A Brief History of Humanity: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century

Chapter 1 Introduction
In the journey of ancient and distant times, history emerges, comes to us head-on, and meets us cordially.At first, it was like a toddler, walking slowly and stumbling.However, as the years got closer, its steps became more steady, its language became clearer, and its story became more complete.

The value of history History is as important to mankind as memory is to each individual.History can show what we are doing today, why we are doing it, and how we have done it in the past.If we ask why the American flag has 48 stars, why Chinese characters are not alphabets, and why Great Britain has a king, we must seek answers in history.History is the complete story of human life, and that is how we currently define it.History clearly points out man's faults, but at the same time reveals his achievements, tells of his laws, and exposes his wars.History tries to reveal the origin of human religion, and also tries to trace the origin of human art; history pays attention to human hope and fear, and also pays attention to human creation and discovery.

History illuminates the way of the present with the light of the past. It allows us to meet other peoples in the world, so that we can understand ourselves better.It provides us with books to read, allows us to see cities in ancient times, allows us to hear all kinds of music, and endows them with rich meanings, thus making our current life more colorful and interesting .

The Uniformity of History We must not think that the dates in history divide history into fragments.On the contrary, those dates can connect many links in the long chain of history.Any event in any era is inextricably linked to something that happened before it, just as the discussion of the jury system in the United States can be traced back to England in the Middle Ages.When we study human tools and machines, scientific inventions, types of music, the number of days in a week, or the letters in our writing, there is nothing that does not take us back to an interesting past.Because of this, we also gradually become familiar with the world of the past, with those fascinating people and places that once existed.

Everyone's childhood experiences can usually explain his adult life.In the same way, what happened in human childhood can also explain the present.The inheritance wealth we inherit includes many inventions, literature and art, religious beliefs, political systems, and philosophical thoughts that have been handed down to this day. Some of them have existed since the beginning of chaos, and they have been handed down along with history.

Every age has its additional gifts, good and bad.It can be said that the progress of human beings is like a rushing river.In this river, there are small streams flowing from distant mountain streams, and there are also many broad tributaries on the plain. the far river.

(End of this chapter)