There is always some coincidence under the rolling wheel of history.
Ancient Greek civilization originated in 800 BC and lasted about 650 years. The ancient Greek civilization took the love sea as the axis. From the 5th and 6th century BC, especially after the Greek Persian war, the economic life was highly prosperous and the splendid Greek culture was produced, which had a far-reaching impact on later generations. The ancient Greeks had profound attainments in philosophy, history, architecture, literature, drama, sculpture and many other aspects. After the fall of ancient Greece, this cultural heritage was destructively continued by the ancient Romans, and thus became the spiritual source of the whole western civilization.
At the same time, on the other side of the earth, the Middle Earth in the Far East.
From 770 B.C. to 221 B.C., the most brilliant civilization era in Chinese history appeared in the Middle Earth!
No matter the Han, Tang, song and Ming dynasties or even today, there is no more splendid civilization than that of the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period!
Maybe one word is enough to describe that era, that is - a hundred schools of thought contend!!!
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The origin of eastern and Western civilizations flourished at the same time. Almost during that time, the splendid culture that will affect the future of mankind in the next three thousand years surged out like a volcanic eruption! From this moment, the ancient Greek culture and the various schools of thought in China started a race of nearly three thousand years between the eastern and Western civilizations!
The origin of eastern and Western culture began in 800 BC!
In the field of culture, originated from the sea of love, the philosophy, drama and architecture of ancient Greek civilization have influenced the future direction of the whole western civilization. In the Middle Earth, with the Yellow River Basin as the center, Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and Legalism are the four leading schools of thought, laying the foundation of all Chinese civilization!
In this kind of blowout development, both the East and the West have appeared unparalleled civilization brilliance at the same time!
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In the fourth century B.C., Plato''s on the state and Aristotle''s poetics both discussed the important role of music in the national society and some problems related to art, which is exactly the same as the thought of rites and music advocated by Confucius in ancient China. In almost the same era, in two regions far away from the ocean, it is really interesting that such similar ideas were produced.
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In the west, under the influence of ancient Greece, the city-state system, which entered the era of relative democracy, appeared the "citizen" class. In the East, because of the historical changes in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the "scholar bureaucrat" class began to rise!
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The ancient Greek civilization appeared sad and happy operas, while the Chinese civilization was dominated by "wind, elegance and praise", forming the book of songs and the book of music, which disappeared in the Qin Dynasty.
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The ancient Greek civilization gave birth to the gorgeous sculpture art, and the Chinese civilization appeared the peak craft of bronze casting!
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The prosperity of ancient Greek philosophy and the origin of Confucianism and Taoism. The sculpture craft of Athens became brilliant, the "utensils" of Mohism appeared gradually, the city-state laws began to improve, and the state of Qin became increasingly powerful after the reform of Shang Yang!
Please forgive me for not being able to use fluent enough language to tell this history.
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But it''s just a historical coincidence? Or is it behind the forces of civilization?
Well, let''s go on.
The ancient Greek culture was conquered by Roman civilization and continued destructively. The Middle Earth was unified by the Qin Dynasty, and there was a large-scale burning books and burying Confucianism!
The Crusade became the national religion of the Roman Empire, and the emancipated mind was shackled!
The whole western civilization is going to collapse, and finally entered the dark "Middle Ages"!
After the Qin Dynasty, the rise of the Han Dynasty!
In 134 BC, the 12th year after the fall of the ancient Greek civilization, Dong Zhongshu proposed to "depose all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", which was finally formed in the hands of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty!
Confucianism in this era has integrated a large number of excellent ideas of various schools of thought, and it is also the most brilliant and brightest era of Confucianism. It is by no means comparable to the castrated scholars of later generations! It is also because of the emergence of Confucianism that China and Turkey have maintained a leading position for 1500 years in this nearly 3000 year race!
But it was also at this time that Confucianism changed from a pioneering thought to a kind of existence similar to religion.
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Do you really want to say something?
Let''s keep looking at history.
In 313 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine I issued the "Milan amnesty", and the Crusade was finally recognized by the Roman Empire and eventually became a Roman state. The power of the Holy See began to shape, influence and finally control the historical trend of the West! It also laid the foundation for the darkest and bloodiest middle ages! The emancipation of the mind and culture was ended, and the development of the whole western civilization began to slow down and even regress!
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Crusade controlled the culture and knowledge, and the Knights of the Western aristocracy were even illiterate! Even less than an ordinary citizen of ancient Greece!
In 313 ad, * religion was recognized.
In 395, the unified Roman Empire split.
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At the same time, from 304 to 439.
The darkest, bloodiest and most tragic era has also appeared in the Middle Earth!
