求翻译：历史上溯到前三千纪，倘若说，那时的西方人自己已经有了一粒文明的种子，但还需要空气、阳光、土壤和水才能萌发，那么慷慨赠与西方人这些珍贵的生命因子的就是近东的两大文明———埃及和美索不达米亚。的确，西欧古典文明的兴起在很大程度上是近东两大文明向外辐射的产物。在遥远的上古，希腊地区在地理上比亚平宁和伊比利亚更显优势，一则希腊的岛屿、良港众多，海上交通非常便利，二则希腊非常靠近埃及和美索不达米亚。这样，希腊可以频繁地、充分地与光辉灿烂的东方文明交流，从而在后者的浸润与滋养下率先成长起来。是什么意思？

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Its history dates back to 3000 and before that, and if the people in the West at that time, he had a goal of civilization, but also seeds need air, sunlight, soil and water can be ignited, and generous gifts, then these precious people in the west of the factor of life in the Near East is two great

History dates back to the first 3,000 JI, if say, Westerners at that time I have had the seeds of one civilization, but also need air, sunlight, soil, and water to germination, generous gifts in the West the precious life factor of is near---two civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Indeed, the ri