Europe I. General Info A. Facts 1. birthplace of western civilization 2. influential on world development a. history - exploration b. philosophy - religion [ religious backgrounds in US & Latin America come from Rome ] c. ideology - gov [ democracy comes from Ancient Greece ] 3. continent - subregions a. Eastern (Central) b. Western B. Geography 1. major cities~refer to map 2. 2nd smallest Australia‚ 2.9) -4 sq. miles 3. population of 700 million +‚ density 65 ppl/sq
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“Transformation of the Western Civilization” “Examination Final” By Reinaldo Gutierrez Early Western History HIST 1090 – EV1 Professor Vincent L. Toscano December 6th‚ 2011 In a period about 250 years‚ the western civilization experiment a series of changes that will shift the medieval world of the 1400 to a brand new modern era by the mid-1600‚ all aspect of the medieval civilization suffer a notorious changes and transformation
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Civilizations are a group of humans living together in an organized way and have made advances in arts‚ science and technology‚ law or government. China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations; it is the only ancient civilization that has continued to this very day. The lifestyles that the ancient Chinese had is extremely different then the lifestyle that the Modern Western Civilization which includes North America and Europe currently has because of the different way that people
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The Mesoamerican civilization of the Incas was Inevitably incredible. The Incas had a large impact on the world and modern cultural advances would not be possible without it. Some areas of their lifestyle that was influential were culture‚ achievements‚ and the effects from the Spanish conquest. Not only did they have a large influential impact‚ they were also highly affected by other cultures. This made them the unique civilization that they still are today. The Inca civilization was rich with culture
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Civilization is a progression of human society‚ with an advanced form of government‚ culture and social norms. Several civilizations took place in several places which shared certain characteristics. These include large population centers‚ monumental architecture‚ shared communication‚ a system for administration‚ complex division of labour and division of social and economic classes. These rise of civilization brought advance effect on modern society. To begin with‚ the Sumerian civilization has
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#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 of how the West is different
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The Bronze age‚ the Fall of Rome‚ and the Fall of Constantinople have shaped our history and shown how too much focus on one growth can be tumultuous to a country. Before 1500‚ there were many historical events that not only marked a turning point in history but showed how the world could evolve due to revolutions and technological advances. During these times there were many focuses that a country could have whether it be technological advances‚ expanding their land‚ religion‚ slavery‚ and many
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Since the beginnings of civilization there has always been a desire to expand and build empires throughout the world. Because of this there will always be conquerors and conquered people. The conquered are subjected to different treatments by different conquerors; this depends on who the triumphant are. Different examples of these subjugations include that of those ruled by Egyptians‚ Persians‚ Greeks‚ and the Hellenistic monarchs. These types of regimes laid the groundwork for that of the Romans
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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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There were many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions
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