

Later, Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and other wonders. After the Chaldeans conquered Babylon, they built the Tower of Babel (mentioned in the Bible). The city of Babylon was only 40 km from the modern Iraqi capital of Baghdad.Īncient Babylon was originally inhabited by the Sumerians and Akkadians, but later it was conquered by different peoples, including the Assyrians, Chaldeans, etc. The people who lived in the area of ancient Babylon are the present-day Iraqis in the Mesopotamian basin. Hence, the current Egyptian civilization has a form similar to Islam and different from the ancient Egyptian culture. Finally, after the arrival of the Muslims, Egyptian culture became Islamic culture.īriefly, in the process of development, Egyptian culture was interrupted moreover, there was a very pronounced change in the middle stage. Egypt was later a Christian state during the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

When Alexander the Great of Macedon, a student of Aristotle, conquered Egypt, Egyptian culture moved towards being a branch of Greece and Rome. Later, Egyptians attempted to reproduce the pyramid, but in reality it resembled a disordered pile of rock, and Egyptian civilization itself went through countless changes. For example, concerning the Egyptian pyramids, the pyramid builders at that time were different from the modern Egyptians-who did not know how to build pyramids. There are ancient countries with a history longer than China, but their civilization was interrupted or buried.

The ancient civilizations of the world were interrupted or buried What are the factors contributing to that? In the program “History of Chinese civilization”, Professor of History Zhang Tianliang has revealed four main points. However, Chinese civilization was handed down continuously for 5000 years. In the world, there are many ancient countries with a history longer than China, but unfortunately, they were all interrupted, buried, or destroyed.

When one uses the past events as a mirror, one comprehends the rise and fall of a nation.” This statement underlines the importance of history in the development of humankind. One of China’s most extraordinary Emperors, Tang Taizong, once said: “When one uses a bronze mirror, one can adjust the clothes and cap.
