Name at least ten achievements of mankind during the Ancient World that continue
Name at least ten achievements of mankind during the Ancient World that continue to play an essential role in modern life.
Many achievements of the peoples of the Ancient World (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, etc.) are known. The first cities are being built, in which wooden, brick, stone structures are being erected. Writing appears, people wrote on clay tablets, papyrus and parchment. The peoples of the ancient world organized a theater. The poetry of that time was distinguished by new directions (epic, elegy, lyrics). A coin appears in the economic system. Counting, numbers, systems of measures and weights are developing. Such sciences as medicine, astronomy, history, geography, mathematics, etc. appear. Monarchy (power of one person), democracy (power of the people) appear. The jurisprudence is also developing. Christianity becomes the leading religion of the ancient world.