1. What is Western Civilization?

2. Traditional Western Culture is said to have been shaped by 3 main historical factors: 1. Ancient Greece 2. The Roman Empire 3. Judeo/Christian Beliefs

3. From the 1.) Greeks (Athens): The Good The Beautiful

4. TRUTH

5. EDUCATION Truth, Beauty and Goodness

6. Founders of DEMOCRACY

8. The Great Philosophers Socrates Plato Aristotle

9. 2.) Romans: Representative Government:Representative Government: Officials elected by the citizens The Senate Roman Law

10. All persons are equal under the law A person is considered innocent until proven guilty The burden of proof rests with the accuser rather than the accused Unfair and unreasonable laws can be set aside

11. 3.) Judeo/Christian Beliefs: Monotheism Moral Freedom: Choose Right from Wrong: Live a moral life! All Humans are equal Follow the Laws

12. The “Western World” Today North America Europe Australia Israel _________________ Not “Western” China Middle East India Russia

13. Sometimes considered part of the West Japan South Korea Taiwan Latin America