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Historical Background Relationship and Contribution of 12 periods in Western Civilization

...... Contribution(s) to Western Civilization - Because the Egyptian civilization was considered old when the Greeks matured, it had 3,000 years to develop new ideas and technology. Egyptian, however, developed a more sophisticated social and legal system than Sumer, advanced writing to the art of hieroglyphics (which allowed for poetry, literature, and greater flexibility), a solar and lunar calendar (based on agricultural needs), advanced architectural and artistic expression (contemporary builders are still awed by the pyramids), sophisticated shipbuilding and medical skills (recent finds show empirical knowledge of anatomy, injuries, and treatment), astronomy, and a fully develop numeric system that included geometry
It also appears that Egypt was one of the first major experiments of monotheism. Belief in the power of the afterlife was a central tenet in Egyptian life, and much time and effort was spent on the creation of a set of guidelines that would help the aristocracy in their new life after death. Partially for this reason the society developed and maintained an elaborate set of burial customs and for the wealthy mummification was the highest form of honor (Mummies and Mummidication, 2003). Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) ruled for 17 years, roughly 1351-1334 B.C. and abandoned traditional polytheism for