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    1st Semester Final Exam The Western Civilization was impacted so much by many different eras in big ways, but the Ancient Mediterranean had the biggest impact on western civilization up to the Glorious Revolution. Because they created a lot of inventions that changed the world, And they had one of the first forms of religion as well. First, one of the reasons why the Ancient Mediterranean had the biggest impact on Western Civilization is the inventions that they came up with. For example at the

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    Greeks to the Development of Western Civilization Ancient Greeks are well-known for their massive contributions to Western civilization. Many aspects of the ancient Greece Society are evident in Western cultures. Greeks were essential in influencing the shaping of Western politics, philosophy, and art. The Western world’s civilization is founded on the concepts that were developed by the Greeks. This civilization has enhanced the empowerment and development of Western countries, both politically

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    Western Civilization from 1589 to 1914 had many specific changes that contributed to the structure of the western world before World War I. In the absolutism state sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler. Kings were absolute kings and were resposible to no none except god. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolute rulers had to respect the fundamental laws of their land. They had to control competing jurisdictions, institutions or groups that were interested in their territory

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    Ancient Greece was like a teacher for modern western society and it was a civilization unlike any other through its architecture, art, intellectuals, philosophers, athletes, and inventions (Cartwright). The ancient Greeks are one of the main reasons that modern North American society is able to function as well and effectively as it does now (Cartwright). The developments and contributions from ancient Greece that have impacted modern western civilization the most are the creation of democracy, mathematics

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    most of all religion. In ancient western civilizations religion was known mostly as polytheistic, which is the belief of and in multiple Gods or deities, this compared to modern era religious beliefs which are mostly built on monotheism, the belief in one God or deity. Three prominent ancient western civilizations have been seen and studied to show origins of the same prominent Gods; these civilizations are known as Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Of these three civilizations some of their most prominent deities

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    The Western Civilization

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    The study also revealed a corollary finding. Chapter 1 divulged that the Western Civilization is displaying a bias for oppositional responses. Since Antiquity, the West seems to see strategy as competitive in nature and often consider that the military is an inescapable means to resolve international issues. This bias contributes to explaining the surprising proposition that neither the European Union nor NATO seems willing to acknowledge that it develops a grand strategy. One can advance that

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    1. How did mythical (or mythopoeic) thought shape the first civilizations? The first civilizations used mythical thought to resolve questions that are now answered using science (27). Mythmaking was humanity’s first way of thinking; it was the earliest attempt to explain the beginnings of the universe and human history, and to make nature’s mysteries and life’s uncertainties comprehensible (27). Mythical thought gave Near Eastern peoples a framework with which to pattern their experience into a

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    Western Civilization "Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative" is a story is about an ancient king who is the main character in the book named Gilgamesh. Its setting is in the ancient times about 500 years ago. Gilgamesh is a great hero popularly known in the ancient times. He was a great city builder. He was more of a god than man in other words 2/3 god was and 1/3 man. Being selfish and evil, he was also half man and half god. He was the ruler of the land of Uruk. Looking back to about 500 years ago, the

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    The Western Civilization can be traced back to the Mediterranean and the Europe. The Civilization is majorly linked to the Roman Empire and the Western Christendom which emerged from the Middle Ages to bring about the transformative episodes such as the development of the modern democracy, scientific revolution, the industrial revolution, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Renaissance. The history was marked with a broad range of subjects such as political philosophy, metaphysics, rhetoric

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    worsened. Market fundamentalism and positivism are cited in the book as reasons why, despite knowing the extent and reason for the problem, the West did very little to lower their carbon emission. Neoliberalism was noted as the main downfall for the Western world, due to the individual freedoms it offered over the protect of the people. While this book may be a bit harsher a future reality than what is really to come, it puts into perspective the

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