AboutConrad Jalowski Expertise I specialize in the Minoan (Eteocretan) autarchy: 3650-1100 BCE of Gortya, Lyttus and Knossus, and its other peripherals; the Peloponnesian War: 431-404 BCE; the Theban hegemony: 371-362 BCE under Epaminondas, Philip II's Macedonian extension to the Grecian ecumene for his despotate from 351-338 BCE, the 'Successors' to Alexander III 'Eupator' of Macedonia: 335-146 BCE, the Carthaginian Oligarchy: (during the Second Punic War: 219-201 BCE), the Roman struggle between Gnaeus Pompeius 'Magnus' and Gaius Julius Caesar: 49-45 BCE, and the campaigns of Flavius Belisarius of the Grecian Byzantine Empire in its early timeframe: 330-610 CE, from the tetrarchy to Basileus Heraclius: 610-641 CE.
Experience Amateur historian of Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Studies.
(I have written conjectural emendations on the concepts of empire from apogee to nadir, from apotheosis to subjugation.) Examples: Hellenistic Despotates: 335-146 BCE, the Roman Principate: 27 BCE-96 CE and Dominate: 96-476/1453 CE, and the Libyo-Phoenicians: 814-146 BCE.)
Publications Molloy College Student Literary Magazine
(Subject Matter): Machiavellian Philosophy
Education/Credentials Honors Level Student at Molloy College
(Sophomore College/University Student)= Undergraduate Level
Question hi, i have a question that i hope you can help me on. I was wondering, what are the eight traits or characteristics that define a civilization. Also, what is the importance of alternative economy. Last, what are the factors that contribute to the development of a civilization and what role does geography play on this development. Thanks conrad. I really appreciate it.
Answer Thank you for the question even though I have not studied into the abstract form of the defining characteristics of what constitutes a civilization, I will do my best to answer the question at hand. I will utilize the heuristic value as to find the correlation between different points and to find out how they each influence each other wihout eliminating the importance of one or the other.
Civilization is a condition of human society characterized by a high level of cultural and technological achievement, in which the eight general traits or characteristics of civilization are: cities, government, religion, division of labor, social classes, art and architecture, public works, and writing.
An example of alternative economy is 'anarchist economy'. Anarchist economics describe the theories and practices of economic activity within anarchism. Anti-capitalists which are also known as anarcho-syndicalists and anarcho-communists, oppose capitalism because of its characteristics promote and reproduce various forms of economic behavior which they consider oppressive such as private property, hierarchical production relations, collecting rents from private property,taking a profit in exchanges and collecting interest on loans. Such anarchists propose soft propertarianism based on usufruct and possession rather than inalienable ownership.
For the geographical aspect, we must look onto river valley civilizations as an example. The reason for the complex, politically centralized 'autarchies' or political entities was due to the impact of geography. The rivers supplied a continuous flow and supply of water for farming and human consumption. Such rivers alongside with climate, vegetation, geography and topography shaped and formed the developments of the river valley civilizations. Such geographic features inspired new technological, economic, institutional and organizational innovations and developments.
