Western Europe Compared
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The West or
Western Civilization
600s-1400s ce
What is the West anyway?
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The WEST or Western Civilization refers to
Western Europe and then later will include the
United States.
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Western Europe (the West)
Compared with
Byzantine, Chinese,
and Islamic Empire
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In Western Europe . . .
• There was less political unity and more competition between regions
• Regional Wars
• There was no “Empire” in the West like Islamic,
Chinese, Byzantine, etc.
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In Western Europe . . .
• Political rulers were weaker
• The Church leaders & landed nobility challenged monarch’s power.
• Weak central governments
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In Western Europe . . .
• The cities were more independent and powerful
– Merchants had more freedom
• There was more separation between political and religious life
• There was a strong emphasis on human REASON in academics
– Aristotle and Greek rationality were emphasized (Aquinas)
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In Western Europe
. . .
• Women had higher status
• Monogamy!
• Female religious groups
• Had access to economic activities
• property rights & divorce rights
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W. Europe adapted new technology (borrowed from)
• Iron horseshoes & horse collar (China)
• Cross-bow & Gunpowder
(China/Islamic Civ)
• Magnetic compass (China & IslamicCiv)
• Lateen sail (Islamic)
• Paper (China)
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Also . . .
• Heavy wheeled plow
• Crop rotation (3 field system)
• Water mills and engineering power
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CONTINUITIES – W European
characteristics that continued past the
1400s
• Crusading element of European
expansion
• Military conflicts between European
territories
• Emphasis on reason
• Split in Christianity
• Separation of religious and political
authority