Question

Choose a landmark that was built in the last 250 years, such as Mount Rushmore, the Eiffel Tower, or the Statue of Liberty. How does this landmark represent our civilization? Just as we study the ruins and landmarks of ancient agrarian societies, what might the people of the future learn from our landmarks?

Answer 1

1. Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal landmark set up in New York. This statue has become one of the most if not the most recognizable landmarks of New York and the United States as a whole. The Statue of Liberty can be seen from two perspectives, both of which represent certain aspects of our civilization. From one side, the statue is a gift from another country, France, which gave it to the United States as a statue that will represent their friendship, but also the freedom of the country. From the other side, the statue is seen as the basic principle of what the United States are all about, freedom, prosperity, glory, glamour.

2. The landmarks from the period of the agrarian societies are very interesting in that they provide lot of information about how our ancestors lived and understood the world. In the future, our descendants will probably find it even more interesting to see through the eyes of this landmarks how the human kind was developing. Apart from understating the daily lives of the ancient humans, this landmarks provide information about the mental capacity of these humans, as well as for their view of their surroundings and their spirituality.