Essays on Western Civilization

Introduction How did the advent of print influence the Renaissance and the Humanism movement? The Spread of Printing led to much more availability of the written word. Word could be spread much farther and more rapidly with more copies of the news, and censorship of…

Dominated largely by British authors, and uncritically recycled by American and British-aligned scholars, common perceptions of the Second World War are heavily biased. Western historical literature exaggerates Britain’s role in WWII while simultaneously ignoring the contributions of smaller co-belligerents. Of these, arguably, no Allied nation’s…

The Greek historian Herodotus claimed that every country assumes its own beliefs and culture are superior to others. He felt that this was a natural inclination in the ancient world for it was common to believe that the Gods themselves had founded one’s nation. There…

First and foremost, in stating the power hierarchy between the Orient and the Occident, Said takes the former to be a passive subject, a docile body with no agency or control over the political processes imposed on it by the West. To state this is…

A1. Ancient Greece had many different geographic factors, such as; mountains, valleys, islands, poor soil, but the most important geographic factor was the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea brought new channels for trading. Greece was never reliant on staple crops because they had very poor…

In the history of civilized mankind, one of the most identifiable cultures is that of the Ancient Egyptians. The distinctive culture of Ancient Egypt, coupled with their many accomplishments (pyramids, Sphinx, etc.) makes this civilization one of the most fascinating cultures in the history of…

How has progress in Western Civilization affected the world today? The idea of progress can be viewed differently in many ways by different people. There are many different ideas of progress and many different ways to show it. The most important idea of progress is…

Clash of Civilizations? After the event of September 11, 2001, Americans enters into the gripping fear of another attack. This attack was the first attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, more than half a decade prior. Following Pearl Harbor, the United States officially enters…