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

exist in the year 3000 B.C. This form that was invented, consisted

of pictograms, which are basically pictures that represent objects

and