Questions for Examination
There are radical contradictions between the traditional and technogenic civilizations. The traditional societies focus mainly on the slow rates in the changes of the society. There are innovations in the regulation as well as a production of global social relations in the traditional societies (Stepin 3). However, the progress is slow in comparison to individual and generation life patterns. The slow globalization processes in the traditional societies result in different generations residing in the same public structures with the aim of preserving culture. Traditional societies mainly exist in the third world countries, creating a conflict with the technogenic societies.
Technogenic societies have undergone the western civilization. It is a special development of the society with the main principle contradicting those of traditional societies. The rate of social changes in the technogenic societies is rapid (Stepin 4). Unlike the traditional societies, the technogenic societies do not take growth resources for use in widening culture zones. Instead, they rebuild the outdated living mechanisms and innovate new opportunities. The technogenic culture believes in the irreversibility of time while the traditional societies thought of time as cyclic (Stepin 4). Additionally, the technogenic societies, unlike the traditional societies, constantly change their basics, thereby making the new ideas, concepts, and examples highly appreciated in the culture.
The Historical Significance of Alexander-the-Great and His Conquest of Asia.
The Asian conquest by Alexander-the-Great has a historical significance in both the western and eastern cultures. Alexander-the-Great expanded the Hellenism Empire that was Greek influenced and made it spread from the Mediterranean to Asia (Clark). Moreover, trade routes expanded between Asia and Europe due to the passage of his armies through Afghanistan and Tibet. Furthermore, the opening of the routes resulted in religious as well as cultural exchanges between the west and the east.
Alexander-the-Great, after conquering Asia, stabilized the trade environments resulting in flourishing cities that did not fear being attacked. Primary routes such as Silk Road emerged enabling the supply of silk, which was highly demanded in the Mediterranean. Additionally, along with the Silk Road, there was the emergence and development of caravan cities. His Asian conquest also resulted in the development of a center for commerce and culture which is the modern day Alexandria (Clark). Alexander-the-Great also introduced political systems that were later divided among his generals after he died. However, the unification of the Mediterranean by Alexander-the-Great had its negative aspects such as increased slave trade. The slaves ended up working in plantations eliminating the jobs for the free peasants. As a result, the free peasants migrated to the cities in search of jobs and, as a result, overcrowded the cities (Clark).
The role of World Religions in the Contemporary Global Intercourse and Civilizations.
The world religions have played a huge role in global intercourse and civilization. From the beginning, the Homo sapiens were governed by curiosity. They did not know what was right or wrong. They would kill each other, eat whatever they wanted, as well as commit mass adultery between interspecies. After human beings started living together while undertaking agricultural activities, religion set in as the only carrier of righteousness principles (Baumard and Chevallier 2). Early civilization was dependent on religion. For instance, when people stepped into the fertile Indian lands as they migrated from Africa, they began worshipping resources such as fire, water, and the sun. The resulting region was the present day Hinduism. The civilization in India still allows the worshipping of many goddesses and gods. Moreover, religion was also used to set up the political systems, cities, and the social system at the time which were the main elements of civilization.
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Baumard, Nicolas, and Coralie Chevallier. "The nature and dynamics of world religions: a life-history approach." Proceedings of the Royal Society B, vol. 282, no. 1818, 2015, pp. 1-9.
Clark, Darci. “The impact of Alexander the Great’s conquests.” Semiramis-Speaks, 27 April 2012, http://semiramis-speaks.com/the-impact-of-alexander-the-greats-conquests/. Accessed 21 January 2017.
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