The Role Of Government And Politics In Western Civilization

Government and Politics have been developing since the time of Western Civilization. There have been many changes in these areas along the way to get our government to where it is today. Human beings in western civilization had to learn to govern themselves in their small communities giving the control to their elders. They learned the trait of farming which gave the nomadic people food meaning they could create more permanent settlements, which they could then created towns. These small towns were in need of a controlled system of government. The power was then shifted from the elders of their small communities to different members of the small towns. This did not happen overnight however; there were many different styles of government that different communities and city-states worked through. Not all ways of government worked, some created successful Empires while others failed at keeping the small towns successful. Through the years of western civilizations it has transitioned through many different types of governments and politics that helped shape the creation of todays societies. In early western civilization, the period known as the Paleolithic period, consisted of small communities moving year round to follow food. During this time, the power was held in the hands of the
As the Persian Empire conquered surrounding territories they were able to expand much farther west to the Greeks and east to the Indus Valley. The Near East was very successful and this was because they looked at what would happen in the future rather than just acting now. The Persian’s took on some characteristics from conquered territories and gave them the freedom for their own beliefs and customs. The Persian’s created a political unity where they put diplomacy over fear, which laid out a better foundation for later