Reflective Paper
All Civilization fail, evolve, and succeed. Many civilizations have both succeed and failed from many of the same reasons. The downfall will produce future knowledge for the next growing civilizations, to see how each of the ones before itself have failed or succeeded, and are then able to fix any problems needed which might cause a collapse. Another reason of how past civilizations might be able to help newer generations is by showing how they have succeeded. With this knowledge, many new areas can survive much longer, just by looking back into the past, or at others all across the world. Although no civilization can last forever, many can last for very long periods of time.
Many civilizations have succeeded based on new technologies in all fields of study. Many of the more important technologies are usually made in agricultural and technological areas. The people had invented new efficient ways of farming, leading to a surplus of crops being grown. Next, many areas could have made new trade routes to improve their wealth and power. Some of America’s newest technological advances include drones. Drones have helped in many occasions, and especially in wars. Having drones also shows much wealth in America, which means that a good economy is in place.
In America’s case, I think that they are succeeding and failing at the same time because they depend upon their government for many of their needs. If they further progressed to having a larger government, one that controls all of the country, then everything would go to chaos. Proof of this is within other fallen civilizations from the past. Other countries have made the accident of having a large government, and soon after, many are in poverty, less jobs are seen, and more taxes are made, which usually causes the downfall of a civilization. Much of these jobs are also lost due to massive immigrations into the U.S, which is usually experienced in any succeeding area.
Geography in civilizations had caused many of these immigrations. On occasions, geography had played great roles toward the civilization’s safety from attacks. It could have also had an affect towards the amount of crops grown per year, new houses made, and foods based on animals. Geography had affected civilizations from many years ago much more than it had impacted the U.S. today because; we are able to change an area to be fit to whatever needed.
In conclusion, every single civilization always prospers, and then eventually falls. A good example of this is a civilization called Medieval Europe. The empire had lasted a long time until it had all collapsed under itself. As stated above, many different reasons could have come into play such as the government, technologies, or just the geography at the time.
Works Cited
Affairs, F. (n.d.). US Drone Program. Retrieved 5 20, 2013, from BreakingNews: http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/us-drone-program
Taghe, B. &. (2005). Explore World History. Retrieved 5 23, 2013, from ballard-taghe: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/geograph.html
University, N. Y. (2006). Culture: A geographical perspective. Retrieved 5 20, 2013, from p12: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/geograph.html
Burke, J. (1978). Connections. Boston: Little, Brown & Company.
Claughton, P. (1997). Silver mining in England and Wales, 1066-1500. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/synopsis.htm
Gies, F., & Gies, J. (1994). Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel. New York: HarperCollins.
Hills, R. L. (1973). Richard Arkwright and Cotton Spinning. Pioneers of Science and Discovery. London: Priory Press Ltd.
Knox, E. L. (1999). Medieval Society. http://members.aol.com/mcnelis/medsci_index.html
Langdon, J. (1986). Horses, Oxen, and Technical Innovation. Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-26772 2
McClellan, J. E., & Dorn, H. (1999). Science and technology in World History. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Mumford, L. (1986). The Lewis Mumford reader. New York: Pantheon Books.
Ross, F. (1982). Oracle Bones, Stars and Wheelbarrows : Ancient Chinese Science and Technology. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
White, L., Jr., (1962). Medieval technology and social change. New York: Oxford University Press.
All Civilization fail, evolve, and succeed. Many civilizations have both succeed and failed from many of the same reasons. The downfall will produce future knowledge for the next growing civilizations, to see how each of the ones before itself have failed or succeeded, and are then able to fix any problems needed which might cause a collapse. Another reason of how past civilizations might be able to help newer generations is by showing how they have succeeded. With this knowledge, many new areas can survive much longer, just by looking back into the past, or at others all across the world. Although no civilization can last forever, many can last for very long periods of time.
Many civilizations have succeeded based on new technologies in all fields of study. Many of the more important technologies are usually made in agricultural and technological areas. The people had invented new efficient ways of farming, leading to a surplus of crops being grown. Next, many areas could have made new trade routes to improve their wealth and power. Some of America’s newest technological advances include drones. Drones have helped in many occasions, and especially in wars. Having drones also shows much wealth in America, which means that a good economy is in place.
In America’s case, I think that they are succeeding and failing at the same time because they depend upon their government for many of their needs. If they further progressed to having a larger government, one that controls all of the country, then everything would go to chaos. Proof of this is within other fallen civilizations from the past. Other countries have made the accident of having a large government, and soon after, many are in poverty, less jobs are seen, and more taxes are made, which usually causes the downfall of a civilization. Much of these jobs are also lost due to massive immigrations into the U.S, which is usually experienced in any succeeding area.
Geography in civilizations had caused many of these immigrations. On occasions, geography had played great roles toward the civilization’s safety from attacks. It could have also had an affect towards the amount of crops grown per year, new houses made, and foods based on animals. Geography had affected civilizations from many years ago much more than it had impacted the U.S. today because; we are able to change an area to be fit to whatever needed.
In conclusion, every single civilization always prospers, and then eventually falls. A good example of this is a civilization called Medieval Europe. The empire had lasted a long time until it had all collapsed under itself. As stated above, many different reasons could have come into play such as the government, technologies, or just the geography at the time.
Works Cited
Affairs, F. (n.d.). US Drone Program. Retrieved 5 20, 2013, from BreakingNews: http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/us-drone-program
Taghe, B. &. (2005). Explore World History. Retrieved 5 23, 2013, from ballard-taghe: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/geograph.html
University, N. Y. (2006). Culture: A geographical perspective. Retrieved 5 20, 2013, from p12: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/geograph.html
Burke, J. (1978). Connections. Boston: Little, Brown & Company.
Claughton, P. (1997). Silver mining in England and Wales, 1066-1500. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/synopsis.htm
Gies, F., & Gies, J. (1994). Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel. New York: HarperCollins.
Hills, R. L. (1973). Richard Arkwright and Cotton Spinning. Pioneers of Science and Discovery. London: Priory Press Ltd.
Knox, E. L. (1999). Medieval Society. http://members.aol.com/mcnelis/medsci_index.html
Langdon, J. (1986). Horses, Oxen, and Technical Innovation. Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-26772 2
McClellan, J. E., & Dorn, H. (1999). Science and technology in World History. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Mumford, L. (1986). The Lewis Mumford reader. New York: Pantheon Books.
Ross, F. (1982). Oracle Bones, Stars and Wheelbarrows : Ancient Chinese Science and Technology. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
White, L., Jr., (1962). Medieval technology and social change. New York: Oxford University Press.