Topic 1- Western Culture

Cards (4)

  • Western Culture- Where?

    Ancient - Mediterranean World
    Medieval- Europe
    Today- Europe, Americas, World
  • Western Culture- What?

    3 Elements
    • Classical ( Greco-Roman ) culture
    • Judeo-Christian culture
    • Germanic culture
  • Western Culture- Why Studied?
    • Globally influential
    • Source of great human achievements
    • Carrier of Christian faith
    Our culture
    We study Western Culture not because it is the best culture but because it is ours, and because it is us
  • Western Culture- Patriotism
    • The preferential love of one's own
    • Based not on superiority, but on possession and identity