When human and all beings are developing over time, the world is also constantly changing. The world has always open to improvements and ideas that can help make it a better one. The world today is shaped by combinations of concepts and ideas gathered from all around the world. Using Plato to Darwin to DNA written by Esther Muehlbauer, different ancient cultures along with its traditions and philosophers will be analyzed in terms of their perspectives and concepts toward the nature and humanity of the world. One of the major cultures is the Chinese culture. The Chinese culture is well known for its early philosophy such as Dao and Yin Yang. The Dao philosophy, also known as The Way, comes from a Chinese philosopher name Laozi. Laozi believes
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Many of the mathematical and scientific knowledge today such as using geometry for building designs, a calendar year divided into 12 equal parts and medicines come from the ancient Indian civilization. Most of the Indian cultures and traditions are based on a work of text called Ayurveda, created by god Brahma, who was considered as the first teacher of the universe. The Ayurveda provides information on many scientific knowledges such as medical practices, psychology and many more. Description of how the human body is composed of three humors, five elements, and seven basic tissues were also found in the text. Other than that, the Ayurveda also provide information on how living things are classified based on their means of reproduction and birth and are placed in different categories of life forms.
Besides the Chinese and Indian culture, Mesopotamia also has its very own culture and traditions. All aspects of life were somehow related to the river cycle. The cyclic flooding of the river valleys has given the people a better understanding of the nature and the patterns of life. The Mesopotamian people had also developed the calculations of the seven-day week, the lunar month and the solar year based on their mathematical accuracy on the movement of celestial …show more content…
For example, before reading this book, out of all the ancient cultures mentioned, I was only familiar with the Chinese culture. I had little to no clue on what the other cultures has contributed. After this section of the book, not only did I gain knowledge on the other different ancient civilization but I also had a better understanding on how and where things like the calendar, medicines, science and math comes from. However, what I don’t like about this book is that it gets a little too scientific and factual that it gets a little boring at some point. I think a way to improve and grab the readers’ attention at all time is to make the book more of a fun fact to know type of book instead of just providing historical context and scientific knowledge. But overall, I think the book is good at giving information, specifically based on the section I wrote about. The book has demonstrated how the diverse ideas coming from the different ancient cultures and traditions helped shape our understanding of the world
Many of the mathematical and scientific knowledge today such as using geometry for building designs, a calendar year divided into 12 equal parts and medicines come from the ancient Indian civilization. Most of the Indian cultures and traditions are based on a work of text called Ayurveda, created by god Brahma, who was considered as the first teacher of the universe. The Ayurveda provides information on many scientific knowledges such as medical practices, psychology and many more. Description of how the human body is composed of three humors, five elements, and seven basic tissues were also found in the text. Other than that, the Ayurveda also provide information on how living things are classified based on their means of reproduction and birth and are placed in different categories of life forms.
Besides the Chinese and Indian culture, Mesopotamia also has its very own culture and traditions. All aspects of life were somehow related to the river cycle. The cyclic flooding of the river valleys has given the people a better understanding of the nature and the patterns of life. The Mesopotamian people had also developed the calculations of the seven-day week, the lunar month and the solar year based on their mathematical accuracy on the movement of celestial …show more content…
For example, before reading this book, out of all the ancient cultures mentioned, I was only familiar with the Chinese culture. I had little to no clue on what the other cultures has contributed. After this section of the book, not only did I gain knowledge on the other different ancient civilization but I also had a better understanding on how and where things like the calendar, medicines, science and math comes from. However, what I don’t like about this book is that it gets a little too scientific and factual that it gets a little boring at some point. I think a way to improve and grab the readers’ attention at all time is to make the book more of a fun fact to know type of book instead of just providing historical context and scientific knowledge. But overall, I think the book is good at giving information, specifically based on the section I wrote about. The book has demonstrated how the diverse ideas coming from the different ancient cultures and traditions helped shape our understanding of the world