Governments importance in the 5 themes of civilization
Religion, geography, government, economics, and culture; these are the five individual themes that combine to create every major civilization since the dawn of man. Each carry distinctive meaning, and when any one of these five variables are changed, a new and unique civilization is created. In many ancient and modern civilizations, one of the five themes that define its meaning has a more profound impact then the others. In the contents of this paper, I’ll do my best to emphasize government’s vital role in the confines of any great civilization, past or present, and counter the fleeting impact of religion and culture.
Choosing government as the most important concept in a civilization is relatively easy, but backing up your opinion with facts proves a bit more complicated. Look at all the major modern civilizations; what do they all have in common? A strong government that varies from Democracy to Communism. One reason why government is vital to any great society is the establishment of and the enforcement of law. “As people worked together, they needed rules to govern their behavior and to plan, direct, and regulate their work.” (Blue Book) In all civilizations, law is the primary structure of how to live your life, and the enforcement of penalties for violating those mandates keeps the population “in line.” Without an elected body of individuals to establish up-to-date laws and to enforce those entailed laws, chaos would surely ensue.
A second reason to why government proves to be of utmost importance involves the mandating of an economic value to goods and work. Without an established value to goods and labor, it would be impossible to trade, buy, sell, or establish gross income from work. One government most develop an overall economic worth of goods for them to be of any good; is smaller facets of power each established different values for the same product, it would be impossible to fairly trade, buy, or sell. When one supreme government negotiates a set value for all goods and services, it becomes much easier to manage trade and value.
The final reason to why government’s importance reins supreme is broad, overall organization. Governments establish currency, value, laws, language, a system of writing, jobs, ownership, etc, and if there wasn’t one body to facilitate the organization of these countless systems, civilizations wouldn’t last nearly as long. All life really is an organized system of...