Cultural contributions of the ancient civilizations

Описание: List about cultural contributions of the ancient civilizations

the contributions made by the ancient civilizations, they are many, that make today be a civilizations fully developed, you choose the civilization that has made the greatest cultural contribution to our current society.. thanks.

In this list about cultural contributions of the ancient civilizations you can find:
11. Phoenicians.
10. Hebrews.
9. Aztecas.
8. Romanos.
7. Mayas.
6. Incas.
5. Mesopotamia.
4. Griegos.
3. Egipto.
2. India.
1. China.



11. Phoenicians.
They created an alphabet consisting of 22 consonants that represent the sounds more simple.

10. Hebrews.
In the religious aspect, the most outstanding is the introduction of monotheism through the jewish religion.

9. Aztecas.
The Aztecs excelled in the construction of cities, science, and the varied expressions of art.
They had their own hieroglyphic writing, a system of numbering and a calendar that consisted of 18 months of 20 days each and 5 additional, but was lower than that of the Maya.
Developed metallurgy, working especially gold and copper.
Made cotton dresses.
Their ceramics are characterized by their vessels in polychrome with figures.

8. Romanos.
Rome spread their military dominance throughout the Mediterranean sea basin, expanding their customs, their beliefs and their language, Latin. Your lenglua was spreading through the whole Mediterranean basin by means of soldiers, merchants, servants and slaves who traveled the domains romans. In these regions the Latin was enriched and transformed by the contact with the native languages, which allowed for the emergence of other major languages: French, Italian, dalmatian, etc, All come from the same root roman, this is why they are called romance languages.
-The roman society also inherited the idea that all members of a community have certain rights. These rights are expressed through laws
-left scientific knowledge, as medicine. The physician of Greek origin, but that lived among the romans around the second century, Galen, wrote several treatises of medicine and laid the foundations of medical knowledge against disease
-the study of the physical, applied to engineering, enabled them to build large ducts of water through valleys and mountains: the aqueducts.
-built hot-water baths in their cities, in which were fountains and paths that communicate with nearly all of the territory they dominated. Applied physical principles, both for hydraulic and for the urban architecture
-were those who invented the cement. The use of cement allowed them to build buildings very large, construction that only the egyptians had been able to do

7. Mayas.
In Astronomy, they invented the solar calendar that the royal agricultural activity. Guided the phases of the Moon and movement of the pleiades. The most accurate until the FIFTEENTH century, and also had another calendar for religious holidays.
In Mathematics, they developed a vigesimal numerical that reached up to number 19 and a signal equivalent to the number zero.
Architecture-built great monuments that are in ruins
Created the cenotes (wells), also prepared the arable land (milpa), and created the system of roza. Great development architecture: pyramids, temples, columns and vaults

6. Incas.
In Architecture: they Had great architectural development. Expanded and improved the roads, enlarged and opened roads connected Cuzco,...

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