民族大迁徙对中西文化发展的影响

公元3—6世纪，在欧洲和中国都在发生着的游牧民族与农业民族之间的大迁徙现象形成高潮。在中国，汉族人口众多，民族大迁徙对其农耕文化虽造成冲击，但并未致命，反倒是在不断冲击中，汉文化融进了一些新的内容，汉族自给自足的农业也造就了其守土重迁的性格；欧洲的罗马人则人口较少．粮食不能自给，需要流通，在与境内各民族的冲突中，旧有的文化体系被打破，一种新的文化从中孕育。

The Influence of the Great Migration upon the Cultural Developmet of China and the Western Countries

There were great migrations between nomadic and agricultural groups in both China and Europe during 3-6 centuries. The great migration did not make big impact to the agricultural culture in China but the constant impact did bring some new things into the culture of Han nationality. The Autarky of Han nationality brought up the character of keep in their land. The population in Rome was comparatively small and their foodstuff could not support themselves. They need communication. The old cultural system was broken and a new culture was gestated during the conflict between Rome and other nationalities abroad.