This is a Philosophical question only. So please no "Haters" from either side.
Can we learn anything regarding our Government and Americans in General from studying past Great Civilizations?
The "Dawn of Western Civilization" can be traced to the Greeks and then the Romans. Where Rome in Particular flourished. Much of what we see is "Hollywood". Thier culture and Medicine, Political Structure, Literacy, Art ect.Where advanced beyond anything seen truly until the early 1900's.
Though the Western Roman Empire fell around the year500, the Eastern Empire flourished for almost 1000 years after in modern day Turkey, when the Ottoman Empire took over.
What caused the fall of the West? Who were the people that moved to the Eastern Empire, knowing the West was Decaying?
Can we draw any from any of this and apply it to today?
It is said it was caused from "Internal Strife". If true, what if any conclusions, if any, apply to present day America?
And, should we learn from them?
2007-05-17 06:37:51 · 10 answers · asked by Ken C 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
If we don't learn from history it is bound to repeat itself. Look around. If you know anything at all about history you will see some repetition going on around is. Soon the Barbarians will knock in the gate and pour into our version of Rome.
2007-05-17 07:05:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe so. We can learn from history and apply what we learn in so many ways. One example I can think of is with politics and governance. We can learn about how we came to today and find out what mistakes were made, and what good things really helped our country progress. During elections we know who to vote or not vote based on what we have learned from the past. This makes a lot of difference. And if you ask me, I think History is very interesting; maybe because they're facts and not some made up story that is just there for entertainment. But the sad thing is, we don't really know which parts of our history are really true and which ones were all amde up or white washed.
2007-05-17 06:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by alyssagraham 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but this is a book's worth of questions you are asking. In fact, there are literally dozens of books on this very topic. There is no simple way to answer it. In a nutshell, however, my experience is that we can learn a lot from history, because although technology and cultures may change, human nature does not. Ultimately, however, we can only learn from history if we actually take the time to seriously study it. Few people do, and this is one reason we are condemned to repeat our past mistakes.
2007-05-17 06:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if you would blame the fall of the west on jesus christ, or rather the church, but religion is one of the reasons for the east blossoming in the scientific, and other, realms was because there were no religious constraints like there was in the west. it was a sacrilege to even think about questioning god, as science does, and quite often, those that did found themselves on the hot end of a burning stake. there were no boundaries on where science could go. many brilliant minds went east for this reason.
the west fell because of a few reasons in my opinion. one was the rule of walking. it got so big, there was no way to control it. generals became like little kings in their far away outposts and his army followed him and they soon began to resent rule from so far away as rome. also, rome was decaying from within due to its decadence. many people will have their own interpretations on this.
we should learn from past mistakes. you can follow this thread back to the beginning of time: appeasement never works. just a few of my thoughts.
2007-05-17 07:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mustardseed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i actual discover history particularly exciting, yet that's in basic terms me. i'm very captivated via gaining information of how historical societies formed and thrived, or deteriorated. The concepts, paintings, music, custom, and so on., of a society can let us know plenty approximately our very own. all people likes different issues. i actual did no longer advance an pastime in history till my 20's. in the past that, working example whilst i advance into in severe college, i presumed surprisingly plenty an analogous factor you do. i think of plenty has to do with how the fabric is supplied.
2016-10-05 06:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do learn from history but it takes a while. the 'rights' that are so precious to us can from correcting the 'wrongs' of the passed. Mankind takes a long time to waken to the truth but it does happen. Governments can help or they can hurt. Civil rights legislation vs Nazi death camps; both government policies but one is so wrong. It is really up to the people of a country to do the right things.
2007-05-17 06:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They lost their respect for the fundimental component of society...Family. It is the building block of all of the other social institutions. They started to see children as a burden and they were left outside to die of exposure. The loss of family can be seen in many other failed attempts such as Communism, the Aztec empire and it could be our failing as well...
2007-05-17 06:52:30 · answer #7 · answered by monkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was Anne Frank who said 'if we don't learn from history it is doomed to repeat itself'. And also someone said 'a person who does not know his history does not know his future'.
2007-05-17 06:46:27 · answer #8 · answered by Moon Doggy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time tells us we never ever learn from history, we continue to make the same mistakes over and over again.
2007-05-17 06:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by tucksie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
absolutely. unfortunately it is from the great failures not the great successes that the big lessons are learned.
2007-05-17 06:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by Alan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