This helped Sparta to be successful in many wars, the citizens being the machines of the military that they were.Throughout Greece there was a lack of religious concern that was the main focus of life in the other civilizations we have studied. That is the factor that created a culture so different from those of the Mesopotamians and the Hebrews. Maybe the most primitive of the civilizations studied was the Mesopotamian culture. The point of life for these people was to live to serve the gods. It was belief that Mesopotamians were created out of mud, and sticks, as well as a piece of a god, to do the slave work for the gods. There was no hope for an afterlife, they were nothing but tools for the gods. As you can see throughout history civilizations have developed not only their culture, but their thoughts. As time progressed, humans in ancient times fine tuned their cultures to make them constantly progressive. The difference between Mesopotamian life and life in classical Greece is astounding. From a life of constant servitude, to a life of constant questioning and self-betterment, there is a major difference. People made a transition from being completely dependant on the gods, to allowing themselves to take a risk in questioning the unknown. Though there were major advancements in the time period we have studied so far, there is a long way to go before we can consider the thoughts of these ancient people, both religious and philosophical, to be modern....
