If you're a believe in "cumulative knowledge" and "common experiences" then...
What do you get when you add up Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Christendom (of which I will add the Magna Carta to), the Renaissance, and The Enlightenment?
The American Constitution and its framers.
That is not to say they incorporated everything from those cultures and events (Jefferson and Plato were pretty much polar opposites. But they all shared dedication in the pursuit of truth), they took and rejected what they needed and didn't find useful.
Of course, one can merely add the Constitution to the aforementioned and look for the "next big thing."
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