以总体性的人类文明史而论,古代的小文明无非是指人学会了直立行走,学会了穿衣,学会了吃熟食,以及学会了使用简单的工具和简单的语言而已。那样的文明之所以小,还在于他们的群体活动(包括后来进入了社会活动)也无非局限在某个部落、氏族而已,尚无能力去干与国际、洲际有关的事。而古代的大 In the general history of human civilization, the ancient civilization is nothing more than people learning to walk upright, learn to dress, learn to eat cooked food, and learn to use simple tools and simple language only. The reason why such civilizations are small is that their group activities (including their later social activities) are not limited to a certain tribe or clan. They are incapable of doing anything related to international affairs and intercontinental. The ancient big