Cultures have been generally labeled as eastern or western depending on which part of the globe that singular culture is, if it is in the east it came to be known as eastern culture, and similarly for western culture. But there is a lot of variation in the middle of assorted cultures as a singular culture consists of customs, ideas, values and many other traits, which are dissimilar for dissimilar cultures. Western culture has been a source of constant inspiration for aspiration, and population around the world have used the terms western culture and modernization interchangeably.
The history of western culture is replete with many events that have influenced it and shaped its present form and structure. Foremost among them (and responsible for the present European version of western culture) is it's amelioration at the hands of the Greeks, its expansion by the Romans, and then further enrichment by the Europeans.
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The Greeks developed many faculties like art, literature, politics, and architecture around the time of Jesus Christ, but with the defeat at the hands of Romans at that time all things came under their control. For around the next 500 years the Romans prolonged to construct the culture, retention intact the work done by the Greeks. The Latin and Greek languages flourished under the Romans. But under the Romans democracy was not given the status, it enjoyed during the Greeks.
With the downfall of the Roman Empire all things about the Greco-Roman culture, arts and science was lost. The kings of dissimilar regions in Europe waged a war among themselves and there was political instability all over. The coming of Roman Catholicism helped to stabilize the tensions and preserved art, literature, and science through the many Churches, seminaries, and cathedrals at a time when it was hard to withhold them.
The most vital and long continuing effects occurred, in the late Middle Ages, during Renaissance, which started in the city of Florence; and from there spread to the rest of Europe, when dissimilar disciplines were encouraged like literature, painting, art, science, religion, religious doctrine etc. It led to total reformation and redevelopment. This, in turn, had many effects on the more creative and intellectual fields, such as technology, healing advancement, and scientific capability.
Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment period focused on thinking as the fountainhead for all validity and authority. It depended more on science and thinking to retort the questions of the people. It advocated questioning of approved wisdom, beliefs and traditions which were not based on some strong foundations of rationality and scientific intellectual. The Enlightenment was a source of inspiration for many revolutions in the West; it resulted in the success of the American Revolution, and the Atlantic Revolution.
Modern Aspect
Much of the present form of Western culture has been derived from the culture of the past. The western culture today is not miniature to the European countries, it includes even those where there was colonization and large-scale European settlement. The western culture today is characterized by its lifestyle, democratic theory and values, it is less influenced by religion, technological and healing advancements and multiculturalism, which make it an inspiration for population around the world.
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