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    The Arabian Nights; Its Influence on Western Society There is no one particularly known the writer for The Arabian Nights. The story has made itself appeared since anyone can ever remember. Historian said that The Arabian Nights is a collection of stories from whole lot different countries. It was stated that originally the stories came from India and Persia, however then the story was translated into Arabic language. Ever since then, Arab’s culture and their own stories were added to make stories

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    November 22, 2016 Impact of Religion Assignment The Influence of Religion on Western Society Religion has significantly affected the development of western civilizations and societies. All throughout the history we have covered in class, religion has played a key and essential role in defining the types of cultures within a society – a belief or faith in a spiritual, also a divine ‘power’ can add significance and true meaning to many of the western people’s lives. Religion is essentially the force

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    end more than 2,000 years ago, when Greece became part of the Roman Empire. However, its impact on the Western world lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire, they spread their ideas to other countries, while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time, the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contributions to our modern world. Moreover, the influences of the Ancient Greeks are still felt by us today. Philosophy was a huge part of Ancient Greece, and probably

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    What were the contributions to Western civilization from the ancient Greeks? The Greek civilization contributed greatly to the development of modern Western culture. Three of the most important contribution that are the foundations of our society are Language, Philosophy, and Government. The people of ancient Greece developed a sophisticated language with an extraordinarily rich vocabulary. It has existed for nearly 3,500 years, the longest of any language derived from early Indo-European.

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    Japan had similar but different experiences with the Western civilization. China and Japan reacted differently to the Western nations and it was China’s reactions to the West that would break the Chinese’s isolation leaving their traditions behind. The Industrial trade in Europe and the United States had created a gap between Asia and the West, This left china and Japan far behind technologically and they were not able to stand up against the western nations and although at different times China and

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    Out of the rich history of Western Civilization, the most influential and powerful philosophical idea that has greatly impacted history (and continues to influence modern society across the globe) is indeed the concept of monotheism. This began with the Jewish religion of the Hebrews (also known as Israelites). From there this belief has continued to be a major influence in daily life, politics, culture, and inventions in many major western civilizations since then. Many mighty empires and powerful

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    How Did the Enlightenment Change Western Civilization? How Much Do Enlightenment Idea’s Continue to Influence the World? The Enlightenment, it was also known as the Age of Reason, it was a philosophical and cultural movement that took place in Europe later and spread to North America, The Enlightenment gave rise to new concepts and strong beliefs in Education, liberty and freedom. During this period, Salons were places people gathered to discuss varies topics

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    Much can be said about the Greeks and their contribution to Western Civilization greatly and how they paved the way. The Greeks subsidized Western Civilization greatly, contributing areas of architecture, government, and many more. The Greeks built the Parthenon, a temple dedicated the infamous goddess Athena, who they viewed as there patron. The famous temple has columns and groundwork that characterizes Greek architecture. The architects were concerned with conducting a sense of perfect balance

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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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    “Western Europe” is a term that was used to describe a region where many countries, such as Britain, France and Germany, which joined after World Wars, shared the same history. In another perspective, it was also sometimes referring to a region where countries shared the same value: capitalism and democracy. Throughout the history, because of difference events, the position of Western Europe in the world has also changed. Before 1914, due to the rapid development of the Enlightenment ideas and the

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