than religion should become the basis for action. The expansion of knowledge and the idea that all people have natural rights led to the shaping of the world today. The Age of Enlightenment influenced both the foundation and the structure of modern western society with ideas that the people should become
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the end of the 18th century‚ the ideas of Romanticism pushed metaphysical teachings to have a greater concern with the thing-in-itself‚ pushing aside a previous concentration on the phenomenal world. Evoking new emotions and ideas‚ this period led Western scholars to expand upon the work of philosophes from the Age of Enlightenment. These reforms emerged through multiple mediums‚ anywhere from utilizing the Latin translation of the Upanishads by Anquetil-Duperron to adding new light to Kantianism.
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Throughout history‚ two movements have had a significant impact on Western civilization: the spread of Greek culture and the religion of Christianity. The rise of Greek influence brought with it a new form of government‚ language‚ history‚ and beliefs. Additionally‚ a very influential part of the growth of Western civilization was the rise of Christianity. Christianity preached an inviting message of acceptance and salvation from sins. Both of these movements made a lasting impression because
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Religious Influence in The Western Civilization Religion plays a big influential factor in the development of the western civilization. A major impact to this development is how Christianity transformed the Roman Empire. The church started in Jerusalem with the twelve apostles mainly doing missionary work‚ and Christians like Paul were witnessing to God-fearers‚ people who admired Jewish monotheism but thought the Jewish law was too demanding. Paul explained that they could worship the same
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What were the contributions to Western civilization from the ancient Greeks? The Greek civilization contributed greatly to the development of modern Western culture. Three of the most important contribution that are the foundations of our society are Language‚ Philosophy‚ and Government. The people of ancient Greece developed a sophisticated language with an extraordinarily rich vocabulary. It has existed for nearly 3‚500 years‚ the longest of any language derived from early Indo-European.
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If you were born and raised in a Western country‚ no doubt American etiquette seems either perfectly normal or only slightly odd. A few standard practices of Western etiquette dictates a person should remember to say "please" and "thank you‚" to chew with their mouth closed‚ and to hold the door open for the person behind them. To an outsider‚ the
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African influence on Western Culture Africa‚ a continent with a not so peaceful history‚ has always been mysterious and amazing‚ all at the same time. “Afri” was a Latin name used to refer to the Carthaginians who lived in Northern Africa from the 9th century B.C to the 7th century A.D when the last Punic culture was destroyed in the Arab conquest. Before I start recounting my general point of view on the topic above‚ I would like to share a brief opinion about multiculturalism. Defining it is
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Greeks have influenced the Western civilizations in many ways. The ancient greeks have made many contributions to them in aspects of art‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ science‚ and architecture. These ideas have dramatically changed Western Civilizations‚ and continue to influence the world. When the Ancient Greeks would expand their empire‚ they would spread their cultures as well‚ a form of cultural diffusion. One of the greatest contributions Greece has made to Western civilizations was philosophy
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life. These raids are presumed to have interrupted the work on the Book of Kells. Later Gospel books aren’t as intricately illuminated. In the early Viking period‚ periodic raids on the rich monasteries of Ireland and England and on the north-western coasts of Europe including the raid on England’s Christian monastatic community of Lindisfarne Island in 793‚ the reign of Viking fear began. Viking craftsmen were excellent at woodwork and metalwork‚ jewelry from silver‚ gold and bronze‚ and weapons
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Beginning in the 1400s‚ China was isolated from the world’s influences for hundreds of years. China had long considered the Europeans to be Babarians and were not interested in goods and ideas in Europe. When the Portuguese first showed up off the coast of China trying to establish trade relations‚ the Chinese ran away from them calling the Europeans as "Ocean Devils". From the emperor’s view‚ rulers from other countries were "younger brothers" of him. The Chinese recquired the Portuguese for having
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