Author: Ruan Wei.
Publisher: Oriental Publishing Center.
Subtitle: From the Greek City-States to the Industrial Revolution.
3,000 years of Western civilization, from the Greek city-states to the Industrial Revolution. The book is divided into 14 chapters. From Egypt arose with the two rivers, Greece, Rome, and the Governors. Medieval colonial expansion, Renaissance, Reformation, movement, scientific revolution, enlightenment, industrial revolution. It tells a story about the West, but also about American culture.
About Western civilization.
Geographically, it is made up of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, which are outside Russia and most of the surrounding Orthodox countries. Climatically, although Western Europe, one of the birthplaces and core areas, is at a high latitude, in terms of ethnicity, Westerners are mainly composed of Eurasian (Caucasian) or white people.
From linguistic and cultural origins, the West is the product of the hybridization of multiple ancient civilizations in the Mediterranean world of West Asia. The so-called "Western civilization" is a hybrid of ancient Syrian civilization (commonly known as "Hebrew civilization"), ancient Greco-Roman civilization and Germanic culture
From the point of view of concept and institutional form, the West has taken the lead in creating a modern legal system and a modern industrial and commercial system, and has even implemented various forms of parliamentary democracy, and its various concepts and economic and political systems are not incapable of being absorbed and used by other civilizations.
In the explanation of the division theory, some relevant data are also described. It shows that the overall strength of our country has been greatly improved. The international status is also not what it used to be. A true fact. In a multipolar world, we should live peacefully with other civilizations that have re-emerged, and make concerted efforts to build a good home on earth shared by mankind.
There are many historical reasons for learning from the book. Learn about the history of Western civilization. At the end of each chapter of the book, there will also be a discussion question for reflection. When you finish reading it, it will lead to some thinking reflections, which can be summarized.
Achievements and Significance of the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution led to a much higher rate of economic growth. The traditional manual and decentralized production and operation mode is replaced by a mechanical and intensive industrial mode, which can save production.
The Industrial Revolution was a time when the rate of economic growth increased dramatically.
The industrial revolution changed social relations that created the working class and the industrial bourgeoisie.
The Industrial Revolution accelerated urbanization. It has also caused a series of urban diseases.
The Industrial Revolution accelerated the pace of modern scientific and technological progress.
The Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of civilian education.
The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on the ideology and culture of the West.
The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on international relations.
Learn about 3,000 years of Western civilization, from Greece and Rome to the Industrial Revolution. The origins of ancient civilizations, their wisdom beliefs, and political education. As soon as they entered today's technological innovation, they continued to expand and develop. It has become what the world is today. At the end of junior high school, American culture was introduced. American literature, American pragmatist philosophy, can be answered one by one.