that fall (political ideologies: democracy, communizm etc..) - some of which have at one point vanished, and then resurfaced again. Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of learning history under communist regime and therefore much of the history I learned was censored and altered to make the dictator look like 'god'. When I took History, I began to discover fallacies in my previous learning experience and that's what drives me to find the truth. Therefore, I ask for you to share your knowlege with me, so I can draw my own conclusions, because that's why we are here. I take a lot of pride in my studies, writing objectively and subjectively, and if I couldn't write my own essays, then I wouldn't belong in college. It is only the beginning for me, I can't wait to sink my teeth into additional history courses and hopefully satisfy my goal of knowing the truth. Thank you all, love this forum and all the (heated) discussions. (even though they keep me up at night) Ohh, and I almost forgot to say that your knowlege and vocabulary is outstanding!!! I can only wish to convey my thoughts in writing as well as you do, and I'm sure that I'll learn more from all of you than from most of my professors, not only about history but English composition as well.
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Well, my psychology professor once made a statement that learning history isn't that important, because it's a buch of bull**. He stated that history was written from one person's (the writer) perspective and that alone shouldn't be taken into account, because someone else might have a tottaly different view of what really happend. In addition, my history professor also said that history doesn't repeat itself. So, I simply want to get your opinion on things. P.S. Forgive my writing, English is a second language for me.
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Why do you think it's important for everyone to learn about the Ancient World. Why is it relevant in modern society, and what did you get out of analyzing these periods in history?