The Concept of the West: from the Ancient to the Nuclearised Civilisation

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University of Hassan II Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences English Department Prof. Saida Bennani | Mythologies in the Western World | Assignment The concept of the West: from the Ancient to the nuclearised Civilisation By Student: Bouchaib Touilaat Introduction to the meaning : The concept of the West or Western world had and has been changing through many historical stages and events, and in every era there used to be a leader of that Western World. First the Macedonians, then the Romans and Christians later, afterwards the Humanists, British and French, and today the Americans. The word is linked with the West of the Mediterranean basin, where all the historical events took place, and the power of the nations dominating there. So the powers coming from the West of the Mediterranean are called Western and ones coming from the East are called Eastern. But the question is when exactly was it called the word ‘’West’’? And is there any connection between the geographical context of the word and the events in both ancient and modern civilisations? And why the word was once and forever thought to be an identity of Europe? What does make the westerns different from the Easterns ? Between the fall of Western Roman Empire and the rise of the Islamic Civilisation did the concept of ‘ West’ disappeared ? How far the Christian expansion, after the fall of Al-Andalus, succeeded in renewing the concept of the Western world? In addition, during the Enlightenment and Modern era to the Cold War then finally the Globalisation, how the new concept shaped of the Western World ? Quote.1:‘ it has been widely understood that Western civilization was formed from three distinct traditions: (1) the classical culture of Greece and Rome; (2) the Christian religion, particularly Western Christianity; and (3) the Enlightenment of

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