03/08/2012 Religion Paper #2 What is Western Civilization and how does one describe it? Where does the west begin and were does it end‚ what exactly is the meaning of civilization? These are the questions that we have to ask ourselves. Because people are often both partial and biased‚ our definition of Western civilization is going to be comparative to how we see ourselves in this day and age. So let’s take a look into a brief description of what is meant by Western culture‚ and two specific examples
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achievements. One of the most successful civilizations in the mediterranean but never as firm as other powerful empires. Staring with the Minoans‚ Greece began its way to be one the tops civilized civilizations. This time brought writing‚ roots for religion and what would be later the greek land. To what is known today they were a pacific civilization‚ not like their successors‚ the Mycenaean. A constant conflict civilization who are called‚ the early greeks. With that a new way of defense was shown
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September 2009 Egyptian civilization was born on the banks of the Nile in 3150 BC‚ when the upper and lower Egypt were united under the rule of the first Pharaoh. Egyptians were intelligent people who made inventions in almost every corner of life‚ which made them the longest lived civilization. Although normally the Egyptian civilization is associated with the pyramids and mummies‚ the Egyptians actually created numerous inventions that have made this civilization one of the greatest to have
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Rome‚ it began with the worship of the pagan gods. In Greek and Roman mythology‚ there were many temples to worship the different gods. As Christianity became more dominant in these cultures‚ these temples converted into churches‚ and several of the pagan gods translated to Saints in the Christian religion. An example that is still common today would be Saint Francis of Assisi‚ who was thought to be the “god” of nature. Therefore‚ the Greeks and Romans found ways to incorporate their pagan gods into
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Western civilization is the civilization of modern societies living in countries of Western Europe‚ Central Europe‚ North America‚ South America‚ Australia and New Zealand. It is a civilization with distinct culture‚ religion and traditions. The essay will try to convince you that contact with Western culture and opportunity for ancient civilizations. My first argument is the fact that getting to know the culture of other civilizations‚ we know its habits. It can be something interesting
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Imperialism Near the end of the nineteenth century‚ there was a sharp increase in the need for people of Western civilization to expand their way of life across the globe. Colonization had begun in the 1600s as a method of economic gain for European countries. The reasons for expansion in the late nineteenth century‚ however‚ had deviated from only economical prosperity. The notion that evolution as well as the belief in their racial and cultural superiority caused many white Europeans and
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The ancient Greeks were pivotal to western intellectual history. The western philosophical tradition started in ancient Greeks and would paint the pathway to future discoveries and knowledge. As the Greeks would improve the idea of the alphabet when the Phoenicians passed it onto them and would begin recording their ideas. These recorded ideas would finally be documented and help spread the ideas of philosophy. In addition‚ the ancient Greeks would set up the basic categories of philosophy to give
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is a documentary and TV series about the rises and falls of Athens. Liam Neeson narrates throughout the documentary of the civilization of ancient Greece. The filmmaker Anthony Geffen covered both the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. Actors were also used to portray historical events and people during this period. The documentary starts with the history of Athens beginning with the rule of Peisistratos whom transformed the city. He needed allies‚ in that way his
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