On the most basic level, the ancient river valley civilizations influenced classical empires because they influenced civilization, period. The river valley civilizations are the most lasting and historically attested instance of the greater phenomenon of humans moving from a nomadic lifestyle based on hunting and herding to a sedentary one based on agriculture.
The primary goal of Islamic fundamentalists has been to defend their traditional culture from the West. Since the 1970s, in an effort to distinguish their own from the western culture, many fundamentalists have been avoiding western dress style, activities such as most sports, laughter, handshakes etc.
The social belief in the importance of destruction of icons and other images or monuments, specifically religious or political reason
