Aesthetics
Unlikely, as the first written records of the game are in 1821 and the first recorded game of Conkers using Horse Chestnuts was on the Isle of Wight in 1848. However as it is a children's game, it is possible that children may have played a similar game much earlier without attracting the attention of adults so the absence of earlier written records does not prove that it was not played in much earlier times.
We did not have it earlier.
King tut lived earlier
400 BC is earlier than 220 BC
The Romans largely took over the Greeks' 'pantheon' (assembly) of Gods and based their theories on rhetoric and philosophy on the earlier Greek philosophers. So basically the Greeks were the major influence on Roman 'thinking'. Add to that the fact that every noble family had its boys - the future leaders of Rome - raised by Greek tutors, and that every educated Roman had Greek as his second language.
European Rembrandt's "Anatomy Lesson" composition (Ciprian)
when enough evidence contradicts earlier ideas
Egyptian and Mycenaean.
sociocultural
The Greek civilisation deeply influenced the Roman elite.
Where children work together and not individually. It is more of the teacher being a guide and not a facilitor, giving children the freedom to make up their own conclusions on reality and their values.
The social contract theory suggests that states evolved as a result of a mutual agreement among individuals in a society to create a governing authority to ensure security and order. The evolutionary theory posits that states developed as a natural progression from smaller, tribal communities to larger, more complex political structures over time. The Marxist theory argues that states emerged as a means to protect the interests of the ruling class and maintain the existing economic and social hierarchies.
Similarities among embryos.
In the earlier period, Beethoven was much influenced by the music of Haydn (and Mozart as well). Beethoven dedicated his first three piano sonatas to Haydn. They are categorized as one set, Opus 2.
Shakespeare was influenced by the dramatic conventions of his day, including standard theatrical practice and the examples of earlier playwrights.
In the earlier period, Beethoven was much influenced by the music of Haydn (and Mozart as well). Beethoven dedicated his first three piano sonatas to Haydn. They are categorized as one set, Opus 2.
The Beatles were influenced by many musicians through out their life, directly and indirectly. In John's earlier life he was influenced by Elvis Presley and adopted his look and rock and roll attitude. In the early sixties John met Bob Dylan which moulded the future of his songs and his attitude towards drugs. George Harrison was influenced by he Byrds, and most importanly Ravi Shankar who showed George Indian music. (which led to George's playing of the sitar and the production of many famous beatle songs with the sitar, ie Norweigan wood)