Development Of Western Civilization

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• Western civilization — development of the culture founded in Rome, lifestyle of western Europe and North America …   English contemporary dictionary

• History of Western civilization — The history of Western civilization traces its roots back to Classical Antiquity and continues to the present era in Europe, North America, Australia, and New ZealandAntiquity (before AD 500)The opposition of an European West to an Asiatic East… …   Wikipedia

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• Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction       region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… …   Universalium

• Development of new religions — The process and mechanisms that lead to the emergence of religions proceed by innovations modifying existing traditions. Such innovations ultimately lead to schisms, reformations or divisions that separate a new tradition from its predecessor.… …   Wikipedia

• civilization — noun /sɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən,sɪv.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən,sɪvəlɨˈzeɪʃən/ a) An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development. the Aztec civilization b)… …   Wiktionary

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• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium