Nature and environment had a big play in the development in early civilizations because that was there foundation to there survival and being able to expand there civilizations, also many of the early civilizations had very strong beliefs based on nature and agriculture that shaped their civilizations and cultures
The trial of Peter Zenger, a noted publisher in New York, worked to establish the rights of a free press.
Zenger's trial was still fresh in the minds of some of the founders when they worked to push for an Amendment to the Constitution a generation later that expressly gave the press rights.
Art-Realistic style, new techniques
, Artists and writers-chose secular and classical and Christian subjects
, and Writers-used the vernacular i hope it helps!