Western Civilization

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Did you know that Western civilization has influenced the lives of almost everyone alive today?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What do you know about Western civilization? It might sound like a funny question to ask but a lot of people don't realize how much the West has impacted the world. The values of Western civilization have influenced laws people's sense of individuality and even our morals.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This book will trace Western civilization back to its roots. In this epic quest we head all the way back to Greece when Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato pondered the very meaning of life. Explore the depths of knowledge that were probed by Greek schools of thought such as the Stoics and the Cynics.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Was it better to stoically grin and bear the troubles of life as the Stoics advised or was it better to simply shrug one's shoulders and declare everything to be pointless stupid and absurd?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And in the middle of these philosophers' quest a missionary from Judea named Paul of Tarsus stepped in to spread the good news of the Gospels. Christianity and other schools of thought converged and the Roman Empire helped to facilitate the spread of these ideas far and wide. Soon the foundations for Western civilization had been firmly established.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>These ideas would later undergo renaissances reformations and scientific revolutions but the basic foundation has remained in place. Here in this book we explore all of the fascinating aspects of the great framework upon which our modern Western civilization rests.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In this book you will learn the following:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Greek philosophical and scientific discoveries</li><li>The convergence of Greco-Roman and Christian beliefs</li><li>How Western civilization transformed during the Middle Ages</li><li>The Renaissance the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution</li><li>The march toward modernism and how that impacted the globe</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>