The “Rise of the West”
Throughout history clans and colonies have been formed from nothing. Nations in Western Europe have been the center of most of these discoveries, but the “rise of the West” has been a controversial statement throughout the years. The “rise of the West” is an accurate depiction of what the nations in Western Europe accomplished, whether it be shown through agriculture (Enochs), and bringing foods from different lands (Enochs), to colonizing and building, or to exploring (Annenberg Learner).
In the beginning of the fifteenth century intricate trading routes were made between the nations of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas bringing the nations together to gain profitable items that would help each grow as a whole (Annenberg Learner). An example of the agricultural growth would be the
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Rich Europeans had an abundance of items to prove their money a few of the items being, dyes, waxes, and rare trees (EGO). The Europeans would have each item set out in their living room (EGO), to boast about either their wealth, or their adventures. An example of exploration and finding goods is the exploration and the discovering of Australia. With the discovery of Cape York by Willem Jansz, it was taken to be one of the first contacts with Australia Europe has ever had (EGO). With this discovery it led a few other people to go there, examples of discoverers would be, Dirk Hartog who reached the west coast of Australia (EGO), and two other men named Willem de Vlamingh, and William Dampier who not only discovered other parts of Australia, but created a deeper understanding of it to help future explorers (EGO). Examples of goods brought back from Australia were, wool and mutton, which is the meat of a sheep (EGO). The Europeans enhanced their own knowledge by exploring to different “worlds” bringing back spices, artifacts, food that we still use in this day and
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Clifford R. Backman, The Cultures of the West: A History. Volume 1: To 1750. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
During the 15th century Europe had numerous changes. The population expanded rapidly which gave rise to new classes of merchants. European nations were very wealthy when it came to spices. Therefore, they traded them on the land route from Asia. These land routes were controlled by the Turkish Empire, which lead to many problems for the countries who were trying to trade these spices and acquire other valuables. This then steered them to begin searching for other routes of trade to essentially cut out the “middle man”. A race then began to erupt between many European countries such as Portugal, Spain, France, and England. These four countries all wanted to be the first to discover new land. However, Portugal pulled ahead and sailed along
Coffin, Judith G, et al. Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture. 17th ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2011. Print.
After the Fall of Rome, a variety of people, ideas, and events influenced the history of Western Civilization. Whether it was Machiavellian political notions, the religious movements of the Protestant Reformation, or the Renaissance, each of these ideas provide particular foundational aspects of modern society. Charlemagne’s Carolingian Renaissance improved learning. The concept of the sovereignty of the state is another development that contributed to the modern West. Even though Western Civilization progressed as much as it did, the West had a formidable journey ahead.
Coffin, Judith G, et al. Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture. 17th ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2011. Print.
Westward expansion was a vital movement in the United States between the 1780s and 1860s. This brought many opportunities and difficulties to the nation. It brought opportunities and difficulties to the nation because it brought together many pro and anti-slavery people. Each state added to the expansion were either to prohibit slavery or not and it was up to the government to make it equal. There are about three important moments/events in this time period. These three are Manifest Destiny, Compromise of 1850 and bleeding Kansas. From early years the United States has been set on expanding west. Expanding westward would bring new commercial opportunities along with trade opportunities. It also brought upon war and tension amongst the states
Essentially, the West was a stomping ground for a variety of cultures throughout the world as they attempted
The Western culture has evolved over a span of several years with various civilizations specializing in specific aspects of life or nature. In essence, Western civilization dates back to the BCE periods when Ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Rome reigned. Each of the Western civilizations came with a clear lineage that portrayed such attributes as property rights, free market economy, competition, personal freedoms, and innovation (Perry, 2013). Besides, the western civilizations came at different periods with some of the attributes evolving or remaining unchanged throughout the lineage. However, the non-western civilizations contributed towards such attributes to a given extent, primarily because of the interactions among
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Analysing The West: Unique, Not Universal. Throughout history, Western civilization has been an emerging force behind change in foreign societies. This is the concept that is discussed in the article, the West Unique, Not Universal, written by Samuel Huntington. The author makes a very clear thesis statement and uses a variety of evidence to support it. This article has a very convincing point.
Lynn Hunt et al., The Making of the West: peoples and cultures, a Concise History (Boston:Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003), 43, 45, 132, 136, 179-180
During the 19th century, European countries were implementing a new form of imperialism on many areas. Through this process these European countries gained a lot of power. Some of the areas that were affected from imperialism form the European countries was Asia especially was China and Japan. Asia was a huge area for imperialism, but both China and Asia were very appealing areas to colonize. Both countries reacted differently towards western imperialism, which would change their fates regarding foreign relations and the future of their nation. Japan accepted imperialism and it led them to become a world power and China was against the Western ways and therefore being used by Europe. In this paper I will discuss why China and Japan experienced different fates in the age of imperialism.
Roberts (1985) cited in Hall (1996, p.187) define the modern history as “…the approach march to the age dominated by the West". In order to have a better understanding on such definition, we must first observe the established meaning of the so-called “the West”. According to Hall, in the discourse of the West and the Rest, the concept of the West is not simply based on geographical location, but rather on a type of society arising in the sixteenth century in Europe which shared a number of simi...
The rise of the west, probably not the west you are thinking of. Taking place in the 1500-1990 in Western Europe. The Rise of the west had a huge impact on the rest of the world not just Europe. It had affected the world that we now live in today, the millennial age. I think that the “rise of the west” is an accurate depiction of the events of the second half of the millennia.