China fell, Central Plains fell, Han people were slaughtered as cattle and sheep! The population of the whole Middle Earth has been greatly reduced, and the Han culture has been impacted incomparably!
From 476 to 1453, the West entered the dark middle ages and its civilization developed slowly.
Middle Earth.
Since the Sui Dynasty was founded in 581 ad, China and Turkey began to completely shake off the West and take the lead!
Although the time of Sui Dynasty is very short, you must admit that Sui Dynasty is one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history!
Just like Bao Qin, you can''t erase its contribution in history.
The world knows that the Sui dynasty built the Grand Canal and levied taxes. But how many people know that Sui Dynasty created the unprecedented imperial examination system?
The Sui Dynasty ended the long-term division of the Central Plains, established the three provinces and six departments system in politics, and established the far-reaching imperial examination system; We should continue to carry out and reform the system of government troops in military affairs; In economy, the system of equal land and the regulation of rent increase government revenue. The Sui Dynasty also built the world-famous Grand Canal, which consolidated the central government''s rule over the southeast and strengthened the economic and cultural ties between the north and the south.
Then, history went up and down.
However, the overall situation of the East and the West has not changed much.
Tang, song and Ming Dynasties.
The song and Jin Dynasties resisted Mongolia for 70 years. After the collapse of the Song Dynasty, Mongolia was like a wild horse out of the reins and walked across a large area of Europe.
If the Ming Dynasty had not poked the Mongolian chrysanthemum, the conquest would have continued.
History is turning around again.
In 1368, the Daming Dynasty was established, which was also the last feudal dynasty established by the Han people in history.
Ming Dynasty does not need too many gorgeous language to decorate, a word is enough.
——"There is no harmony between the Han and Tang Dynasties, no coin of the two Song dynasties. The emperor ruled the country, and the monarch died."
History has changed.
Tartars enter the pass.
In 1644, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Zhu Youjian, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, hanged himself in Meishan, and the Ming Dynasty perished.
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And the west at the same time.
From the end of the 13th century, Renaissance sprouted in Italian cities, and then extended to Western European countries. In the 16th century, it brought a great change in Western Europe''s ideology and culture. In this period of scientific and artistic revolution, it also opened the prelude of modern European history. Maybe you can call this the "sprout of capitalism.".
In 1644, after the death of Ming Dynasty, the Qing government was established.
China, like the dark middle ages in the west, began to stagnate and even regress.
However, relying on the 1500 year leading position of China and Turkey, the early and middle Qing Dynasty maintained its comparative advantage until the beginning of modern history.
The development of science and technology shortens the historical changes that need to be brewed for hundreds or even thousands of years in ancient times.
From the Renaissance, the West began to fight against super.
The advantage of China for 1500 years was exhausted in the Qing Dynasty, and finally ushered in the tragedy of modern history at the time of reform.
History goes on.
Perhaps in the near future, there will be an opportunity for the Renaissance in China, where there is little left of Han inheritance.
But who knows?
There are laws in the direction of history, but the wisdom of ordinary people is limited.
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Ancient Greek culture laid the foundation for the development of Athens.
As for the direction of civilization, it depends on Murphy''s own control.
Is it culture, or technology, or military
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The season changes from autumn to winter.
The human city-state and the orc tribe took the gorge pass as the center, and opened the confrontation situation.
Under the siege of orcs and humans, the jackals completely withdrew from the stage of history. The remaining two protagonists in the southern plain are making good use of their time to cultivate themselves and prepare for the future war for the hegemony of the southern plain. In the two-year war with the jackals, the human city-state did not shake its foundation, but it also hurt its vitality.
The orcs who have just been exiled need more time to cultivate themselves. At least they have to go through this difficult winter and stick to the harvest next year.
In the rare breathing time.
The city of Athens is also growing at a speed far beyond everyone''s estimate.
At the end of October.
After the completion of winter wheat planting, the development center of Athens is also moving forward in two aspects.
The priesthood, headed by the high priest, began to expand the temple in an all-round way, absorbing believers, expanding faith, and working hard for Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to recover her divine power as soon as possible. Even a small number of aborigines living in the port were absorbed into the goddess.
On the other hand, Murphy began to gather talented people from all walks of life.
Summarize their knowledge and culture, and then write it out. It will lay the foundation for the establishment of universities and the teaching of civic knowledge in the near future.
Murphy plans to build the world''s first large-scale Library of all aspects of knowledge and culture!
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In the future, Athens will be the embodiment of the world''s knowledge, culture, glory and brilliance!
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(first, more.
Today, there will be three shifts and ten thousand words will break out.)