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    How the Western United Sates got populated is a story that has connections across cultural mentalities and millennia. In westernized societies people have acquired the mentality that humans are separate from nature for variable reasons. Along with this mentality comes the dominance of humans over nature with the advancement of social and scientific breakthroughs. When reviewing history this becomes more evident after the Enlightenment period. However, one can go back millennia and study how engineering

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    that made civilization evolve into our modern era. The West involves how social standards, morals, religions, political systems, culture, and technology developed over time. The West is where the origins of civilization started, and what humans did during their time period. The Western history biggest impact was by old ancient history, and how society got here today. The greatest philosophers, traditions, different ethnicities, and religion played an important part in the shaping of Western civilization

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    The Six Major Periods of Western Civilization Most of the occurrences in history have shaped the present society significantly. In fact, most of the advancements of current time are traceable to early periods of civilization. There are certain events that have a particular impact on what the present society celebrates today. The purpose of this essay is to investigate six major periods in the Western Civilization and how they have changed world history. These periods include Mesopotamia, ancient

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    Western Civilization This paper will look at some of the important aspects of various cultures in Western Civilization. Much of the political and cultural changes that were occurring during the rise of the nations and Empires that the Western Civilization is known for, was a result of shifting hierarchies and changes in status (Cole et. al, 2014). The key aspects of Western Civilizations before 1000 BCE are the Babylonian Hammurabi Code. These were a set of laws that that spoke of justice. The

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    Welch 1 Our Western Civilization course covers a general survey of the social, economic, cultural and Political forces that have helped shape the Western variety of civilization in the premodern era. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of cross-cultural diffusion in the evolution and development of Middle Asian, Greek, Roman, and Medieval-European structural variants. This paper will discuss areas of Daily Life in Ancient Rome that will include women’s conflicting roles, Roman marriage, and

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    The Six Major Periods of Western Civilization Most of the occurrences in history have shaped the present society significantly. In fact, most of the advancements of current time are traceable to early periods of civilization. There are certain events that have a particular impact on what the present society celebrates today. The purpose of this essay is to investigate six major periods in the Western Civilization and how they have changed world history. These periods include Mesopotamia, ancient

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    All great societies and civilizations draw influences from others. What can set a society apart is how they leave their legacy on the world. Cultures that have a major impact on a timeline are called high points. This describes a period that during its time was at the height of known advancement, and a period that has had a large impact on societies since then. Ancient Greece and the Renaissance of Europe are high points in Western Civilization. This is due to many factors but their innovative art

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    development of Western civilization is influenced by Greek culture because of Western knowledge, political systems, and procedures such as democracy and lawful equality originated there. The main reason is Greece is introduced as home of many “firsts” in the humanities, especially in Western civilization. Indeed, knowledge foundation of mathematics, medicine, astrology, or linguistics is nearly taken from the ancient Greece. For example, the Greek alphabet was the first alphabet in the Western sense of

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    In the 16th to mid-20th century, Western powers and knowledge have dominated other countries, due to the Western superiority to the other cultures in terms of civilization. According to Said, having knowledge is to dominate it; having authority is to deny autonomy to the Oriental country. Evidently, the inaccurate Western cultural perception towards Eastern world has resulted in the practice of power over, what they presumed, the 'weaker' countries. Java was once an influential Hindu-Buddhist empire

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    explanation and argument to answer the question “What is exactly Western civilization, and what holds it together?”. He uses his answer to help explain the cultural, political, and social struggle between the internal worlds of Western civilization and Islamic civilization. Scruton’s The West and the Rest: Globalization and the Terrorist Threat gives context, proof, and commentary on the continuities and discontinuities between Western and Islamic principles to emphasize the need for

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