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    The Role of Spain in Western Civilization The western civilization is a term that was used to describe the series of events that led to the adoption of modern culture to the uncivilized regions of the world. In this context, civilization means the adoption of modern or conventional religion as the main mode of worship. Religion led to a cease of activities such as idol worship and human sacrifice. Civilization also established formal leadership structures that had a resemblance of democracy in their

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    Religion within the context of Western civilization has undoubtably played a pivotal role in shaping and developing Western society. Regardless of the form of religion such as polytheism or monotheism, people in ancient societies believed in a God or Gods that sourrounded their daily and influenced thought. This belief in a higher power was an important part of human progression and expansion. Religion is the backbone of Western civilization and has always been a very important foundation of culture

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    Legal Developments in Western Civilization The span of Western Civilization encompasses many notable achievements in legal development. As empires rise and expand, it becomes necessary to create a legal code that standardizes punishment, institutes a form of common law, and protects society from arbitrary abuses of power. These principles were formally established relatively early in the western world, and became the foundations upon which later government institutions created their legal systems

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    The Western Civilization included a long process of mistakes and failures that determined the success of this civilization. The Western Civilization experienced changes from the agricultural period to the early medieval period. The most significant changes include government, religion, economics, and technology. The government, throughout the development of this civilization, had may changes. The beginning of the Western Civilization began when the Greeks turned from the thinking of earlier cultures

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    The Renaissance had the most significant effect on Early Modern Western Civilization because of how it changed religion, politics, and technology. Many technological advancements were made during the Renaissance, and many social changes occurred in the areas of politics and religion. These advancements and changes greatly affected Early Modern Western Civilization. Before the start of the Renaissance, the Catholic Church influenced every aspect of society. The Renaissance and it’s ideals changed

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    “What do I think of western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.” This quote was said by Mahatma Gandhi. Little did he know the effect that the rise of the West would have on the rest of the world. Maritime achievement, industrialization, and imperialism helped the West to rise in power and ultimately changed the second half of the millennia. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, European sailors traveled the seas in search of treasures, fame and new trade. Before Christopher Columbus

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    of the Western world in in a myriad of different ways. Economically, Western Europe benefitted enormously from the introduction of new food crops and other commodities. Intellectually, intellectual concepts, especially that of math, have greatly stimulated not only the economy, but also novel new innovations. Technologically, new inventions and discoveries served as a gateway to a more industrialized Western Europe.

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    Ancient & Medieval Western Civilization At the point when Alexander the Great died in Babylon on June 11 323 BC, few could have known the prospects for the Macedonians and the Greeks. In the last twelve years they had fulfilled wonderful victories that brought under their influence more than ten times the domain Alexander had started with in Greece. It was to be the start of the Hellenistic Age, a period of one of a kind social and political advancements, that achieved an amalgamation of old and

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    Birthplace Of Western Civilization “Greek was not built in a day” Applies to our society and culture of this decade. Now we take a look back on how the human race have evolved. The most influential period before BC were the Ancient Greeks, now let me take you back to the past where everything began. Ancient Greece This civilization started around 1100BC-337BC. It consisted numerous polis’s which all had it’s own rules, as I talk about my experiences in Greece I will explore their world of religion

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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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