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Contributions To Western Civilization

Introduction

The cultures are the representation of the histories. The histories have influenced by many of the society's cultures and values. Along with the largest and greatest cultures around the world, the Western culture is also one of them. The Western culture, western social norms, Western values, customs and traditions, ethical values as well as the political systems, all are influenced by many cultures in the history that involves the Rome, European, German and other culture in the European region. There are many great contributions to the Western cultures and most particularly the contributions are made in the laws, artifacts, technologies and the religions.

The western civilization is one of the greatest civilizations in the ancient world. There had been made many contributions in this civilization. The most basic and important contribution in the Western is made by the Roman Empire. The contribution made by Roman Empire has affected the social, economic and political progress of the people in the Western areas. In the ancient time when the Romans conquered and then governed and ruled the western areas has left great impact upon the western societies. New innovations and inventions were made that have shaped the Western culture in more modern way. These innovations and invention are being used today as a culture of the modern society. The contributions that have made revolution to the Western culture were mostly made by the Roman Empire's culture and innovation.

Discussion

1. What roles did peasants and aristocrats play in the civilization of the High Middle Ages?

The major contributions to Western civilization that were made by the Roman include the following.

Republic form of government: the major contribution to western culture was that the form of government was made Republic from the empire system. The republic form of government made the systems better than the systems that were during the Empire systems. There were proper check and balance systems introduced.

Census systems: the census system was introduced that allowed the government to keep the track record of the population. It assisted the western societies to keep the record of the demographics and economic data of the population.

The arts and architecture: the unique and innovation architectural designs were introduced to the Western culture. Various types of architecture were made and the societies were developed through it in the modern way. The arts work of that time has become the precious history of the Western societies. The art works depicted the important traditions and values that were practiced before the revolution in the Western civilization.

Roman calendar: the Roman calendar was the most important contribution. The calendar developed at that time is practiced today in the modern world.

Engineering: the minds of the Romans were very intellectual as they made their important contributions in the engineering side.

Channels and bridges: the Western culture was made modernized also by the development of the channels and bridges. These brought the societies connected and closed to each other and together, the societies made more ...