The Influence Of Western Civilization

Religion is what the Western world devotes large part of ones life and attitude. Christianity is what in some relation describes the Western world. It has its roots from the time of the Great Emperor Constantine the Great who developed the belief that the state has to be in close relation to the religion, and the politics that each country makes must be related to the Christian ways. Those are basic principles that the Western world has been promoting and helping to be understood around the Non-Western world during recent centuries. The great every-day life principles of Christianity describing the mutual respect, equality, appreciating the differences and love for all people were brought around the world, by the Western world during the recent centuries.

These types of beliefs and strong traditions have been good examples for western civilization absorbing their rules and respect. This has been ideal to help restoring their family values.

Many of today’s most popular religions did not originate where the majority of their religious followers live. For example, Hinduism is one of the oldest major religions and it was created somewhere near or around the Indus Valley (which is now modern day Pakistan). Another example is Christianity or Christian Orthodox. This religion originated in the eastern section of the Roman Empire. Eventually both of these religions, along with their customs and beliefs, became popular amongst other people, cultures, and even nations, therefore spreading across the

Christianity is one of the most dominant religions in the world today and has a long and complex history. Although Christianity has its roots in Judaism, it was greatly influenced by the culture of the Greeks and Romans it developed in. The Greco-Roman world was polytheistic and full of deities that were petty and faulted. As a young religion Christianity shares aspects with the religions around it, namely in the central stories. Eventually Christianity spread through the Roman Empire and to the rest of the world.

The first human settled in America was about 12000 to 30000 years ago. American civilization experienced many changes as people of different subcontinent settled in to America. Before European came to America, American civilization was dominated by Aztecs and Inca civilizations. Later American civilization was restructured in many ways based on thoughts of European civilizations. European civilization has lots of influence on American peoples in terms of religion, livings, and others so there is many similarities and difference between two civilizations.

Rome cultivated many of the principles, systems, and practices that shaped the development of Western Society, many of which are still used and in place today. The impact that Rome had on development can clearly be seen in how infrastructure took shape, government systems were created, the rise and shaping of the Christian faith, and the development of modern languages. Rome, although long gone, has shaped, and will continue to shape the way Western Society develops.

Christianity most generally distributed of the globe religions, having substantial illustration all told the inhabited continents of the world. Its

Many people from around the world have a different perspectives of what western culture really is depending on where you are in the world, or what cultures and religions you follow. Some see is at a place of wealth, self-expression, or opportunity. While other places see it as a place of freedom away from the harsh realities they are facing in their own homes. Some countries, like Iran see “western culture” as a negative thing because it causes iranian

Judaism, rose from obscurity to become the dominant religion of Western culture. Christianity also became the dominant faith of Rome at the end of fourth century A.D.

Europe is the second smallest in terms of the continent. It is located in the Northern and Midland hemisphere of the earth. It has an area about 104,98,000 sq.km of the total land. Europe stretches from 35oN to 71oN latitude and 24oW to 65oN longitude. It is surrounded by oceans and seas from three sides. The important attractions of the continent are the longest coastlines among all the continents with oceans, sea, islands, bays, and gulf. Europe, much like the United States, is a free market economy based on the movement of capital. Another way the countries of Europe work together is that many of them have switched to a common currency, called the euro. This makes exchange and trade even easier, and exchange rates are no longer

Western culture and policies have shaped the modern world, especially the Middle East, in many ways. Since the sixteenth century, the nations of Western civilization have been the driving wheels of modernization. Globalization is simply the spread of modern institutions and ideas from one high power to the wider world. Technological innovation and economic growth along with such concepts as democracy, individualism, and the rule of law administered by an impartial judiciary, set Western societies above and beyond any possible rival. Other cultures looked to the West as a model, a threat, or some combination of both. One country that was most successful in their confrontations with Western states was Japan, who incorporated Western

The Decline of Western Civilization is among the most electrifying Rock Documentaries of all time, although it was perceived as outrageous and shocking at the time of its production. The documentary is an American film that was produced in 1981 and directed by Penelope Spheeris (Spheeris, 2015). Overall, the film chronicles the L.A. punk rock music scene and captures bands such as Black Flag and Iggy and the Stooges as they dominated the L.A. in the early 1980s and largely depicts life in Los Angeles at the time. A second and a third film later followed representing the 80’s heavy metal scene as well as the lifestyle of homeless teenagers. The American Film registry has preserved the film for the culturally, historically, and sensuous significance.

Our text, “Western Civilizations: Ideas, Politics, and Society”, includes many of the core values of today’s modern society. Rationality, the first value listed, is simply being able to use mental analysis to comprehend different, sometimes complex, subjects in a clear way. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality) Rationality is extremely important to the effective running of any society. The only alternative to acting and thinking rationally is to act with impulse, or without thinking a situation through. (http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Ethics_Rationality.html) A prosperous society cannot act in this way. I feel that for the most part, rationality is still alive and well today. While everyone does not always agree with the

Hybrid architecture is developed out of a complex social, cultural and political interaction, which is often far from simple or clear. This essay discusses the Chinese influence of Buddhism in Japan to bring us the Japanese Tea House, and further more the philosophies of the Tea House architecture and its influence on the western world; in particular, the Farnsworth House in Illinois by Mies Van der Rohe.

Western civilizations were greatly influenced by the ancient Greek and roman civilizations. The interesting art and architecture coming from the Greeks the technology and science coming from the Greeks, the strong religion coming from the Romans. These factors all played a big role creating the western civilizations.