Uko ubona imijyi cyangwa se ibihugu ubu, si ko byahoze nko mu myaka 3000 mbere y'ivuka rya Kristo. Impamvu ni uko, hagiye habaho iterambere ry'abantu ndetse n'uduce babagamo ari byo bizwi mu rurimo rw'icyongereza nka "Civilization". Iyi nkuru, iragaragaza ibintu bitandatu by'ingenzi biranga ‘Civilization’ ndetse n'ibishobora kuyangiza.
Ibijyane
n'iterambere rya sosiyete byatangiye kugaragara mu myaka ya 4000 na 3000 mbere
y'ivuka rya Kristo. Dushingiye ku nyandiko ya National Geographic, igaragaza
ko agace ka mbere kagaragayemo iterambere (civilization), ari Mesopotamia (ubu
ni: Iraq), hanyuma haza na Egypt, n’ibindi.
Iyi
nyandiko ikomeza yerekana ko mu bibaya bya Indus naho haje kugaragara
iterambere rya sosiyete yaho ahagana mu myaka ya 2500 mbere ya Kristo, ndetse
no mu Bushinwa mu 1500 mbere ya Kristo. Ahandi ni muri Amerika yo hagati (ubu
ni: Mexico), ahagana mu mwaka wa 1200 mbere ya Yesu. Ibi, bigenda bigaragazwa
n'amatongo aba yarasizwe, inyandiko zakoreshejwe, cyangwa se ibindi bisigisigi
by'ibyo bakoreshaga muri icyo gihe.
Ese ubundi sosiyete irimo iterambere irangwa n'iki? (Characteristics of Civilization)
Iterambere
rya sosiyete riba rifite ibi by'ingenzi, n'ubwo hari impuguke zigaragaza ko
atari ngombwa ko buri sosiyete iba yujuje ibi byose.
1.
Imijyi/uduce duteye imbere: Akenshi usanga abantu bakunze kwiturira mu mijyi
cyangwa se mu duce duteye imbere. No muri ibyo bihe rero, wasanga abantu batura
mu bibaya, hagati y' imisozi, ngo babashe kubona ahantu hagari kandi hahagije
ho gukorera ubuhinzi, ndetse hakanaturwa.
Aha,
wasangaga hatuwe n' abahinzi, abarobyi, n'abandi bakora ubucuruzi ku batuye
utu duce. Gusa n'ubwo wasangaga hari n'abandi bari inyuma yatwo, nabo
babarwaga muri iryo terambere. Ahanini, ubucuruzi bwakorwaga bw'ibihingwa
bejeje, ndetse n'ibindi bikoresho babaga bihimbiye, ni byo byongereraga agace
kuba kagira iterambere. Ni ibisanzwe, kuko n'ubu igihugu gikomeye mu bucuruzi
usanga kiyoboye ku isi.
2.Imyubakire
yihariye, ndetse n'ubugeni: Ahanini usanga abantu dukunze kubaka amazu
n'ibindi bikorwa remezo. Ibi, ni ukugira ngo tugaragaze ko twigeze kubaho. Nko
muri Zimbabwe, inyubako zikomeye zubatswe mu myaka ya 1100 na 1450, zirakifashishwa
nk'ikimenyetso cy' ubuhangange mu bijyanye na politiki. Izindi ngero ni nk'inzu
zizwi nka Pyramid zubatswe muri Egypt. Imyubakire uba usanga yihariye, ariko
ifite n'icyo ivuze kuri ako gace, nayo igira uruhare mu iterambere ry' iyo
sosiyete.
Byongeye
kandi, wasangaga izi nyubako ziganjemo nk'ibishushanyo, ibimenyetso, ibibumbano,
ndetse n' ibindi bitandukanye byarangaga ubugeni. Nko muri Zimbabwe twavuze,
hari ibibumbano byabaga byarakozwe mu mabuye bizwi nka "Zimbabwe
Birds", ubu biracyafite agaciro kuko bigaragara ku mafaranga, ku ibendera,
imyenda y' ingabo, n' ahandi.
3.
Uburyo rusange bw' itumanaho: Itumanaho rishobora kuba hakoreshejwe ururimi mu
magambo avugwa, inyandiko, inyuguti, imibare, ibimenyetso, ibitekerezo n'
ibindi bitandukanye.
Byihariye
ku rurimi, rufasha sosiyete kuba yasakaza amakuru ndetse n' ibijyanye n'
iterambere ririmo kuba. Igikomeye, Ni uko bibafasha kuba basigasira umuco wabo,
ndetse ukaba wanatandukanya uwanyu n' uwahandi. Nk' ururimi rw' Icyarabu,
rwakomeje gufasha abarabu mu byo bakoraga, ari imibare yaturutse mu cyarabu yo
yateje imbere ibya siyansi, ibijyanye n' imibare, ndetse na tekinoroji. Iki,
kikaba n' ikintu sosiyete zose zirimo gutera imbere zihuriraho.
4. Ubutegetsi/ ubuyobozi: Iryo terambere tuvuga, rishingira ahanini ku miyoborere ndetse n' izindi gahunda z' ubutegetsi. Uko imibare y' abantu igendaga yiyongera, n' ibyo bakora bikura, ni ko hakenerwa gusigasira umutekano w' agace kabo. Ni byo bituma haremwa uburyo bw' imiyoborere/ubutegetsi, buzafasha gushyira abantu n' ibintu byabo ku murongo, ndetse no kuyobora ingabo ngo zirinde ako gace.
