EDUCATIONAL IDEAS IN ANCIENT EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (BABYLON, EGYPT, CHINA, INDIA)

This article presents information about the ancient Eastern civilizations and their societies that for the first time in human history formed centralized states, writing, law, education, and social institutions. Based on sources, it is shown that these regions - Babylon (Mesopotamia), Egypt, China, and India - occupied an important place in history not only for the achievements of material culture, but also for their educational systems and ideas.