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Essay The Anglo Saxons, a powerful civilization that lasted over 600 years on earth is a civilization that we can definitely use to benefit ourselves. They have helped humans today farm healthy, realize the effects of a war culture and see the importance in politics. Without a doubt, __humans have and can still learn lessons from the Anglo Saxon civilization.__

The Anglo Saxons relied heavily on farming as a food source. Without it they would have surely perished. Relying just on animal meat wouldn’t keep them alive and they were aware of this. The Anglo Saxons need for good farming land is one of the main factors that led them to Britain in the first place. When they first arrived they were farming and doing it well. The techniques they used were very smart and healthy for the soil and earth. The Anglo Saxons used the crop rotation method. They would harvest on fresh fertile soil then when the harvest is ready they would plant the next harvest on a different close by plot of soil in order to never wear out any soil. This method is a great way to keep the crops and soil healthy. This method is being forgotten by most of the western society and it needs to be remembered. Factory farming is a type of farming being used frequently in western society. This method is the mass-producing of crops on the same field of soil over and over while being sprayed with pesticides. This ruins soil. Companies should put in the effort to do what the Anglo Saxons to ensure the soil can be used again effectively with crop rotation method.

The Anglo Saxons had a well thought out plan of how a kingdom should be governed. Their ways of governing helped shape what is seen in most of western society and in England. Their way of ruling was mostly fair for everyone and made sure that all freemen are equal. The idea of making the king abide by rules set out by government ensures security of the free man. We can see this in Canada and England today. The Queen of England is in charge of both countries but must abide by the constitution so no unfair laws are made or utter chaos breaks out. No, the politics of the Anglo Saxons weren’t completely fair, considering the slaves and taxes to the king but however it was a great starting point for kingdoms to improve on. Without the rough times there couldn’t have been smooth running countries later on.

Humans can gather a lot of lessons from warrior lifestyle of the Anglo Saxons. The Warrior culture in Anglo Saxons was huge and it was one of the biggest factors that led them to their demise. The constant fighting with between the seven Kingdoms and with other and the Vikings and Danes would crush the Anglo Saxons. If a peaceful resolution was made to share land, accept other peoples, maybe things could have worked but the constant war hunger made things disastrous. The result of what happened to this civilization should make people think about what could have happened if a peaceful attempt was made.

In conclusion, there are lots of lessons that humans have learned and lessons we can still learn. Anglo Saxons taught us an effective way to farm, the start to a great political structure and of course the Anglo Saxons teach us that war is a terrible approach when dealing with other civilizations.

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