Mu
bihe nk' ibi, abayobozi babaga ari abami n' abamikazi babaga bayoboye ubwami.
Nk' Abanyeroma, bakoresheje uburyo bwo gushyiraho icyo mu Rwanda twita inzego
z' ibanze, ku uburyo wasangaga abaturage babazi, ndetse bakanabizera.
Ubuyobozi/ubutegetsi ni indi ngingo ishimangira ko agace runaka karimo kazamuka
mu iterambere (civilization).
5.
Imirimo/imikorere (uburyo bwo gusangira no kugabana akazi): N' ubwo uduce
twinshi twabaga twiganjemo ubuhinzi, wasangaga hari n' indi mirimo ikorwa.
Byagendaga bite? Uko abantu bagendaga batera imbere, niko na sosiyete yagendaga
ibacamo ibice;abakire, abari mu cyiciro cyo hagati bakaba nk' abahinzi, abari
hasi y' abandi bose bakaba abacakara. Ubwo iyo abakire bakeneraga ibintu
bihenze, hagombaga kuba hariho nk' abanyabugeni bahanga ibintu bizagurishwa
abakire. Imirimo ikaba irahanzwe.
Usanga
rero abantu bakora imirimo itandukanye bazobereyemo. Urugero, nk' umujwi wa
Timbuktu (ubu ni: Mali), bari bakomeye mu bucuruzi mu bice bitandukanye by'
Afurika. Ahanini bagurishaga: zahabu, amahembe y'inzovu, abacakara, ndetse n'
ibindi. Ubwo abo bagurisha nabo, bakabaha ibindi batabaga bafite muri icyo
gihe. Ubu nabwo, bwari ubundi buryo bwongereraga agace runaka kuba katera
imbere.
6.
Ibyiciro by' ubudehe: cyangwa ibyitwa mu rurimi rw' icyongereza "social
class". Iki, ni ikindi gice kiranga agace karimo gatera imbere. Aha,
abaturage bashobora kugabanywamo ibyiciro bitewe n' ubukungu bwabo uko
buhagaze, cyane cyane hashingiwe ku byo binjiza. Nko mu bice by' uburengerazuba,
wasangaga bagabanyije bitewe n' ubukungu: Abaherwe(abakire), abari hagati,
ndetse n' abakene. Mbega Ni nka yayandi dufite mu Rwanda.
Mu
Bushinwa bw' ahambere, ibyiciro byabaga biteye bitya: Intiti ndetse n'abanyepolitiki; icyiciro cya mbere gikomeye cyane. Abahinzi n' aborozi; icya
kabiri, nacyo cyasaga n' igikomeyeho. Abanyabugeni (bitwaga; gong). Hanyuma
hakaza igice giciriritse muri byose, abacuruzi bari bazwi nka 'shang'. Bo
bagurishaga ibicuruzwa na serivisi. N' ubwo washoboraga gusanga umucuruzi
akungahaye kurusha abandi, ariko yabaga ari mu kiciro cyo hasi. Ubwo bisobanuke
ko uduce twahaga igisobanuro ibi byiciro bitewe n' imyumvire yabo.
Ni ibiki bishobora gukuraho/kubangamira iri terambere ry' abantu n' uduce babamo?
Impuguke
zigaragaza ko icyatera ibi ari impamvu eshatu zikunze kugarukwaho cyane:
1.
Impinduka z' imbere (internal changes): Nk' urugero, abantu bashobora
kwiyongera, bitewe n' uko bamwe bahunze, hanyuma igice cyari gituwe
kikiyongera. Ubwo imico, ururimi, ndetse n' indi myitwarire bikaba byakangiza
umwimerere sosiyete yahoranye.
2.
Igitutu giturutse hanze (external pressure): Birumvikana cyane, kuko niba
abantu bo ubwabo bashobora kwisenya, bashobora no gusenyera abandi. Iki gitutu
rero, usanga giterwa n' amahanga akenshi mu bikorwa by' intambara. Bikaba
ngombwa ko uwatewe yirinda rimwe na rimwe ugasanga kubona ibikoresho by'
intambara birahenze, ugasanga sosiyete ikendeye ityo! Nk' ubwami bw' abami bwa
Aztec, bwakendereye bitewe n' abari baturutse mu Burayi.
3.
Ugukendera kw' ibidukikije: Abahanga bagaragaza ko sosiyete ishobora kuvaho,
yewe ikanazima bitewe n' ibiza cyangwa se imikoreshereze mibi y' ibibakikije.
Uku
gutera imbere kwa sosiyete zitandukanye, kwagiye rimwe na rimwe guhura n'
ibibazo by' ibiza kamere nk' inzara, amapfa, tsunami, n' ibindi. Uduce twahuye
n' ibyago nk' ibi harimo: Maya, Ikibaya cya Indus, n' ahandi. Mu gihe ibikorwa
bya muntu nabyo byabaga bitoroheye ibidukikije. nk' imwe mu mpamvu zatumye
abazwi nka "Vikings" bagiye bakendera, ni ukutakira imihindagurikire
y'ikirere muri Greenland.
Src: nationalgeographic.com
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